Thread: New minipro!
View Single Post
Old 12-26-2017, 10:49 PM   #18
SegNerd
Member
SegNerd will become famous soon enoughSegNerd will become famous soon enough
 
SegNerd's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Portland
Posts: 672
5 yr Member
Default

With Gen 2s (although I haven’t tried SE), they don’t start balancing until someone steps on them - but getting off of them does not automatically stop the balancing and put them in the same mode as when they started up. Instead, they remain in Power-Assist mode, which is designed to help you walk with the Segway. You can use the LeanSteer in this mode and the Segway will move itself according to your commands.

This mode is what makes the question confusing, because technically it actually is still self-balancing (it keeps itself upright and rolling) - but you can’t use it to just keep the Segway in one place, because even the slightest tilt or incline makes it move.

If you do want to get completely out of balance mode, you can either use the InfoKey or grab the right handlebar and take five steps straight forward.

With Gen 1s, there is a physical button to switch between modes.
SegNerd is offline   Reply With Quote