BLADEZ ION 150 Troubleshooting Procedures

Bladez ION 150

Open the 4 screws to remove the deck

Troubleshooting Procedures on ION-150

BEFORE RETURNING UNITS TO THE STORE, PLEASE KINDLY CHECK THE FOLLOWING:

1. Check to make sure that the front wheel rotates freely and rear wheel rotates with little resistance when push by hand.

2. Check the tightness of the belt – refer to the end of this guide for checking belt tightness.

If you have problem push start the unit initially or after the first run, begin by checking throttle as shown in page 5.

Troubleshooting (Note: Always take full charge before attempting to work on the scooter)

Symptoms Causes Solutions

Unit will not run even with a push
start

Loose connector

Bad Motor

Faulty Throttle cable

Visually check all the plugs are properly
connected and no broken wires, refer to wire
connection at the end of this guide

Refer to the check motor at the end of this
guide
See check throttle illustration at the end of this
guide

Unit won’t take recharge Bad wall AC outlet

Faulty Charger

Faulty Battery

Use Volt-ohm meter to detect the presence of
AC voltage at the wall outlet

See check charger illustration at the very end
of this guide

Individual battery reading should be around

12.6 or above after fully charged. Replace the
entire set of battery if voltage is below 10.5V.
The polarity difference between the two
batteries should not be more than 0.3V

Faulty Control Board

Replace Control Board

Unit run a short range Faulty Battery

Tight Belt - If the belt is adjusted too tight, it
will create a high resistance on the wheel and it
drains out the battery sooner

Tire pressure is low or tire inner tube is puncture

Individual battery reading should be around

12.6 or above after fully charged. Replace the
entire set of battery if voltage is below 10.5V.
The polarity difference between the two
batteries should not be more than 0.3V

Loose up the belt, see check belt tightness
illustration for troubleshooting

Add air to the tire or replace tire if puncture,

refer to the owner’s manual for replacing tire
Front steering feel loose or bolt
and nuts fall off

Handlebar installed incorrectly

Please make sure that the bolts and nuts are

placed correctly as shown

Check Charger

ION 150 comes with 100-130VAC 50/60Hz 0.2A input, 29V/1A output charger as shown. With the voltmeter set to read DC voltage
and have the probes place on top of the charger plug as shown, you should get a reading of ~ 27 ± 10V. If you get ~ 0 V reading, then
the charger is bad.

Charger comes with the unit

Check Charger Base

Place red probe on the charger pot and the black probe to the charger connector (black wire) as shown, the reading should be ~ 0.2 Ω.
Do the same checking to the same connector (red wire), the reading should be over 1 kΩ. If open circuit (OL) is detected, the charger
base is bad.

Check Throttle cable

1. Disconnect the throttle cable from the controller and place a flat head screw driver or any metal piece in between the
connectors of the throttle cable (controller side), then push to turn the rear wheel towards the front as shown. If the unit starts
to run with an initial push and will stop when the screw drive is pulled out, then the throttle cable (Part No. 70238) needs to be
replaced. Otherwise, the control board (Part No. 70269) needs to be replaced.

Unplug the throttle female connector from male connector on the Controller Board, place the probes on contacts as shown and with Ω
select from the voltmeter. The meter should read OL (open circuit) when throttle is off and should read ~ 0.5 Ω with the throttle lever
fully depressed. If OL (open circuit) is found when fully depressed, throttle cable or lever is bad.

Check brake cable

Unplug the brake male connector from the female connector on the Controller Board, place the probes on contacts as shown and with
Ω select from the voltmeter. The meter should read OL (open circuit) when brake is off and should read ~ 0.5 - 1 Ω with the brake
lever fully depressed. If OL (open circuit) is found when fully depressed, the brake cable or lever is bad.

Check belt tightness

1. Raise the rear wheel and clamp the amp-meter on the red battery cable as shown, then depress throttle lever and turn the rear
wheel to start the scooter. Make sure that you measure the DC current (not AC ~ ), the reading would prefer to be around 1.9 –

2.3 A. Any reading below or above these ranges would consider as too loose or too tight respectively.

2. Visually inspecting the tightness of the belt by grabing the belt with your fingers in between the rear sprocket and the motor
and twist it over so that the belt is vertical. If the belt is twisted to and pass the vertical direction, it is set too loose. Otherwise,
it is too tight if you can’t even twist it to 45° angle.

ION 150 Wire Connections

Battery:

ION 150 Wire Connections

Controller Connection:

Check Motor

Make sure you raise the rear wheel and keep things away from it before performing the motor check as shown below. Then connect
the motor cable connector (female) directly onto the battery connector (male) as shown and the motor should start immediately.

Motor connector
(female)

Battery connector
(Male)