embededfabrication Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 (edited) sorry, they're not reliable, i've been looking around and see a lot of stories about failed circuit boards. my 5 month old V11 main board crapped out after 5 months when I changed a tire, the app said bad motor but a test showed the motor is fine. what are we supposed to do? change out expensive components in the hopes of finding the problem? if they have faulty components why don't they test them and replace if they fail? how are all these failed circuit boards the problem of the end user riders? they won't even tell us what components are failing so we could fix the boards ourselves, it's ridiculous beware Edited October 11, 2023 by embededfabrication addition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcatraz Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 I know this won't sound helpful but how about getting a backup wheel? It's way easier to fix stuff when you're not in a hurry. I got my board fixed by a third party. Is there anyone in your country you could send the board to? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFartRides Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 To be fair, the title should read “ Many EUC electronics are unreliable” . All manufacturers have issues. Know this going in, gear up, and ride “ready to drop” at all times. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eucner Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Failure during tire change doesn't sound entirely manufacturer's problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhpr262 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 On 10/11/2023 at 1:02 PM, embededfabrication said: my 5 month old V11 main board crapped out after 5 months when I changed a tire great, now I am dreading the imminent tire change of my V11 even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punxatawneyjoe Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 On 10/11/2023 at 7:02 AM, embededfabrication said: V11 main board crapped out after 5 months when I changed a tire Seems like user error rather than unreliable electronics. Did you forget to de-energize the capacitors when taking the wheel apart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punxatawneyjoe Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 1 hour ago, mhpr262 said: great, now I am dreading the imminent tire change of my V11 even more. I have changed mine about 5 times with no issue. If you take your time and make sure you de-energize the board after unplugging the batteries you should have no problem. I usually change the tire 2 times a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woke rider Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) My new EUC philosophy is that they are so experimental that when we make a purchase decision we are also making a shell decision. I got this philosophy from @dycus, pronunciation please, lol, when he modified his wheel. At least you have a shell with good suspension! My shell doesn't even have suspension yet. Seriously though, you don't have to continue with inmotion parts anymore if you don't want to. Edited October 17, 2023 by earthtwin one more thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhpr262 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Punxatawneyjoe said: make sure you de-energize the board How? Just switch it on after disconnecting the batteries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punxatawneyjoe Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 56 minutes ago, mhpr262 said: How? Just switch it on after disconnecting the batteries? Yes, sometimes easily overlooked or even forgotten about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skunkmonkey Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 I live for the day when EUC manufacturers create modular designs that allow for easy tire / battery replacement. Changing your tire should be a simple and basic operation, not something that involves tearing the entire device apart and rebuilding it from scratch. I'm very encouraged by the V14 that maybe they are starting to clue in. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woke rider Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 Can OP buy 84v Gotway board and install it instead of the inmotion board? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woke rider Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 Well, @embededfabrication said that he doesn't like inmotion parts anymore. Or, why can't he upgrade his motor/hub and controller to 134v and add some more batteries. It seems totally doable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFartRides Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 (edited) Many parts are incompatable between successive versions of the same model wheels. Best, Edited October 18, 2023 by OldFartRides Correcting auto correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawnei Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 It is true that Inmotion has an exceptionally high failure rate and problems with their controllers, their solution is to replace the whole controller, if you still have warranty they should send you a new one. On 10/17/2023 at 4:44 PM, OldFartRides said: To be fair, the title should read “ Many EUC electronics are unreliable” . All manufacturers have issues. Know this going in, gear up, and ride “ready to drop” at all times. Inmotion controllers stand out as a sore thumb, V12HS and HT are prime examples of this, HS controllers should be in a good state by now but HT controllers are still known to dump the rider backward on the ass without explanation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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