Specialized Turbo Creo SL - a year in and today charger failed

[cliveyboy]

The bike charged yesterday and has every day but this evening after another dry road ride plugging in charger light stays green
and no charging happening - did a factory reset on electrics and diagnostics shows nothing? Anyone have any suggestions?

Thank you

 

[Sierratim]

My wife's Vado did the same thing this AM. I assume it was contamination on the connectors since everything was fine after I blew off them off.

The Vado charger uses a magnetic connector for the charger. Works well, except I keep the chargers in the shop with the bikes in the Summer. The connectors tend to pick up debris off the shop floor (and anywhere else I lay them) from other pojects so each time I need to recharge I try to be sure to clean the magnetic connectors. Today it took a deeper cleaning than normal to get the charger 'red' (I'm charging) light to come on.

 

[cliveyboy]

My wife's Vado did the same thing this AM. I assume it was contamination on the connectors since everything was fine after I blew off them off.

The Vado charger uses a magnetic connector for the charger. Works well, except I keep the chargers in the shop with the bikes in the Summer. The connectors tend to pick up debris off the shop floor (and anywhere else I lay them) from other pojects so each time I need to recharge I try to be sure to clean the magnetic connectors. Today it took a deeper cleaning than normal to get the charger 'red' (I'm charging) light to come on.

Thanks will try

 

[Stefan Mikes]

My wife's Vado did the same thing this AM. I assume it was contamination on the connectors since everything was fine after I blew off them off.

The Vado charger uses a magnetic connector for the charger. Works well, except I keep the chargers in the shop with the bikes in the Summer. The connectors tend to pick up debris off the shop floor (and anywhere else I lay them) from other pojects so each time I need to recharge I try to be sure to clean the magnetic connectors. Today it took a deeper cleaning than normal to get the charger 'red' (I'm charging) light to come on.

The SL charger (and its plug) is totally different to the Vado/Como one (it is 48 V, and the plug is not magnetic). Still, cleaning the contacts might help.

 

[cliveyboy]

I inspected the red plug closer whilst cleaning and I noticed a very small bent thin wire in the plug. I straightened it and now all is working. It’s a very thin connector in the plug - much smaller than the 2 pins - seems likely it will happen often if this causes it to stop powering bikes.

 

[cliveyboy]

The SL charger (and its plug) is totally different to the Vado/Como one (it is 48 V, and the plug is not magnetic). Still, cleaning the contacts might help.

Correct - it’s a red plug as well…