Open Onewheel Pint Controller Box( Guide)

Open Onewheel Pint Controller Box

The most common controller issue is the loose nut holding the power button.

Therefore, any Onewheel board owner needs to know how to fix the rattle as it will come sooner or later—leaving the unfixed nut risks short-circuiting the Bluetooth model.

There is no point that this fairly simple procedure should be left to cause greater damage to your board.

An added advantage is that you will be able to check both your board and the connectors simultaneously.  

The easiest way to know that the metal locking nut that holds the power button in place is unscrewed is a rattling sound that will come from the Onewheel Pint controller box.

Once it gets unscrewed, it’s left dangling on the power leads connected to the power button.To open the controller box.

You will need T20 Torx, T20 5-point Tamperproof Security bit, Protorq High-Quality Security Bit Set, 61-Piece, and KAIFNT K001 Torx Plus 5-Point Tamper-Proof Security Bit Set, 7-Piece.

Unscrew the fender and set it apart. Remove screws that hold the sensor pad from the bottom side.

Proceed to lift the sensor pad and rest it on the wheel to ensure it doesn’t fall pulling on the cable.

Now disconnect the sensor pad to leave the controller free and move the pad aside.

Remove all screws holding the controller box lid. You will find the nut located on the left side of your opened controller box where the power button is.

Now, screw back the nut and secure it with glue. You can use gun gum or fast adhesive glue. Now return the screws to where they were and make sure everything holds tight.

Onewheel Information (FAQ)

A Onewheel is an electric board that is self-balancing on the single wheel, an innovation that came around from the invention of Future Motion’s CEO, Kyle Doerksen.

Unlike the electric unicycle, when you get aboard your Onewheel, your body and feet are pointed at a perpendicular angle to the wheel.

The first Onewheel (Onewheel original) was released in 2015, followed by Onewheel+ in 2017, and later the Onewheel+ XR in 2018.

Lastly, the Onewheel Pint was released in 2019, marking the latest product from Future Motion.

The original Onewheel had a range of 6.5–9.5 km with a top speed of 13 mph.

It was discontinued and replaced by Onewheel+, whose range improved to 8–11.5 km with a top speed of 19 mph, only to be discontinued in favor of the Onewheel+ XR.

This has a 12–18 mi (20–30 km) range and a top speed of 19 mph.

This remains the active model, alongside Onewheel Pint, whose range is 6–8 mi (9.5–13 km) and a top speed of 16 mph (25 km/h).

How Does A Onewheel Operate?

Onewheel’s single wheel is balanced with a brushless motor that spins and propels riders forwards or backwards.

The motor makes thousands of adjustments each second to ensure a continuous balancing of riders.

Three internal accelerometers and gyroscopes continuously measure the board’s orientation in space.

This happens approximately 14,000 times per second so that the motor knows how to help the rider balance and move.

As a rider, both of your feet should be placed on either side of the wheel, atop pressure-sensitive pads that will automatically detect when you are on the board.

The board is directed by either leaning forward or backward, lightly. Again, you lift your heel off the front footpad to stop the board.

The latest model, the Onewheel Pint, has a Simplestop feature handy in stopping new entrants. It offers an optional dismount system that you might find useful.

With the Simplestop feature, you only need to lean back for the board to reduce speed and ultimately disengage, allowing you to step off.

You can always turn it off in the Android/iOS app for those who feel they don’t need this feature.

There is a maximum safe speed that the board manufacturer presets.

This is made possible through a feature called ‘Pushback’ that gently forces your Onewheel’s nose up when you approach unsafe speeds, alerting you that you need to slow down.

Of course, you can ignore this, but to your detriment. The best thing to do is to slow down when you get pushback.

Onewheel Tire Pressure Guide

The performance of your Onewheel board can be affected by your tire pressure. What’s more, this effect will be manifested from different fronts.

For instance, if your Onewheel tire pressure is too far from 20psi, Future Motion’s recommended tire pressure, your board’s torque, handling, speed will be affected.

But the perfect pressure for your board will be determined by several factors including, your riding style, your weight, the board’s battery life, and your riding conditions.

Due to how vital Onewheel’s tire pressure is, it might help to purchase a high volume tire pump.

Additionally, a pressure gauge will serve you as well, and it needs to have the ability to go up to 30psi or so. My car tire gauge works perfectly well for me.

The first thing you want to do is check your tire pressure for new owners of the famous Onewheel board. And that is best if done before you attempt riding your board.

On many occasions, tire pressure will change from the factory, thanks to elevation changes as the board is shipped to the final destination.

Your board may feel wobbly when you ride it for the first time. Try to increase the pressure to re-seat the bead.

But remember that the maximum pressure that your Vega tire (the stock tire that comes with your Onewheel) is 58psi, although you can go a bit higher to try to seat the bead.

Onewheel Tire Pressure Calculator

Low pressure has also been associated with a pushback that comes too soon, an unusually low acceleration, and low stuttering speeds.

You will also experience very poor mileage. So, you will need to ensure your tire pressure is appropriate for your weight.

