Plug'n'Play Replacement Throttle for Jetson Haze
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- Опубліковано 17 лип 2024
- I assemble a plug'n'play replacement throttle for the Jetson Haze e-bike.
00:00 Introduction
00:13 Removing the original throttle
01:37 Sourcing a replacement throttle
02:10 Outlining the modification for plug'n'play
03:01 Some alternatives for a replacement Jetson throttle to be aware of
04:28 Opening up the original throttle
07:16 Design flaw of these cheap plasticky throttles
11:42 Mapping the wiring colours and connector pinouts
17:37 Soldering the two cables together
20:27 The finished assembly and testing - Навчання та стиль
I had similar issue months ago for my son's Bolt. Was left scratching my head when I could find any DIY help on forums and Jetson told me only option was to go to the bike shop. I'd imagine this repair would be close to $200 at a bike shop with retail parts prices and labor. I paid $250 for the bike. It's a sad world where replacing am entire bike is the best option when a small part breaks. Thanks for making this world a brighter place by taking the time to post this. You are the hero we don't deserve.
These plasticky throttles seem to be a surprisingly weak link in the jetson bikes, and probably most of the mass market e-bikes. I think with time 3rd party suppliers of throttles will emerge, offering items for a few dollars more that won't break because they are made of aluminum or steel. But in the meantime customers are being left in the lurch.
Nice!! I got to take care of my throttle.
thanks so much, i was just thinking that the same colors go to the same color wires but when i searched this video i saw that there is a plate that you need to follow and i didnt know that, so thanks!
Hey that's great hope you get on the road soon!
Thank you for your video, also a word of caution to everyone.
Like he says on the video, please do your own table and verify, for some reason my jetson haze had completelly different wiring on a few wires, so, its imperative to check for yourself.
Found my throttle on aliexpress and was almost plug and play
I have a regular Jetson bolt and after six months to throttle is not working. Even though I have a different bike your video was helpful and very well done. I subscribed.
Thanks for the feedback and hope you get your Bolt back on the road soon!
Thank you for this video, and I’ll be shouting you out on my TikTok page once I finish the repair successfully
Glad you liked it, hope your bike is back on the road soon!
@@jb1934 IT WORKED THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO!! AND I TOOK A FAT CHANCE BY FOLLOWING YOUR PINOUT LAYOUT AND IT WORKED! THANK YOU AGAIN!!!!!!!!
FYI -JB Bikes does ship WORLDWIDE to most counties. But, it can be pricey depending on destination because of exchange rates, shipping, taxes & duty.
When I entered my Canadian address into their shipping form it returned an error code, that's all I know.
I'd recommend B-type connectors for small wire repair in hard to reach places. It comes with waterproof gel and you just use pliers to crimp it down. Some say you don't even need to strip the wire since the inner metal core will bite into the wire insulation, but I strip the wires a little, twist them together, then slip on the B-type connection, and crimp.
Thanks for the tip! I had tested some of those solder-seal connectors on a practice cable, but found them surprisingly futzy to deal with at the 24 gauge size.
Nice video man, my cousin just got a Haze recently, I am sure he would like a better LCD on a new throttle like yours, thanks for making the video man. I was wondering if you were also thinking of upgrading the battery or adding bluetooth to it? Thanks again man.
Glad to hear it, I think the Haze is definitely worth the extra cost over the Bolt Pro but both are obviously great bikes. However, as long as you have a working original throttle, it's probably easiest just to stick with that even if you don't like the LCD so much. As for the battery, I'm getting close to 30 km range out of mine by treating it gently on the uphills, so I'm pretty happy with it and no plans to upgrade or bluetooth.
@@jb1934 Nice, and thanks for the reply too.
My throttle just broke today. This video may keep me from throwing the bike away. Thank you. I will never get a Jetson product ever again. Fool me once...
The e-bike segment of the bike industry is still growing rapidly and maturing. there will be a better product in this same category in just a few short years.
Send the links for the Juliet and throttle
Does the green button work for the led lights?
