One Side of Hoverboard Not Moving / Working - How to Fix

If you're experiencing the problem where one side of your hoverboard works but the other side doesn't that is one of the best problems to have. Reason being if both sides of the hoverboard aren't working it can be a number of problems. It could be a bad gyroscope, it could be a bad motherboard, it could be a wheel motor. 

When only one side of the board is working however we can be fairly certain the motherboard isn't the problem. It could potentially be a wheel motor, however in my experience those rarely go out so the most likely culprite and really only other potential problem is that you have a bad gyroscope.

At this point you need to figure out if you have a male gyroscope or a female gyroscope. There is a small number of boards which don't have a motherboard and have two gyroscopes which act as the motherboard as well. These boards aren't very common and the red color of the gyros is a dead giveaway you have this type of board. 

As far as figuring out if you have male or female gyroscopes is if your gyroscope has two receiving ports and one wire harness leaving the board then you have a male gyroscope and need to replace it with a male gyroscope. If your board has 3 or 4 receiving ports and no wire harness leaving it you then have a female gyroscope. Male gyroscopes are the most common but you definatley want to open up your board and check before you order the wrong piece. 

Below we'll show you a picture of what the various types of gyroscopes look like....

Female Gyroscope

Male Gyroscope

If you need a gyroscope to fix or repair a hoverboard self balancing scooter Amazon is a great place to begin your shopping. Ali Express may be slightly cheaper but you'll wait about 3 weeks or more for your part to arrive. I'm sure you or your children aren't patient enough to wait for that so Amazon makes a great place to buy your replacement hoverboard parts, even better if you have prime as you can have them with 2 day shipping for free. If you're looking to buy a replacement gyroscope check out the male and female gyros for sale on Amazon below...