To get this, divide your weight by ten. This should give you a good starting tire pressure (E.G., a 180lb rider would use 18psi, and a 210lb rider would use 21psi).

This makes for a starting point. And that’s what it is, not a rule. All the same, many people consider this as Onewheel’s tire pressure calculator, and I can’t object as it works fine.

But you can avoid all these complexities by sticking with Future Motion’s recommended 20psi. In this case, you have nothing to worry about.

All the same, if you opt to use “Onewheel’s tire pressure calculator,” you will need to also factor in the weight of the shoes and your protective gear, not forgetting your clothes.

If you are given more carving like me, add some more pressure, althou8gh you might find reducing it to get more stability rather appealing.

And because there is a wiggle room for personal preference, you are free to try several pressure levels and see how it feels. Go for what feels best.

You need to remember that tire pressure affects all areas of your board’s performance, starting from range to tire wear, top speed, and ride quality.

Again, a higher pressure will give you a higher range, making your tire more round and increasing carvability.

Still, you can’t curse low pressure (as long as it does not get to extremes) as it makes the tire flatter, and this increases your board’s stability, adding traction to the road.

Top Onewheel Charging Tips (Battery Management)

There is no better feeling than to cruise past astonished onlookers by the streets or pavement. It is not uncommon to hear, gosh! What is that?

As you move around town and on the pavements, it gives you a very satisfying feeling.

But have you known that this might be short-lived if you do not practice proper maintenance practices on your Onewheel board?

The top of the most needed management practices on your Onewheel board is battery management. After all, your battery is what drives your board.

And without a properly functioning battery, your board will disappoint you.

To steer away from any potential disappointment emanating from your battery, it’s needful to learn how to charge and maintain your battery in top shape.   

It might appear as a simple process for charging your battery, yet so many people get it wrong.

In essence, you will need to first connect to a power outlet, after which you insert the charging cable into the charging port on your board.

Immediately, your charger should display a red indicator when charging.

Fortunately, your Onewheel board uses smart charging technology where the battery will not get any more charge after it is fully charged.

Your charger will automatically stop charging once your Onewheel’s battery pack is fully charged, displaying a green light.

Normally, two hours should suffice to charge your Onewheel. So you can leave your Onewheel to charge overnight.

So, what will damage your battery if it won’t overcharge? Battery overcharge is not the only reason batteries get damaged.

Your Onewheel might damage the batteries if it stays long without being charged. If you are not a person who does not use your board frequently, you might forget to charge it.

If this describes you, you need to charge your Onewheel after a few weeks, even if you are not using it. This is good practice to keep it healthy.

Again, you will need to avoid temperature extremes as they are not friendly to your Onewheel battery.

You do not want to leave your board outside for any given time as it might get the adverse effects of the weather.

Again, never drain your battery completely but recharge it to 90 percent, letting it drop to about 10 percent before recharging.

Onewheel-Sensor-Fix

As I have intimated, sensors play an important role in the overall performance of the board.

These are components that are continuously working to ensure that everything is running well for the rider.

When you have a faulty sensor, your board will be greatly impaired and will not perform as it should. To confirm that you have a sensor problem.

Your board will spontaneously shut down at slow speeds, backward or forward, and your motor will frequently fail to engage when you mount the board.

Additionally, you will often see the error “Footpad sensor: You have been off one footpad for more than 10 sec.

While riding 5.5 MPH – please be careful not to deactivate the footpads while riding!”

The two pressure sensors detect the rider and engage the motor. If you are a light rider, your sensor problem might result from the shoes you wear.

Your board might lose the signal on one of the sensors. In this case, changing shoes will solve the problem, especially if you go for skater shoes like Vans.

However, if your problem doesn’t go away, install some small foam pieces.

These foam pieces are easily compressed, giving them a small pressure-point on the sensors from your feet.

You will not experience any discomfort with the riding feel of your board.

To install foam feet, mount up your Onewheel board and ride a few meters to ensure you have a comfortable stance.

Proceed to mark your riding stance and the way your leading foot is located over the sensor. Now dismount from your board and power it down.

Install foam pads where your feet are on both sides of the sensor.

Onewheel: How to Fix A Sensor Problem

When your Onewheel board develops problems, it will throw you error codes according to the particular problem you are battling.

At times, the board might shut down when blinking. It might also start blinking when it is powered on. This blinking is indicative that there are different errors on your Onewheel.

The type of error will dictate whether the board will blink red or yellow. If you have a hardware failure, you will have a red blinking.

You might be lucky to eliminate the errors by switching your board “on” and “off” or by charging your board.

Unfortunately, these errors will not always disappear by these means.

While there are numerous error codes, error code 11 is particularly important since it relates to a bad hall sensor.

A restart of your Onewheel board can fix this. However, if this doesn’t fix it, contact Onewheel customer service.

Conclusion

Some of the errors that present themselves when using your Onewheel board can be easily fixed.

However, some will not be fixed that easily and you might need to call customer care for assistance.