Rear light default behaviour

[Doowroh]

Is there anyway to get the rear light to default to flashing? Currently it always comes on as a steady light and I have to stop, get off and hit the button. And then when I next get on it I have to do the same thing. I'm aware that is according to BC legal requirements but, seriously, I might as well be invisible with such a small, steady light. In my opinion the flashing light is exponentially safer and I would like my bike to always be flashing.
I've opted to add on a small flasher on my seatpost that I can just reach down and turn on but, really Rad bikes, defaulting to flashing should be an option.

I have a 2019 Radcity Stepthru. I am in Canada, BC specifically.

 

[legsofbeer]

defaulting to flashing should be an option.

That and the controller display should remember your settings when you shut the bike off. PAS level, trip odometer, and whether you had the lights on. It's past time for radpower to address this.

 

[Doowroh]

Yes the behaviour of the trip odometer is poor. Should only be manually reset, not automatic.

 

[Caxton Drift]

I have done a fix for this on my RadCity4. It just involves some minor soldering.

Without the fix, my rear-light would always default to a sold red light each time the lights were switched off, or if the bike was turned off.
After the fix, the rear-light comes on automatically in the flashing mode (and yes, the solid-red mode still works when the brakes are applied).

Here's the fix that I did:
- remove the rear-light from the rear-carrier (2x 10mm hex-nuts, 1x power-cable connector, 1x cable-tie). Note: removing the rear-light is optional, but makes access for soldering a bit easier;
- unclip the red lens from the unit; this will expose the Printed Circuit Board (PCB);
- leave the PCB screwed in place; no need to dismantle;
- locate the flashing-button (on the underside of the light-case);
- locate where the flashing-button physically presses on to a small switch on the hidden-side of the PCB;
- locate the 2x solder-connections where the switch is soldered to the exposed side of the PCB;
- prepare a small length of a jumper-wire (about 12mm long), long enough to bridge over the 2 soldered terminals; it helps to add solder all over this jumper-wire before the next step;
- hold the jumper-wire in place over the two existing solder-connections, and heat the jumper-wire with the soldering iron. Note: don't apply too much heat, otherwise the PCB could be fried; it doesn't take much heat to fuse the jumper-wire in place.
- reassemble.
- Done!

 

[BKing]

Sounds good but read your third sentence and verify that is what you meant to type. 3rd, not 4th.

 

[Caxton Drift]

After the fix, the rear-light comes on automatically in the flashing mode (and yes, the solid-red mode still works when the brakes are applied).

After the fix, the fault mode was a flashing red light. Of course, the battery and lights have to be switched on for the lights to illuminate.