No power to 50cc Jonway By neva (Read 2,798 times)

[neva]

I made a thread a few weeks ago about the smell of gas in my exhaust, and it turns out that my gas filter had a crack in it, pretty simple fix.

So a few nights ago, as I'm riding home I flicked on my high beams a few times, just testing them out because I never really used them before ( I got the jonway a month ago, brand spanking new) the last time I flicked them on, they went out, I'm pretty mechanically illiterate so I assumed that maybe I blew the lightbulb, and although odd, I said to myself, I've never even needed the high beams so I'll worry about them later. This morning I started it up, took it down to gas up and grab cigarettes, and when I tried to turn it back on, Nothing. No power at all. No lights, No engine trying to turn over, No fuel guage, Nothing. I was stumped so I tried to kick start it and that didnt work, I opened the cover to the battery slot just to see if maybe anything was disconnected, but there was nothing that I could tell. So I borrowed an explorer, opened the back and stuffed it in and brought it home thinking the battery just somehow needed to be charged. My dad is a whiz with motorcycles so he brought over his trickle charger and we plugged it in and he expected the lights to at least come on, tho maybe dimly, instantly, but nothing happened.

Its now been charging for a few hours and it still wont do anything (no lights, no fuel guage power, no horn, wont start)

I'm really praying you guys can give me a suggestion or anything as I'm new to this scooter thing still, and I'm slowly learning stuff but this is way out of my league. Its still charging right now but I really need it to get to work, I can get a ride for a few days but I cant get a ride everyday so I'm screwed if this thing doesnt work soon.

after reading a few posts here (which you guys have been very helpful in, which is amazing that you guys provide such a service to people who are new to these scooters) that sometimes the fuse will look good but be blown, and I'm really hoping thats all it is but I'm gonna let it trickle charge for the time being and if it still wont do anything in the morning obviously I'm gonna have to start brainstorming what else it could be but the fuse is the first thing I'm gonna check after I know its not the battery.

Its a jonway agility m30 2012 4 stroke, it has less than 300km on it. I've owned it for a little over a month.

any help would be greatly appreciated, Happy fathers day!

[jct842]

Probably one of them god-awful chinese glass fuses. I just replaced fuse and holder on in a used 50cc scooter I bought for a friends birthday. The fuse in my case was right next to the battery in the floor board. I used an auto spade type fuse holder and soldered it in. I plugged in a 10 amp fuse. When you find the fuse holder you will see how cheaply constructed the holder is too. john

[Bashan]

John is correct, if nothing electrical will work it's probably the fuse in the smaller red wire off of the positive battery terminal. If it's not that then it might be the main ground. That will be a black cable that runs from the negative terminal to the frame. Let us know what happens. Rich

[neva]

yeah, I had my dad come over and check it out before work this morning, and low and behold, it was the fuse all along, HUGE relief. It looked fine when I inspected it yesterday but thanks to a little research using the best scooter forum on the net (this one) you guys stated a few times that even if the fuse looked fine, it could be blown. and sure enough thats all it was. I cannot tell you guys how greatful I am for this message board as a resource for scooters. You guys rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!