Newbie from Oregon. I have a Zeegr F1.

[Shortone]

I have a Zeegr F1. I'm wanting to add a phone holder that supports USB charging to it. It's a 48 V system. Any help greatly appreciated in advance.

 

[CoffeeandBikes]

Did your F1 not come with one?

 

[Shortone]

It did not. The phone holder they sent has a USB cover plug but no receptacle or cabling. Short story, I got screwed and the run around from the dealer.

 

[CoffeeandBikes]

I bought an F1 Pro in March. It came with a Yolin phone holder with the USB port. It has a small cable that plugs into a power feed from the bike. Does your bike have the power feed with plug?

 

[Shortone]

I have no unused connections on my wiring harness. I found the Yolin phone holder on Amazon. A customer had this to say about it...

Amazon Customer

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a factory replacement​

Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2024
Verified Purchase
Ordered for a Zeegr e-bike , but when I received it I found an incorrect plug for the charger unit and could not connect to the e-bike wiring harness.

 

[Shortone]

I guess worst case I could tap into the headlight power

 

[CoffeeandBikes]

That is strange that your Zeegr doesn't have the plug for phone charging. When did you get it?

 

[Annieolnie]

Amazon has a few phone holders that include a power bank. This one looks promising:

 

[Smaug]

Without making a hack job of your bike's electronics, maybe the best approach is an external USB battery pack to charge it every so often.

Annie's suggestion is more elegant, if you're phone has inductive charging, but it may not keep up with the drain while using GPS.

Another solution is to get a bike GPS (whose batteries will go all day) and just reserve your phone for emergencies.

By the way, that was not much of an introduction. If we were at an eBike meeting and you didn't know anyone, would you just walk into the room and ask for help without first introducing yourself?

 

[Annieolnie]

It's a good point. I don't know how long your rides are, but the power bank above does also have a regular port for charging other items and should run an iPhone GPS for about 36 hrs. which is longer than I can run on an ebike.

 

[any name you wish]

Annie's suggestion is more elegant, if you're phone has inductive charging, but it may not keep up with the drain while using

Using inductive charging it won't keep up the drain from the GPS and having the display going, among other things. but it will extend the amount of time you can use it by a significant amount.

 

[Shortone]

First off, I'd like to thank everyone for their helpful ideas and the discussion given.
After way too much interaction with the seller we've reached an agreement. I'm giving them a chance to make good on their promises before returning it for a full refund.
I did want to let the community know that I did discover a USB port on the bike. It has one beneath the power / pas control.
Please bear with me as I'm still trying to learn the proper nomenclature of the various parts of an Ebike.
Once again, thank you all.