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September 30, 2025, 08:10 AM
Pipe Smoker
Paging P250UA5 – Airmoto won’t charge
I loved the Airmoto that I bought from Amazon:
https://a.co/d/0VuXNGu

Until I discovered that it wouldn’t charge from a USB-C power source. The charge indicator didn’t flash, nor advance from red to yellow, much less green.

I checked the manual to see if I had to do something beyond simply plugging a live USB-C plug into the Airmoto’s USB-C jack. Found nothing.

So I bought a 2nd Airmoto from Amazon. When it was delivered I returned the 1st one.

I’ve used the 2nd Airmoto for awhile, but I’ve now discovered that it won’t charge either.

Back to the manual for a CLOSE reading, but found nothing. So my question to you: Is it necessary to do something beyond inserting a live USB-C plug into the Airmoto’s USB-C jack?


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September 30, 2025, 09:10 AM
P250UA5
Never had a problem with mine. Have charged via a 12v cigarette charger in the car & multiple wall plug bases.
I think I've only used USB-A to C cords, never a C to C cord.

Reminds me I need to pull it out & check the charge on it.



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September 30, 2025, 09:26 AM
Perception
What I bet you're witnessing is one of the major shortcomings of USB-C.

USB-C is both a charging standard and a connector type. True USB-C charging is a negotiation between the charger and the device being charged. Poorly implemented devices only have the connector and lack the hardware to perform this handshake. They won't charge off of a USBC to USB-C charger.

A quick google says that early Airmotos were not fully USB-C compliant, so that's probably what you're experiencing.

I bet it will charge just fine if you use a USB-A charger with a USB-A to USB-C cable.



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September 30, 2025, 10:31 AM
Pipe Smoker
quote:
Originally posted by Perception:
<snip>
A quick google says that early Airmotos were not fully USB-C compliant, so that's probably what you're experiencing.

I bet it will charge just fine if you use a USB-A charger with a USB-A to USB-C cable.

Thanks for that info. Unfortunately, I no longer have a USB-A power source.

Oops – maybe my Genesis G70 has one.

But, if so, a hassle, so I’ll keep sending them back until I get one that changes with a USB-C power source. New ones come with a charge that lasts me for several months.


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October 01, 2025, 07:59 AM
Pipe Smoker
^^^^^^
My G70 does have a powered USB-A jack. I plugged a USB-A - USB-C cable into it then inserted its USB-C plug into the Airmoto. And, by God, the damned thing began changing.

A mention of that requirement in the manual would’ve been decent.


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October 01, 2025, 12:43 PM
V-Tail
Four bucks will fix you up:
https://www.amazon.com/GOODaaa-Charger-Charing-Adapter-Android/dp/B0CPM2SDXJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3MTS9EOVU6AZ2&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.AVgqF_o4V5iSOc9Q91UhsUf2ri_fAf14rAdhHgP4P0ndRFUhWuj_gLSVV-j19WtEvn01UNz7lYxOPkRw6fgDS51kAKW5bQ6LfsVeKHNMeMfMgCbz_55A9OjiuZT-uDVPEWWtYlyqs_lzNAdxWva10aoEiGJjKEDtb_dSs8227yvVVIIYwnKkeRN8bKOdvi5PZgqY4QGDT8gjrKFYzsGZf3jWnx__Q7LHXVDHXFcOL1g.LWARvu_Zl0jdLbVRmfRIzyWiAhpYktYh2kj_vk_o6DI&dib_tag=se&keywords=usb-a+wall+charger&qid=1759340533&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011%2Cp_n_g-101013587674111%3A75574920011&rnid=75574916011&rps=1&sprefix=usb-a+wall+charger%2Caps%2C265&sr=8-1


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October 01, 2025, 01:43 PM
Pipe Smoker
^^^^^^^
Thanks, but that link doesn’t work for me. A copy and paste didn’t either.


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October 01, 2025, 01:49 PM
stoic-one
His link isn't quite right.

TRY THIS:

https://www.amazon.com/GOODaaa...ndroid/dp/B0CPM2SDXJ


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October 01, 2025, 02:00 PM
Pipe Smoker
^^^^^^^
Thanks. That works.


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