Embra
New Member
My newish (2 month old) Turbo X wouldn't turn on a couple days ago. The suddenly-appearing problem was somewhat ironic in that I had it in to my LBS for the 200 mile tune-up the day before and all seemed fine.
Chargers would not charge. I feared the battery had shorted out or something such that the voltage was too low to take a charge. There was a 74% charge on it the day before. This seemed to be borne out by a multimeter reading off the two main battery pins of 18 volts, but apparently I have no understanding of the battery connections (and I wouldn't rule out the possibility that I am incompetent with my multimeter).
After looking the bike over, my LBS decided the on/off switch had simply stopped working. A new battery will replace the old one under warranty, and they loaned me the battery off their demo bike in the meantime. Makes me happy I bought local, even if I had some longings for models they didn't carry.
Chargers would not charge. I feared the battery had shorted out or something such that the voltage was too low to take a charge. There was a 74% charge on it the day before. This seemed to be borne out by a multimeter reading off the two main battery pins of 18 volts, but apparently I have no understanding of the battery connections (and I wouldn't rule out the possibility that I am incompetent with my multimeter).
After looking the bike over, my LBS decided the on/off switch had simply stopped working. A new battery will replace the old one under warranty, and they loaned me the battery off their demo bike in the meantime. Makes me happy I bought local, even if I had some longings for models they didn't carry.
