You did not mention what kind of preparations you did prior to riding out. So at the risk of sounding like Mr. Obvious. Did you check that all the connections did not accidentally came loose over the winter?

Good luck

It just surprises me. I expected or assumed to see somewhere above 50% charged. To see less than one LED lit up gave me a little panic attack. Maybe this is their way of safely shipping the battery.

The good thing though is that it charged fully.

I received my new bike a few weeks ago. I put aside the battery aside since I have no use of it due to weather outside.
Now it?s time to start setting it up therefore I begin looking at charging the battery. I took the battery out of the bike and placed it at my work table. When I pressed the button for 3 to 5 secs to take it out of shipping mode, Nothing happened, no light at all.

So I decided to put the battery back in the bike and turn it on. On the LCD display there was a single flashing LED on the battery level indicator. Therefore I assumed since it has so low power was the reason that the shipping mode was not functioning.

I took a picture and proceeded to charge it anyways.

I was thinking why it was not in Shipping Mode? And has anyone received a new bike in such a low voltage state?

Quote from: John Rose on February 23, 2024, 07:52:40 PM
All the cool kids are doing it.

Fast forward to 2024

Quote from: John Rose on February 18, 2024, 06:52:19 PM
What I meant was "what kind of charger?"

I?m sorry for misunderstanding. I have a Nitecore 4port charger but I am thinking of upgrading to a newer more up to date chargers.
My thought is that a 18650 battery without a USB charging input probably has an output of 3.7v-4.2v whereas a single 18650 with charging unit most likely output 5.0v due to the nature of it being a powerbank charger.

Therefore I am using a single 18650 the needs to be recharged from time to time as well but not as often as 3-AAA batteries.

As I mentioned in the beginning, I may be overthinking this. Maybe a half a volt difference is not going to make a difference to ruin the Fosmon alarm.

It?s still winter where I am and my mind comes up with these kind of silly things while cooped up indoors.

Looking at the pictures, the first thing I was thinking was poor housekeeping. It may have been started by lithium batteries but the combustibles surrounding it attributed to the scale of damages (my opinion only).

I think everyone has to apply some situational awareness of where you are charging your e-bike. Watching a video of lithium batteries on fire on YouTube will give you an idea how much space you need. Leaning your bike beside a wall full of cardboard boxes may not be a good idea.

Quote from: John Rose on February 17, 2024, 06:30:04 PM
What plan do you have for recharging the single 18650 battery?

Both alarm unit and battery case are totally hidden but the battery case is magnetic therefore it can easily attached /reattached for charging.

Of course once the alarm is triggered. It?s a dead giveaway of its location.

In my opinion alarms are not theft deterrent. It just buys you time to get your?s or someone else?s attentions.

First of all, it doesn?t escape me that I am most likely overthinking this issue.
Having said that. Since the bike alarm is going to be hidden. I don?t want the inconvenience of having to pull out the AAA batteries inside the case of the alarm often therefore I want to convert it to a USB.

my concern is the type of battery I should be using. This is my thinking.
A single 18650 battery is safer because the max output is 4.2v. As compared to using a powerbank which I assumed output 5v.

The Fosmon bike alarm is not a sensitive piece of electronic therefore I think either way is fine but I will go ahead and use just a single 18650 battery.

The new battery will no longer inside the bike alarm.

Your thoughts?

I am not suggesting since I do not have one. But the Hollywood rack seemed to pop quite often. Some even use a dirt bike rack. Try searching "Hollywood" here and form your opinion.
For example:
https://www.radowners.com/index.php/topic,989.msg20616.html#msg20616

If it was me, I would unplug and remove the UI PAS remote unit and bring it inside for better inspection. In my experience the problem with using a pressurized air is that you may be pushing debris further inside the unit. I prefer attaching a smaller hose to a vacuum cleaner and try to clean out the area in question.

If the unit got spilled with something sugary like soda pop. I would try using a less harmful solvent first like Spray 9 or even WD40 and try a toothbrush or Qtip around the cavity.

If this does not solve the sticky issue. I would look for screw underneath the unit.

In my experience in disassembling electronic parts. I sometimes find cases where the screws are hidden underneath a label or hard to peel tape. I get around this by using a heat gun or a blow dryer.

I am sure most of us have spent a lot of time researching the type eBike that we have chosen for ourselves.

But have you ever thought that maybe you've made a mistake and wished you had picked different model?

Strictly speaking of RAD Power Bikes lineup. Like what Cher said "If I could turn back time".
Which models would you have chosen instead of the one you bought?

For my own criteria (my age, weight. maintaining balance. health), I think I would have chosen a RADRunner3+

There was a post floating around with an image of semi-integrated battery. The image shows a different type of fuse. It looked more like a transistor or diode than a fuse https://www.tti.com/content/ttiinc/en/apps/part-detail.html?partsNumber=0451010.MRL&mfgShortname=LTF&customerPartNumber=&minQty=1000&customerId=.

I am sorry I cannot give you a link where I read it. But it's located almost on the same area as the blade fuse. A multimeter should tell you if it's defective or not.

UPDATE:
https://www.radowners.com/index.php/topic,2583.msg13266.html#msg13266

Quote from: jennysunrise on May 13, 2023, 08:13:02 AM
My bike was sitting upright in my shed all winter, nothing leaning on it.

If that's the  case of plastic fatigue you should have found all the missing parts on the ground, otherwise someone must have damaged it.

From the image you have posted this is the closest match. Shipping charges are probably more expensive than the mag disc (just guessing). https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003032092496.html

Quote from: handlebar on October 19, 2023, 10:31:53 AM
and he didn't maintain a position where other drivers would have an unobstructed view.

My Maserati does 185
I lost my license, now I don't drive

I long time ago my motorcycle instructor told the class that a motorcyclist can disappear behind a pencil and he's right!

Quote from: JimInPT on October 15, 2023, 10:53:30 AM
These are the sorts of petty nuisances that come to mind every time I'm instructed how idyllic Europe is, sadly. 

I imagine The Crown would not look with favor (favour?) upon my 1,600-watt MiniST2, although I don't quite understand why a hat would care.

I agree with you.

I wish they would have just adopted the same rules they already have on the road system. You could drive a 4 or an 8 cylinder but you can only drive it as fast as the speed limit.