KingSong S16 BMS Bricked And Then Fixed

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I update the KingSong S16 firmware which bricks the BMS. After weeks of frustration Roger is able to bring it back to life. Here is the journey.
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Chapter Index:
00:00 Introduction
04:05 Opening the S16
05:08 Removing the control board cover
06:40 Battery cable pass-throughs
07:40 Removing the display board
08:52 Disconnecting all cables
10:14 No seals on the phase cables pass-through
10:45 All cables disconnected
11:25 Removing control board assembly
11:48 Removing speakers
12:49 Control Board assembly is removed
13:42 The next day
14:24 Battery cable grommets
15:37 Removing the top of the battery case
16:35 Removing the bottom of the battery case
18:38 How to remove the batteries from their cases
23:07 Inspecting the battery
23:40 Resetting the BMS
27:06 Roger picks up the wheel
28:49 Roger fixes the BMS!
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@misubisu Күн бұрын

As an S16 owner, I found this tutorial most illuminating. I have updated the BMS firmware [via the Android app] two or three times, since I have had the wheel, and have had no issues thus far. I'll keep my fingers crossed 🤞

@ChrisTorina1 2 күн бұрын

After all my issues with the s22 and now seeing your problems with the s16 I will never get another kingsong wheel again. I love all my Begode wheels 💪🏼 loved the shotgun sound affect too lol

@dantemarcos1410 4 күн бұрын

Falcon gets a leg up after seeing this 😳.

@jc84com 3 күн бұрын

Learning about BMS and how the batteries are assembled, very important content to understand the manufactures and wheel. reset buttons pretty cool. I know v11s have a reset button on the BMS too. I had the pleasure to fiddle inside them.

@russellzauner 2 күн бұрын

Before you dig into it, make sure you get what's called a "spudger" in the industry - the wooden tool (they come in various shapes) so you can feel, poke around, actuate, etc things in a non-conductive way. I just wanted to add that so when you are looking for tools you can get right to them (25+ years as an engineering technician in industry, IPC trained/certified debug/solder tech); it's an obscure name but that's exactly what it's called. You can split up tongue depressors too but chopsticks are usually a bit fat unless you carve 'em. Spudgers be cheap and strong tho...

@brianvincent8287 2 күн бұрын

My ks s16 BMS update was rough,, I got an email from ewheels telling me to update the BMS immediately because flawed firmware will make my cells go to zero rendering the battery useless, during the update it stopped twice, I had to restart,, eventually it went through and it updated to the latest BMS firmware 188 ,, I'm glad I didn't have to go through this

@mox_8613 4 күн бұрын

Thanks for callin it out for what it is

@moonbabies 3 күн бұрын

The S16 is a puzzling wheel, on the outside it looks like KS is upping their game, but after some use and disassembly, it clearly has a lot of vestiges of EUCs made 2-3+ years ago. It's like a pig with makeup. That's too bad, it seemed really promising.

@lepp_ 4 күн бұрын

Thanks for the video!

@steveo6034 4 күн бұрын

Gotway Goop! Unfortunately these days when trying to choose a new wheel Kingsong doesn't even come to mind anymore.

@A-Viking 2 күн бұрын

I wonder how much better/worse the F22 will be compared to the Epic S22

@russellzauner 2 күн бұрын

@@A-Viking I would take S22 frames without batteries, motors, shocks/coils in them; no idea what they're worth, so no idea what to pay, but still, even one would be cool. The only reason I don't tear mine apart is because it works; with just the mechanicals already emptied I can stuff it with whatever I want. The pedal height and tunability of the suspension are mostly the two big factors in that chassis for me (and I already have a guy from Igus bugging me again about fixing the sliders for good). Hopefully a lot of S22 carcasses will become available for less cash when it finally drops...unless it becomes the F24 lol few people are gonna preorder new models of KS wheels again.

@A-Viking 2 күн бұрын

@russellzauner well Pioneers always get shot in the back :) I do like mine for the same reasons too pedal height and big ass suspension

@OnAirPromo 4 күн бұрын

You guys are rock stars.

@Diddy411 4 күн бұрын

Again Roger for the win 🫡

@cocoabiscuits 4 күн бұрын

yikes! I can imagine a new rider finally getting an EUC and doing a firmware update immediately and then....nightmare. That would likely be me.

@zacpolson 4 күн бұрын

I'm always nervous to do any firmware updates....and this is why

@ElectricUnicycles 4 күн бұрын

If it ain't broken ...

@nagrom42_racing 3 күн бұрын

@@ElectricUnicycles With this mentality, no evolution would occur.

