MaxLinux Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 I rode for about an hour in very heavy rain yesterday. The MSuper V2 performed excellently in the rain, as usual. However, now the alarm beeper has a problem. It tries to make a sound, but it is much quieter than normal. I don't think it's shorted out, since it does make noise when it should, just much too quiet. I'm guessing water got into it. I have never read a report of this happening, so I'm entering the first report. I am hoping it regains its normal sound after drying out. After 24 hours, however, it still has a very quiet sound. I'll post a follow-up later once I know for sure that the sound came back/did not come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flow Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 This has happened to me a few times on a Ninebot One S2, but so far the sound came back every time once the wheel got a chance to dry out.I actually kind of liked the quiet beeps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLinux Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 16 hours ago, Flow said: This has happened to me a few times on a Ninebot One S2, but so far the sound came back every time once the wheel got a chance to dry out.I actually kind of liked the quiet beeps. Thank you for sharing your experience. It gives me hope. The sound on mine is not back yet. It is only audible in a very quiet environment. I'll post an update after a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasenutty Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Have you located the speaker and tried to dry it at all? If it's like the one in my kingsong you can actually completely remove it and put it on a heater or somewhere warm and dry for a day or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLinux Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 11 hours ago, kasenutty said: Have you located the speaker and tried to dry it at all? If it's like the one in my kingsong you can actually completely remove it and put it on a heater or somewhere warm and dry for a day or two. I have not looked inside the wheel yet, but that's a great idea if the Gotway speaker is also removable! Thank you! On 10/10/2017 at 3:40 AM, Flow said: This has happened to me a few times on a Ninebot One S2, but so far the sound came back every time once the wheel got a chance to dry out.I actually kind of liked the quiet beeps. Thank you for sharing your experience. It gives me hope. The sound on mine is not back yet. It is only audible in a very quiet environment. I'll post an update after a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansolo Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 For Gotway it's a buzzer not a speaker and yes it can be removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLinux Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 On 10/11/2017 at 8:32 AM, Hansolo said: For Gotway it's a buzzer not a speaker and yes it can be removed. Thank you for this information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLinux Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 For 7 days after a rain ride, the Gotway MSuper V2 buzzer was almost silent (very quiet environment necessary to hear it). On day 8, suddenly, sound is back! I think it is not 100% of original volume, probably 85-90%. So it will be interesting to see if it gains any more volume. As a point of comparison, in 1.5 years of riding several IPS wheels, the IPS buzzer was never affected by rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLinux Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 On 10/16/2017 at 8:14 PM, MaxLinux said: I think it is not 100% of original volume, probably 85-90% By day 10, the buzzer sound was back to normal. This is passively letting it dry out inside the wheel. I made no attempt to remove the buzzer and place it in front of a heater, for example, to speed up the drying process. However, now that I know from this thread that the buzzer is removable, I will definitely do that if the sound is killed by rain again and does not recover in a relatively short time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunka Hunka Burning Love Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Maybe try wrapping a layer of syran wrap loosely over the beeper and secure it with an elastic band. I think that should still allow sound to come through while keeping water out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TremF Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I had a similar instance with my Monster. It was raining on my way home from work the other week and the buzzer didn't sound right the next day BUT I opened up the Monster & it didn't seem wet inside at all. With how close the buzzer is to the control board I'm sure I'd have known about it if that got wet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve454 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Maybe I should ride in deep water so the beeper on the Ninebot S1 will be quieter LOL. The E+ is not so bad, but the S1 is too loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasenutty Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Where is @MaxLinux ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve454 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 36 minutes ago, kasenutty said: Where is @MaxLinux ?? Don't know, he last was here in December, his you tube channel Bryan Bryan T the last video he posted was 4 months ago. I hope he's alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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