30h error

[guerney]

Maybe the heavy rain you mentioned got into your display? Like I said, I always have a couple of transparent food bags in my pocket, just in case it rains - I cover the display as soon as... because there's a lot of vibration on a bike, especially mine. Sealing material shrinks with heat and time. Sure the display may be certified to withstand jets of water "From any direction" for a given amount of time, but that's when it's fresh out of the factory, with all it's seals non-shrunk and non-degraded, and not displaced by movement.

 

[guerney]

I'd concluded from the comments left here that it'd be the controller so told the seller and he sent me a new controller.....

On the bright side - you have a spare controller to keep or sell. I rather enjoy the security of having my spare, it means I can muck about with the firmware knowing I don't have to wait for a new one to be delivered if it breaks.

 

[guerney]

The seller said to test with another screen

Yep, mine said that too - fat chance! I don't even know anyone else locally with an ebike. This isn't China where every other person might have a Bafang.

I've ordered a new screen

Who did you buy your kit from? Why didn't he send you a display? If a new display fixed the problem, he could have asked for the controller back?

 

[guerney]

the 500c I have looks to be fully sealed so no way of checking inside

Placing wet phones in sealed containers with rice can dry them out after a few days. But water is destructive to electronics and it might work for long, even after the device dries out.

 

[Outlawfpv]

Finally got a replacement screen which took longer than usual to arrive due to the royal mail strikes....all working now and I've put a bag over it now to provide some kind of protection from the elements ....thanks all for your input

 

[guerney]

Finally got a replacement screen which took longer than usual to arrive due to the royal mail strikes....all working now and I've put a bag over it now to provide some kind of protection from the elements ....thanks all for your input

Good to know you solved the problem! Now you have a spare controller and wiring loom to boot. My display is permanently covered with some sort of thick flexible clear plastic sheet I had lying around, which the edges I've squared of, using black gaffa tape, to form a kind of case. In addition, I cover it with a food bag when it rains. Even though my throttle was disconnected, it lived under the display, which served as a roof.