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Bounder: Error light flashing and joystick panel blinking?

Postby Jay_x » 16 Apr 2021, 04:31

the Panel readout on my joystick base suddenly went crazy with flashing and flashing various lights on off, the whole lit up.

I turned it off and there is still a pale red light on right now marked "error"

any ideas? Was just sitting there watching TV when it happened. Did get real hot in my house due to some cooking and stuff, so maybe over heating?
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Re: Bounder: Error light flashing and joystick panel blinkin

Postby Jay_x » 16 Apr 2021, 04:50

The power is turned off and I can still see three blinking lights.

The chair worked fine though, it still ran, but its sitting there powered off right now.
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Re: Bounder: Error light flashing and joystick panel blinkin

Postby Jay_x » 16 Apr 2021, 05:16

Do you think I should charge the battery tonight while its still doing this? Or just let it sit?
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Re: Bounder: Error light flashing and joystick panel blinkin

Postby Burgerman » 16 Apr 2021, 05:39

Doubt it will make a difference charging or otherwise. Is it r-net or bounder system? Sounds like you have a faulty part or cable. Or battery connection or something. Do you have a programmer? See any faults?
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Re: Bounder: Error light flashing and joystick panel blinkin

Postby Jay_x » 16 Apr 2021, 05:45

Its that big ugly black box bounder makes

looks like it was built in 1974

no programmer
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Re: Bounder: Error light flashing and joystick panel blinkin

Postby Burgerman » 16 Apr 2021, 05:49

Check all battery terminal, breaker and other batteryconnections up as far as the power module. And check the bus cable between power module and joystick pod. If you still call it a pod! Box?

If that doesent find a problem then you will need to swap parts to find out whats wrong... Not been out in rain lately?
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Re: Bounder: Error light flashing and joystick panel blinkin

Postby Jay_x » 16 Apr 2021, 07:26

ok thanks, nope, no rain lately at all. Very dry.

I am going to let this sit and charge over night, go to bed and see how it is in the morning.
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Re: Bounder: Error light flashing and joystick panel blinkin

Postby Jay_x » 16 Apr 2021, 17:13

Well everything is back to normal right now. No issues.

I think it was over heated. I had parked it in the kitchen and the oven was on for a couple hours and it got real hot in there, I think that was the issue.
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Re: Bounder: Error light flashing and joystick panel blinkin

Postby Burgerman » 16 Apr 2021, 17:33

Well maybe not. I wouldnt have thought that if you could be in there it would cause a malfuntion? Up to 70C should be fine on electronics. So keep your eyes peeled... Test with a hairdryer. More likely it crashed or something.
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Re: Bounder: Error light flashing and joystick panel blinkin

Postby expresso » 16 Apr 2021, 22:48

did you get the error - codes - what it was showing or flashing etc,

next time take a picture also

i would give them a call and let them know - even if its working now -

how old is that JS Chair - do you have seat functions on it - tilt - lift ?
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Re: Bounder: Error light flashing and joystick panel blinkin

Postby Jay_x » 20 Apr 2021, 20:17

expresso wrote:did you get the error - codes - what it was showing or flashing etc,

next time take a picture also

i would give them a call and let them know - even if its working now -

how old is that JS Chair - do you have seat functions on it - tilt - lift ?


No, there are error codes? I didn't even know

Chair is 5 years old. It has lift, no tilt.
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Re: Bounder: Error light flashing and joystick panel blinkin

Postby expresso » 20 Apr 2021, 22:25

i would assume the JS shows a Code - of some sort - is the error led on ?

did you call them ? or your vendor - Numotion ? best to have a tech with you - on the phone with bounder - they will walk him thru some functions on the JS to see what error code it is - etc,

not many if Any can work on the bounder - besides Bounder themselves - but its most likely just a part as other chairs - - so if they find its a JS error - they replace it - etc

sucks now that summer is here - you want it working asap
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Re: Bounder: Error light flashing and joystick panel blinkin

Postby Jay_x » 29 Jul 2021, 01:39

Its doing the exact same thing again

Its very hot and very humid where I live right now, above 90F and very very humid. Maybe that has something to do with it?

Chair works just fine other than the disco display on the joy stick panel

whats weird is that even when i turn power off completely there are still 4 lights that are dimly lit, that has to be some kind of electrical short, no?
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Re: Bounder: Error light flashing and joystick panel blinkin

Postby Burgerman » 29 Jul 2021, 01:42

Or failed component. Or dry joint on the board. Or something. Bad ground in the joystick? Could be anything. Only they can know really.

Remember that there is no off. Its powered and using battery power 24/7 even when "off".
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Re: Bounder: Error light flashing and joystick panel blinkin

Postby Jay_x » 29 Jul 2021, 01:54

Both times this happened the chair got very hot before hand. Seems like its connected to extreme heat somehow.
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Re: Bounder: Error light flashing and joystick panel blinkin

Postby Burgerman » 29 Jul 2021, 02:03

Its possible. Its also unlikely. As I keep saying just because a fault happens while the weather or your room is hot does not mean its related. If this could be tested repeatable in a lab say 50 times out of 70 then it would be of some note.

Humans see patterns where non actually exist all the time. This happening twice while it was warm is statistically almost insignificant. It could be right. Likely not. What did the manufacturer say the last time it happened? And the next question is why not?
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Re: Bounder: Error light flashing and joystick panel blinkin

Postby Jay_x » 29 Jul 2021, 02:07

I didn't actually call last time since it was fine in the am and worked as normal.

meant to call, forgot.
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Re: Bounder: Error light flashing and joystick panel blinkin

Postby Burgerman » 29 Jul 2021, 07:40

Well unless you have other options like a good backup chair I would definitey get to the bottom of it because you could end up stuck. And nowhere near home either.
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Re: Bounder: Error light flashing and joystick panel blinkin

Postby Jay_x » 29 Jul 2021, 16:33

and after letting it sit and charge all night everything is back to normal and working fine

I will call them and see what they say
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