Scully Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I very rarely put the charge port cover back on - only if I'm out and it starts raining.... Well, today, I took the Gotway down off of the worktop and the string from my jumper (small metal end piece) must have dropped into the charge port - pop, hiss, spark.... I have a new charge port on order and hope the mother board is all OK #FinalDestinationMoment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mono Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Thanks for the report. Now I have a much clearer understanding what the diode between charge port and battery is for. This diode I have apparently on my non-Gotway wheels, because on these I can't see the voltage without charging. Can you still charge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunka Hunka Burning Love Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I wish Gotway would fix this dangerous live voltage at the charge port design. Someone's going to get severely injured by accidentally touching their ring to those prongs or a kid is going to play with it leading to an accident which will give these EUCs a bad reputation. We all know what happened to the hoverboard craze. @Linnea Lin Gotway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 You have got a point, those sparks went off pretty close to my face. My jumper couldn't have been that far from catching fire... I'll never be leaving the cover off again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 New charge port fitted toady and we're all back to normal :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US69 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 On 10.2.2017 at 3:09 PM, Scully said: I very rarely put the charge port cover back on - only if I'm out and it starts raining.... Well, today, I took the Gotway down off of the worktop and the string from my jumper (small metal end piece) must have dropped into the charge port - pop, hiss, spark.... I have a new charge port on order and hope the mother board is all OK #FinalDestinationMoment Yip! bad design....on the newer 84Volt Versions...this is not existing anymore.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 You are right. One more reason for me to get a Monster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meepmeepmayer Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 1. If your wheel fell into water for a second, would that also short the port? 2. @KingSong69 What is the difference between the old and new (84V) ports (besides 4 contacts instead of 3)? They look the same to me, just a bit more to the side (so things can't fall in that easily?) I also noticed my charge doctor is still on when you remove the power cable and it's just in the wheel (84V ACM)... guess that's just "Gotway style" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US69 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 11 hours ago, meepmeepmayer said: 1. If your wheel fell into water for a second, would that also short the port? 2. @KingSong69 What is the difference between the old and new (84V) ports (besides 4 contacts instead of 3)? They look the same to me, just a bit more to the side (so things can't fall in that easily?) I also noticed my charge doctor is still on when you remove the power cable and it's just in the wheel (84V ACM)... guess that's just "Gotway style" 1. That is depending on how salty the water is.... 2. 67 Volt is 3 contacts, 84Volt is 4 contacts, so that someone is not able to use the wrong charger On the 67 Volt Versions the chargeport is under power, so it is no good idea to short it. Also because of that, it is better to first plug in the charger in the wall, and then in the wheel! Otherwise you get some sparks from the Charge port. As i heard...i guess it was from @Marty Backe :-)???...the 84 Volt Version did not have this Problem anymore??? BUT: If your charger stays lit, after putting it from out of the wall....there still seams to be power there.....cause if it stays lit, there is still power running through the Charge port!!! As i dont have a 84Volt Version (yet :-))...i am speaking only from hearsay....so maybe there is still power also on the 84 Volt chargeport and if things run bad (dropping a key or something on the chargeport) bad things can happen! And yes! Thats GW Style....Kingsong has got rid of this, you can not shorten the chargeport on KS! There is even a French Store selling a solution as Upgrade to Gotways: https://store.urban360.com/produit/securisation-port-charge-gotway-anti-court-circuits/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meepmeepmayer Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 @KingSong69 Thanks!!! The charger is OFF (no light, red or green) when you disconnect the power cable. The charge doctor is ON when you plug it into wheel only (it shows 84,4V and changes between 0 and 0,01A constantly), so maybe there is a little bit of power still? I did not test for sparks. But when I reconnected the power, the cable was still in the wheel (accidentally) when I plugged the power cable into the charger and there were no sparks (only the charger did a liiiiiittle sound). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoother Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 If you click on @KingSong69 link there is a scary video that replicates what @Scully went through, since we can't see what actually happened, since he was so inconsiderate to not film his near death experience for us all to watch. ? ????? Here it is again so you don't have to scroll up. https://store.urban360.com/produit/securisation-port-charge-gotway-anti-court-circuits/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 LOL. Yup, thats what happened! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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