Charging the Sur Ron Light Bee

[@Bennyboi.63]

Do you have to turn the circuit breaker off before charging? Should I just in case? Thanks

[@hadesomegamoto7639]

No you do not. The breaker is just there so when you plug the battery into the bike it doesn't spark.

[@Bennyboi.63]

@ but it doesn’t hurt if I did?

[@zeroboyrick1717]

I've always heard and read; Plug the battery into charger first, then plug charger into wall outlet.

[@hadesomegamoto7639]

That would help to prevent a spark, from experience the Sur Ron charger won't spark. My Litespeed does spark.

[@vadumysk5253]

In the manual instructions for Surron it's written to charge the battery till the light on a charger became green to ballance the cells, and some forums to charge the battery till 80% for longer life time of battery. What is correct? Thank you for your answers 😁🙏

[@hadesomegamoto7639]

The battery will last more cycles if you charge it to 80%. My suggestion is if you are going to be riding the bike right away charge to 100%. If you are not going to ride it right away charge it to 80% and then charge to 100% before riding.

[@XavierGeorgebaker]

Correct you need to balance cells but don’t leave it on 100% more then 2 days you can charge it to that if you will be riding the next day

[@kurtblends9798]

Does it stop charging by itself when it’s fully charged?

[@hadesomegamoto7639]

Yes it does

[@randyvanvliet226]

Store any lithium battery at 40 to 60% state of charge, extended or long term storage. Battery will last a lot longer if you charge it up to a max of 80% and let it run down while riding to a minimum of 20% state of remaining charge .

[@tourvanvan2145]

That's good to know. Thanks.

[@XavierGeorgebaker]

You still need to charge it up to 100% every few charges to balance cells but don’t leave it at 100% more then 2days

[@eggrole6804]

So you can use a standard home wall outlet ?

[@hadesomegamoto7639]

Yes a standard 120V outlet

[@Simo._.playz123]

Thx so much I did not know how to change

[@jltt2203]

I have a Segway x360 and this is absolutely not the way to charge them. First its recommended that you take the battery out the Surron/Segway because it anything goes wrong like overheating or leaking it want damage the bike. Much cheaper to replace the battery rather than the entire bike. Second if you do leave it in the bike you have to turn off the main switch and unplug the power cords from the battery. If you charge like this and something goes wrong it will void you warranty. Just an FYI.

[@hadesomegamoto7639]

uh ok, I've been charging it like this for 2 years now I guess I voided the warrranty

[@jltt2203]

@@hadesomegamoto7639 I would imagine its only voided if it was damaged while charging it that way. I would turn off the main switch though. I'm sure its just a precaution. I charge mine while its in the bike when I don't feel like taking it out as well I just make sure im close by.

[@hadesomegamoto7639]

@@jltt2203 I very rarely take it out and have a lot of cycles on my battery been around longer than the Segway. In the Sur Ron User's Manual it states that you can charge it in the bike or externally. It makes no mention about having to flip the breaker off. So maybe the Segway is different but the Sur Ron it is perfectly fine to charge the battery in the bike and the breaker is turned on. The ignition switch is what activates the controller. Even with my 72V setup I charge the battery in the bike with the breaker on. It is safe.

[@jltt2203]

@@hadesomegamoto7639 Gotcha. Definitely different then. Thought since Surron makes the segway that operation would be the same.

[@fromtheflightdeck252]

Sounds like better advice.

[@ellestar2306]

So u don't need to unplug any of the 2 power cords from the battery and don't gotta switch off the breaker?? Thanks for the info 🙏

[@hadesomegamoto7639]

No you don't. It is suggested you switch the breaker off if you are unplugging and plugging the main power connector in.

[@ellestar2306]

@@hadesomegamoto7639 that makes it much easier, thank Hades! One more question. Around what battery percentage does the bike not allow you to go into sport mode, or where the power cuts off to protect itself. 25%??

[@hadesomegamoto7639]

@@ellestar2306 I can't remember I don't have the stock battery anymore but around 10% it will get close to dying and become very slow. At 50% you will notice a big drop in power.