@dominicpelletier1621 3 күн бұрын

I had the same issue with the BMS 1.85 and there was only one battery pack that had a problem so I reset the BMS only on the one that had a problem. Since I had tried to downgrade the BMS to 1.82 and it didn't do it on the BMS in problem so when the reset was done and the wheel was up, I had to do the firmware 1.82 install so that the 2 BMS were at the same version. The problem with the firmware is that in the Kingsong App, it tells you that a newer version exist and you can install or cancel the firmware update. But when you use an iPhone/iPad with the SoftTuner App, you can upgrade/downgrade any of the firmware but you see that those latest versions are beta versions, so I guess you don't ever upgrade a BMS to a beta version. I did the display firmware upgrade to get the right display that I wanted, speed on top with the battery life on the bottom. With older display firmware, you would only see the battery life when the wheel stoped.

@isaacmagana7078 4 күн бұрын

I had this issue with my s16 pro. I kept tueing it off and on and leaving redownload again several times and after about 5 hours the erorr code was gone and it updated just fine. My experience with kingsongs software was waful and this js my first weel... not sure J I want kingsong anymore. I lean more on inmotion as quality.

@russellzauner 2 күн бұрын

lol they put goop where they wanted a boot noice

@A-Viking 3 күн бұрын

took like 10min to update my s22 last time

@mynameishelp7778 3 күн бұрын

Which application did you update with? softtuner or kingsong? You can reset BMS with soft tuner.

@mynameishelp7778 3 күн бұрын

Don't forget the screen is 16x16. kingsong is fooling us

@ElectricUnicycles 3 күн бұрын

I was using Softtuner of course with instructions from KingSong

@UnidudeNine 4 күн бұрын

I only update firmware if my wheel is under warranty.

@archmagus1510 3 күн бұрын

king song should really make a budget version of this....shaving of the stupid pads,speakers and all the stupid bling,bling,make the lcd smaller for godsake...something like on the v122....probably they will get to 1700 usd for this...we dont need stupid stuff.uneffective things....there will be a lot of room for good pads then...

@Pilot-Sancak 3 күн бұрын

my dad is the only guy in turkey that sels euc and he says dont update the latest update it brokes the censors of the wheel

@electricunipsycho 3 күн бұрын

Wait what? Did you say it's the 1st kinngsomg that you can update the firmware from the app? Surely I heard that wrong

@electricunipsycho 3 күн бұрын

Bro..... of all people you should know this!!! Kingsong firmware has been updateable since near the start. Way before begode Come on marty..... have you been that into gotway that you didn't even know the most basic about ks? Ffs mate lol

@electricunipsycho 3 күн бұрын

Sorry mate but that got the 1st evenr thumbs down from me

@ElectricUnicycles 3 күн бұрын

No, I said S22

@ElectricUnicycles 3 күн бұрын

Maybe watch again and listen to what I said with a more critical ear and be willing to give someone a little bit of slack. I'm not a KingSong hater and have continuously owned KingSong wheels for the last 8-years. "I think the S22 was the first KingSong wheel that allowed you to update the firmware via the app. I'm not positive about that" My exact words. I'm curious, you could update the KS14S firmware via their app? That was my 2nd wheel that I owned.

@EUCBodyguard 3 күн бұрын

@ElectricUnicycles ... Yes, even even way back with the 14S the FW could be updated by the app.

@allanmd 4 күн бұрын

In summary, the BMS wasn't really bricked. I guess it did not fully finished updating the BMS and the wheel was disturbed probably by turning it off/on and failed to fully reboot. There was no trade secret, Roger even mentioned that he really didn't do anything on the wheel and he just updated the firmware using a different device and the BMS got updated. It's just like updating a smartphone, sometimes it will tell you that the phone will turn on and off several times and it's perfectly normal so don't disturb the process and wait for the update to complete.

@ElectricUnicycles 4 күн бұрын

I've updated lots of KingSong wheel firmware. It often hangs. I'd still be waiting if I didn't reboot the wheel :-) Yes, of course there's no trade secret. I'm just having some fun with Roger :-)

@allanmd 3 күн бұрын

@@ElectricUnicycles Cool 🤙

@so19x 4 күн бұрын

I could never do any of this. Straight avoid for me.

@ConsilienceDVO 4 күн бұрын

First!!!

@scottsum1319 4 күн бұрын

Another nail in the KS coffin. Mobo/batt removal seems a fair bit of work & not much fun plus this bms bricking OTA update dont inspire much confidence. KS is close to being dead to me but goodluck to others

@DeathToCockroaches 3 күн бұрын

Roger hast to make a video course for us mere mortals

@anDromedaIOT 3 күн бұрын

I had a gotway which I had to strip down and after seeing the crap quality and hassle of trying to get the correct replacement board I vowed to never buy a gotway again so I bought the S16P. Out of the frying pan and into the fire. I wish these wheels were Japanese or German made, Chinese engineering has always sucked and software a last minute afterthought