please help me fix my ridstar q20

[Desertprince1331]

my bike won't turn on
I got a new controller, fixed my blade fuse holder, and got a new full twist throttle.
it won't turn on

 

[HumanPerson]

Hiya @Desertprince1331 and Welcome to the forums matey!

 

[HumanPerson]

As far as we can see you have a hailong style battery on that ridstar. You can buy one off of amazon or have on built and have your
original one rebuilt if need be. I'd contact Kevin @Northeast Battery Systems, LLC (860) 951-1468 nebattsys@gmail.com
He will tell you exactly what you need and it'll be quality when he is done with the build.
Also he can rebuild your battery then you'd have 2 batteries and he can walk you through a dual battery discharge balancer installation

 

[HumanPerson]

I actually have one of those types of batteries mate. XT-60 connector and everything.
If i recall correctly i paid around $240 plus shipping I dont think i paid over $250 for it and i used it on an ebike for 9 miles.
I think this is what you need but we'll see when we have some help from others on this

 

[BiggKidd]

my bike won't turn on
I got a new controller, fixed my blade fuse holder, and got a new full twist throttle.
it won't turn on

Have you confirmed power from the battery? After you do then you just have to start tracking how far it gets / goes and see where you are at then.

 

[Victor Dupont]

Yeah, I would start by trying to identify where the problem is. It could be your battery, it could be lots of other things.

Does the display light up?

 

[Desertprince1331]

Yeah, I would start by trying to identify where the problem is. It could be your battery, it could be lots of other things.

Does the display light up?

and the display does not light up

 

[Annieolnie]

You can go over to the "Magiycle Cruiser 52v Dead" thread and it will give you a rundown on how to see if your display has power.

 

[Desertprince1331]

Have you confirmed power from the battery? After you do then you just have to start tracking how far it gets / goes and see where you are at then.

you see I don't exactly know how to check and besides ive replaced just about everything else

 

[Desertprince1331]

you see I don't exactly know how to check and besides ive replaced just about everything else

and I saw a YouTube vid showing similar sineario

 

[BiggKidd]

Do you own a multimeter? If not you should get one. Then starting at the battery itself check each and every place power needs to pass through using the meter. Keep moving forward until you find where the power stops and at that point you should have found the problem.

 

[Desertprince1331]

Do you own a multimeter? If not you should get one. Then starting at the battery itself check each and every place power needs to pass through using the meter. Keep moving forward until you find where the power stops and at that point you should have found the problem.

thanks ill try it

 

[HumanPerson]

thanks ill try it

This is all a new learning experience so take things slow and if you have any questions everyone will be here to walk ya through things if ya need

 

[Desertprince1331]

This is all a new learning experience so take things slow and if you have any questions everyone will be here to walk ya through things if ya need

thanks a lot y'all . this is my first bike and you guys are really helpful

 

[BiggKidd]

Thankfully most are more knowledgeable than I am and they should be able to point you in the right direction once you determine where you're loosing power... Pinpointing how far power is making it should lead you to the bad part or connection.

 

[Desertprince1331]

Thankfully most are more knowledgeable than I am and they should be able to point you in the right direction once you determine where you're loosing power... Pinpointing how far power is making it should lead you to the bad part or connection.

I really appreciate that

 

[Annieolnie]

Here is a basic multimeter video in case you need it.
Here, also a decent multimeter.

 

[Desertprince1331]

Here is a basic multimeter video in case you need it.
Here, also a decent multimeter.View attachment 23248

thanks again. you guys are awesome

 

[HumanPerson]

and alot of banana taffy!

 

[Victor Dupont]

So in case it's not clear, here are some first steps I would suggest:

1. start by removing the battery, and measuring voltage directly on it. If you don't have voltage and it's supposed to be charged, then the problem is directly at the battery
2. otherwise place it back, and measure voltage on the battery's wires, where they plug to the controller's wires
3. it's there's voltage, make sure to power everything up, and check voltage on wires coming out of controller and towards the display. It's usually a several-wire connector, made of small wires. You'll get one black, one red, and several of varying colors. Check that there's voltage between the red and black one