padluka Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Another update. Mine start squeaking while riding. The sound doesn't change with speed. But if I deliberately pump suspension up and down while riding - sound goes away. Any ideas except spraying PTFE on pedal axle and suspension pivots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slippyfeet Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 On 4/29/2024 at 11:18 AM, padluka said: Another update. Mine start squeaking while riding. The sound doesn't change with speed. But if I deliberately pump suspension up and down while riding - sound goes away. Any ideas except spraying PTFE on pedal axle and suspension pivots? What kind of squeaking - plastic? metal? rubber? The sounds I've encountered while I owned the wheel: -middle pedal hangers flopping around -valve stem hitting the inside frame of the wheel. -hybrid tire "hairs" hitting inside the mudguard -suspension arm rubbing outside of the mudguard I had fluid film on my pedal hangers and lowest rollers, and wd-40 in the trolley columns out of the box. Maybe check the status of the all the bolts and washer on the suspension arms if you think the sound is coming from that area. Oscillating squeaks are likely happening in the wheel well or mudguard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padluka Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 The sound is connected with mudguard. If I push it to the side - and it's silent. If the mudguard is "free" there are squeak even when I roll the wheel by hand slowly. It can't be tire "hairs" - I cut all of them of. Had no time to disassemble it to check. Seems like mudguard is not fixed very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slippyfeet Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 2 hours ago, padluka said: The sound is connected with mudguard. If I push it to the side - and it's silent. If the mudguard is "free" there are squeak even when I roll the wheel by hand slowly. It can't be tire "hairs" - I cut all of them of. Had no time to disassemble it to check. Seems like mudguard is not fixed very well. been there. but mine ended up being the hairs pos16.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eucandoit Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 New firmware 2.44 is released. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magovec Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 (edited) Good. Just installed it. No problem in the procedure. The release info sounds promissing, but I have tried 2 things out of it that should have been fixed/added but none of them work for me One is color setting in the app (currently it can be switched on/off only and if on it is just full RGB flowing effect). The info says it should be able to set it up in the app. It is, but the settings do not have any impact. One thing was added though, which is "Lighting effect" menu item where there are several events/triggers for lighting effects and one can set which effect should be used in case of that event occurs. Will test it if this works. The second thing mentioned in the release notes is that the display newly shows the speed and the current charge. Again I see no difference compared to 2.42 version where it already showed together the speed (customizable) and the battery charge status. Perhaps anyone have different observation? Edited May 9 by Magovec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eucandoit Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 2.44 is released for bms charging problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsong EUC Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I haven't updated yet. But if you want to change RGB colors, or turn off RGB, you should use SoftTuner https://youtube.com/shorts/TwyBOC_kWpg?si=5VYp4zPsAJFDKSzd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magovec Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 (edited) Hmm, I originally have tried it but also did not worked but now I watched again and tried again and it works (to some extend) but the magic behind it is not SoftTuner (it works the same way in the official app also) but just changing the colors does not have any impact but you have to change the "lighting effect - adler" option also. It needs to be switched after setting up the colours then it starts to take the settings into consideration. Edited May 12 by Magovec 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoID Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 After 2.44 motor firmware, 1.84 BMS update appeared in beta as well. No explanations yet, but nice to see someone is working on some improvement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eucandoit Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Has anyone connection problem with DarknessBot app after 2.44 firmware update? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oybee Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Just received delivery of an S16 Pro this afternoon, initial impressions are pretty good! Waiting to take it out for a test ride after work. I did notice that there are some spacers missing on some of the suspension linkage bolts from factory (similar to Wrong Way's most recent video where he brings this issue up), has anybody figured out what size the bolts are? Figured I'd head to the hardware store and pick some up to put in there to tighten things up and make sure there's no unnecessary play in the suspension arms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magovec Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 I also saw the wrong way's video and even though it was straight and leaves not reason why not to agree with it I must admit that my S16Pro, which I have since April 1st 2024, has some things different. It is obviously a different batch and for example the missing sealing of the motor cable to the board in wrong way's case I have a pretty good and nice rubber washer there, tightened by screws. And several other differences - improvements. So Kingsong was/is aware of some first-batch-issues and at least some of them are being corrected. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forwardnbak Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forwardnbak Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 I just had this comment above on my s16pro video, not sure much about it yet I have reached out to the commenter to find out more info. Anyone know about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padluka Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Does anybody know, will S22 stronger suspensions bolts fit S16? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawnei Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 12 minutes ago, padluka said: Does anybody know, will S22 stronger suspensions bolts fit S16? You could always take measurements and order 12.9 grade shoulder bolts with the right dimensions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoID Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 On 5/16/2024 at 10:49 AM, Forwardnbak said: I just had this comment above on my s16pro video, not sure much about it yet I have reached out to the commenter to find out more info. Anyone know about this? Any news on that? This is serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oybee Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 On 5/16/2024 at 1:32 AM, Magovec said: So Kingsong was/is aware of some first-batch-issues and at least some of them are being corrected. I reached out to my dealer and they're working on sending me out some spacers for my lower linkage arms which is great! Should clean up some of the slop in the bolts that I have. I think I have a rubber washer on my motor wire as well, but hard to tell because of it being tucked up under the wheel lol. Would you be able to post a picture of the rubber seal you have on yours so I can compare it to mine and see if they're the same? I'd also be interested to hear if your sliding side panels have the stopper screw in the rear or if they are friction mounted like mine are/similar to Wrong Way's video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magovec Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 (edited) This is how my rubber washer looks like. Edited May 19 by Magovec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magovec Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 (edited) 16 hours ago, oybee said: I'd also be interested to hear if your sliding side panels have the stopper screw in the rear or if they are friction mounted like mine are/similar to Wrong Way's video. Regarding the sliders...I do not know where the potential screws should be? This is what I have at the back. But the slider would not move. I was unable to move it even when using force (to some extend) so I guess there would be some sort of locking mechanism e.g. screws or so or the friction in my case is quite strong. Edited May 19 by Magovec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forwardnbak Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 On 5/18/2024 at 2:24 AM, WoID said: Any news on that? This is serious. I have reached out to them and heard nothing. I can’t take it as credible if I hear nothing and I can’t see any reports Kingsong aren’t aware of it?? seems to be a random comment at this time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slippyfeet Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 13 hours ago, Magovec said: Regarding the sliders...I do not know where the potential screws should be? This is what I have at the back. But the slider would not move. I was unable to move them even when using force so I guess there would be some sort of locking mechanism e.g. screws or so. Mine didn’t have a way I could find to remove either. If you’re trying to get to the tire, I unbolted the middle section of the X-frame suspension arms and used plumber pliers to release the bolts from the bearing. Leaving the arm attached to the top of the body doesn’t require removing the speakers when removing the motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padluka Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 (edited) I finally resolved issue with "squeaky" S16. It got worse, it started "shaking" on every bump when I trolleyed it. The reason was - all 4 planks with rollers were not screwed properly and had a lot of play. So I recommend to check if kingsong decided to fix them properly on your wheel or not:) Edited May 20 by padluka 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magovec Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 13 hours ago, padluka said: The reason was - all 4 planks with rollers were not screwed properly and had a lot of play. Could you please elaborate what do you mean by "planks"? I will check mine wheel, but do not know where to look at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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