I hadn't originally thought to check that as I don't ride at night. But I was just at the bike, intending to trouble-shoot the dreaded blinking-light-and-won't-run problem that had cropped up for me just last Tuesday after 18 months of ownership. Before getting into the trouble-shooting, I thought I would get started by checking on your question. And, I found out that the green button does operate the lights. That wasn't going to be a deal-breaker for me either way, but cool that it works. More intriguingly, I found that after I had swapped the throttles (ie I have the modified throttle as my backup, it's not generally on the bike) the dreaded blinking light problem had cleared. There's a lot of reports about this problem out there and not a lot of clear answers. I now know that some combination of breaking the throttle circuit along with power cycling both the battery and the handlebar on/off switch (though never powering on with the throttle circuit broken) clears at least one aspect of the dreaded blinking light problem. And it might be equally effective just to open the bike and pull the battery for a few minutes.
I need to now is the cruise control and the lights will work with the new throttle?? Plz answer me cuz i need to order it or order the original one 😢😢
Yes, lights and cruise do work on the modified throttle.
@jb1934 thank you so much bro
Would this throttle work for a Jetson Bolt Pro?
If you mean as shipped from Amazon, then yes. If you mean with the quick disconnnect modification I made, then probably not... because I don't think the Bolt Pro comes with a julet quick disconnect near the handlebar like the Haze does.
To be more specific in the former case, the long cable and the inline molex connector that it comes with are intended to be connected inside the central housing containing the motor controller for the Bolt Pro. The effort required from the user is:
a) to pull the cable from your old/original throttle, and then run the long cable of the new throttle from the handlebar area down through the various interior conduits in the frame, and into the central housing.
b) to verify that the various wires and pinout on the molex connector of the new throttle are correct.
Step a) is straightforward, while for step b) I expect there could be a chance of wiring differences which must be corrected by the user before the throttle will work.
What was the original issue that you had that prompted you to change the throttle?
A flimsy plastic part on the inside of the throttle snapped off, same thing that's happened to a lot of other e-bike owners. It's an inherently bad design, prone to breakage.
My haze turns on then just keeps blinking checked for loose wires. Throttle doesn’t work. Will this fix it
From what I've previously seen in various online comments and forums on jetson, the blinking headlight thing could mean the throttle is defective or damaged in some way. Alternatively, I've also read that it could also be something that can be 'reset' or otherwise resolved using the jetson smart phone app somehow. But I haven't personally had the blinking light or tried the app myself, so I'm afraid I can't offer a solid answer.
Check that, I just had the blinking thing and no power from throttle. I cleared it without realizing it, after I temporarily put my modified throttle on the bike (for a separate unrelated reason), then took it off again and put the original back on. I think what ultimately may be happening is that just breaking the battery circuit makes some kind of 'reset/reboot' in the controller. In other words, simply opening the bike and pulling the battery for a few minutes might do the same thing.
Can’t figure out how to get that handle off. Don’t see the tab.
OK there's two situations which the video slightly confuses. In this video, I am opening up a working throttle with tab in place, to show what's inside. If the tab on your throttle is currently broken and you are opening it up to try to fix it, then the tab won't be visible, it'll be broken off and somewhere else in the interior of the assembly. In this latter case, you will be free to pry away because you can't further damage the tab.
I didn't make that entirely clear in this video, could have described it better.
If the tab on your throttle is believed to be intact, and you are opening it up for some other reason, but you can't see the tab, then proceed carefully. The point is not to accidentally exert force with the screwdriver against the tab so it's ok if you can't see it, as long as you're not applying an 'inwards' pressure on the handle of the screwdriver. Just have to be cautious, use a flat-head screwdriver that is pretty wide, and first try to use the end of it to feel for the position of the tab. That way you can make sure you aren't pressing hard against the tab when you start to pry the handle off. Then also be sure to apply the prying/twisting action of the screwdriver at right angles, again, to avoid an inwards pressure on the screwdriver handle that would apply a force on and gouge into the tab.
Either way, getting the handle off is a bit of an act of faith, I thought for sure I was going to break something the first time I tried it, there was that much resistance. It's definitely not made for easy servicing. The ethos in this product design seems to be, 'disposable'.
I can’t pop up the throttle where the spring is
It's not easy , takes a surprising amount of force. The first time I tried it, it seemed like I was going to break something, before it eventually popped open. It was clearly designed for rapid assembly, but not for service/disassembly.