Battery fully charged but controller says empty

[glennstracey]

Hi,

I have 2 Rad Rover/Rhino 6's. Both new and unused.
Despite what fully charged battery is plugged into one of them, the controller says it's empty and therefore switches off.
I spoke to the dealer who told me to check both batteries in that particular bike, which I promptly did and strangely it worked on both batteries that time.  I thought the problem was fixed, however tonight I thought I would give it its first run and we're back to the beginning of saying it's flat.
Any idea's?
Thanks in advance.

[John Rose]

So . . . it turns on only briefly, for just enough time to say the batteries are empty? That sounds like the voltage is still high enough to operate the display for a while, but it thinks it's not enough to run the bike.

And just to confirm the state of the battery, does this display say it's charged?

[inoxa]

Had problem with Rover 5 and turned out to be fired wiring on the battery cradle. Melted wiring because of too much prolonged current running through the wiring.

[mschell]

Had anyone found a solution to this issue?  I have a rad 6 bike that is exhibiting same problem.  Battery is fully charged (as indicated on battery itself) but controller shows empty.  As an additional clue, however, after a few seconds of turning on the bike an error 30 comes on the screen which Ive read indicates a communication issue.  Though I checked all connections, even plugged/unplugged them all, no resolution.  Frustrating as the bike is of course unusable in this state.

[Naranja_CT5+]

I have noticed people would register when they have encountered a trouble with their bike but would not bother posting an update later. I have seen it so many times.

The closest to a positive response to Error-30 is this https://www.radowners.com/index.php?topic=1685.0 they suggest checking the throttle & brake lever connections.

There was one that mentioned a faulty PAS sensor but that was in 2020. I'm not sure if it's the same issue.

Good luck to you.

[mschell]

Thanks for the suggestion!  Ill look into that post and see if it offers any new options for me.