[@ellestar2306]

@@hadesomegamoto7639 good intell. I'm still on the factory charge, that was around 71%. I rode it down to about 38%. And did notice a little dip. So good to know at around 10% it could potentially be shut off. Could you you recommend another grip throttle? I heard the Domino throttle is everyone's go too. But I'm new to throttle bikes, I came from a thumb throttle. Thanks in advance. You just got another sub too

[@hadesomegamoto7639]

@@ellestar2306 The Light Bee has had 2 kinds of throttles the ones with the throttle box and cable throttle and the newer Light Bees come with an electronic throttle. I actually like the electronic one it's very smooth and easy to twist at least for my bike. The cable throttle you can adjust the cable tension. I have never tried the Domino throttle so I can't comment on it. You can also change the grips on the Sur Ron throttle if you don't like em.

[@canyontoone4000]

Does the Sur Ron x come with a battery or do you have to buy one with it?

[@hadesomegamoto7639]

It should come with the battery already

[@6ixstreets]

Does the charger turn off automatically when charging

[@tourvanvan2145]

Yes it stops and a green light stays on. Fan stops.

[@6ixstreets]

@@tourvanvan2145 thanks

[@tourvanvan2145]

And at 100% it balances the cells for about 15 to 30 minutes before the green light and stopping.

[@hadesomegamoto7639]

Yes it stops when fully charged

[@jull23]

Ok but, how long does it take to charge ?

[@PontusAntonsson-310]

About 3 hours

[@tourvanvan2145]

2.5 hrs for me and 2.1 kWh of juice.

[@Burner-Adventure-Chronicles]

Unless I missed it, how heavy is that charger? As in....if I were out out and about and need to charge...how heavy would that be to toss in my backpack and haul with?

[@hadesomegamoto7639]

Sorry i don't have it anymore but I would say the charger is about 10lbs. It's pretty heavy but you could put it in a backpack

[@Mahoraga-ii8gm]

Whats that extension cord thingy called?

[@hadesomegamoto7639]

Extension cord reel? like this one amzn.to/4cHloUr

[@tristantaylor2229]

does the charger come with the bike or do u have to buy it seperately?

[@hadesomegamoto7639]

It comes with the bike

[@tristantaylor2229]

@@hadesomegamoto7639 thanks, i was thinking of getting one but im not sure where to get them

[@hadesomegamoto7639]

@@tristantaylor2229 Luna Cycles sells them also segway. I haven't verified it yet but i heard best buy sells segways. The sur ron is cheaper though.

[@tristantaylor2229]

@@hadesomegamoto7639 thanks :)

[@Jackrichardsvids]

Can you change the amps on the charger?

[@hadesomegamoto7639]

No you cannot it is fixed at 10amps

[@topcat8820]

My battery says 48v-B They say it’s the 60v but I don’t believe them . What’s your thoughts

[@juozasgecevicius6660]

48 nominal 67.2 fully charged

[@vladimiroboukhov8395]

Does anyone know how to charge these on the go? Like from powerbanks or generators or anything like if im in the woods?

[@hadesomegamoto7639]

You'll want something like a 2000watt portable generator kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4eofaqulqqMrrs

[@vladimiroboukhov8395]

@@hadesomegamoto7639 Yeah just saw your video, thanks again man

[@LAsilversurfer]

Does the switch on battery need to be off for charging?!

[@hadesomegamoto7639]

If you are talking about the breaker under the battery door no it does not need to be switched off.

[@TheCameltotem]

Can you leave the house with this charging? Heard so much about these LIPO fires from RC cars etc. Maybe this battery is safer?

[@Gamers4511]

no battery is safe

[@mrbeef5100]

pretty sure your saying surron wrong

[@sumdumyid]

Sorry I'm voting this down because the most important fact was left out given its really verbose. Dude, how long does it take to charge?

[@hadesomegamoto7639]

It is hard to please everyone

[@sumdumyid]

@@hadesomegamoto7639 really? you don't think that it was a mistake not to include the time it takes to charge? I have read that is on of the top three most asked questions about this bike and I certainly believe it's the most important aspect of the charging proces...

[@randyvanvliet226]

@@sumdumyid why don't you grille the manufacturer, on how long it takes? Or are you too dumb to figure that out?

[@AlanLevin]

@@randyvanvliet226 - haha - very few people know who the name of the manufacturer are... besides, this is a rhetorical question which points out it's a poor review. If you like it then please go ahead and make a comment about why it's great....

[@ReizenCreations]

Bro fucking charge it and pay attention to how long it takes. Get a grip