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electrijim · 08-08-2017, 03:32 PM

Does anyone know WHY a software upgrade for the i67 Segway is required to use Lithium batteries? My dealer tried to upgrade my software from 10.0 to the current version, and it would not accept the new software. At the time he was attempting this, the internal charger in the i67 CSB was defective. But now I have a working CSB installed.

So what does the software update do for Lithiums? Does it affect the charging? Or affect the performance of the Segway? Or just make the battery status indicator more accurate? I know this is not a hardware issue, because the old Off-Board Charger has identical circuitry to the i67 internal charger, and it will charge Lithium and NiMH batteries. I wonder if you could charge Lithiums off-board, then put them on the i67 with the 10.0 software. Or is that not the issue? -- Jim Nichol

08-08-2017, 03:32 PM	#1
electrijim First Timer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH, USA. Posts: 12	i67 Software Upgrade for Lithium Batteries Does anyone know WHY a software upgrade for the i67 Segway is required to use Lithium batteries? My dealer tried to upgrade my software from 10.0 to the current version, and it would not accept the new software. At the time he was attempting this, the internal charger in the i67 CSB was defective. But now I have a working CSB installed. So what does the software update do for Lithiums? Does it affect the charging? Or affect the performance of the Segway? Or just make the battery status indicator more accurate? I know this is not a hardware issue, because the old Off-Board Charger has identical circuitry to the i67 internal charger, and it will charge Lithium and NiMH batteries. I wonder if you could charge Lithiums off-board, then put them on the i67 with the 10.0 software. Or is that not the issue? -- Jim Nichol