Newbie Hello - Zumo Charging Issue.

Feel free to join up and say hello here.
Post Reply
BoxerMan66
Posts: 3
Joined: Wed Feb 22, 2023 3:33 pm
Great Britain

Newbie Hello - Zumo Charging Issue.

Post by BoxerMan66 »

Hi all.
Problem with Zumo XT. It has been working fine until now. (Charging / taking power from the bike).
It will charge on USB cable from computer.
It will charge with USB cable from a wall socket (USB and / or adaptor).
I don't get the charging symbol on the Zumo screen when I put it onto the cradle on the bike.
I've put a multimeter on the AUX power socket where I pick up the cable feed 12.4 volts✓
I've put a multimeter on the AUX power socket where I pick up the cable feed 5.3 volts✓(within spec).
The power is getting to the Zumo rear terminals.
Anyone else experienced this?
Cheers.
Oop North John
Subscriber
Posts: 377
Joined: Fri Jul 27, 2018 10:27 am
Location: UK
Has liked: 106 times
Been liked: 63 times
Great Britain

Re: Newbie Hello - Zumo Charging Issue.

Post by Oop North John »

Hi and welcome.

How old is the XT charging lead?

You can see what the battery etc is doing by pressing on the battery symbol for a few seconds.
BoxerMan66
Posts: 3
Joined: Wed Feb 22, 2023 3:33 pm
Great Britain

Re: Newbie Hello - Zumo Charging Issue.

Post by BoxerMan66 »

Hi thanks for the reply.
I only bought the unit 3/12/21 so it's only just 2 years old to me, don't know when it was actually made??
User avatar
lkraus
Subscriber
Posts: 456
Joined: Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:36 pm
Location: Central Ohio
Has liked: 60 times
Been liked: 148 times
United States of America

Re: Newbie Hello - Zumo Charging Issue.

Post by lkraus »

The contacts on the mount are spring loaded. Tiny amounts of dirt can keep them from protruding far enough to reach the contacts on the back of the XT. Some contact cleaner will usually get the dirt out and let them move freely.
____________________________________
2006 R1200RT
Galaxy S10<>Zumo XT<>Sena 20S
User avatar
Peobody
Subscriber
Posts: 1565
Joined: Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:33 pm
Location: North Carolina USA
Has liked: 117 times
Been liked: 348 times
United States of America

Re: Newbie Hello - Zumo Charging Issue.

Post by Peobody »

Your mount is about the same generation as mine. When I assembled mine I had concerns about how minimally the contacts seemed to protrude. A little research turned up a trick of adding a piece a foam to the back of the cord to add some forward pressure. I did it on mine and saw more protrusion. I did it on initial installation so can't say whether it "fixed" anything. I made me feel more comfortable though. There is a photo of it in this discussion: viewtopic.php?p=12881&hilit=foam#p12881
2008 Honda GL1800 Goldwing
1995 Kawasaki ZG1000 Concours
zūmo XT linked to Cardo Packtalk Bold and iPhone SE.
Post Reply