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I'll keep looking at the wheel. I think it's just on there really tight. With enertion the drive system wheel pully comes off of the truck - so you could take it off the truck then extract the wheel pully from the back of the wheel, which was what I was expecting but wasn't the case here. This is a guess, but I think the wheel pully is attached to the truck so it's awkward getting enough leverage to pop the wheel out.
The phone app is really easy to use. This is the one I use: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ackmaniac.vescmonitor
The only other indicator is low voltage cutoff (33v) where the board will start outputting less power. I haven't hit that yet, but from my experience with other boards the lowered performance is noticeable. When it happened with my other board it meant I had 1-3 miles left. When it's triggered on this board there's about 5-10 miles left in the pack since this pack is so big which is plenty for me to get home. This can be tuned.
That being said, riding from a full state to depletion on this board would be a helluva endurance run.
/u/wmharvey
Great to finally hear some feedback about my board! glad you like it.
> It has a little delay in acceleration when you first hit the gas but it then flies.
We ship the board in beginner mode, Be sure to check the R-SPEC mode/ beginner mode on the remote controller. There shouldn't be any obvious delay in acceleration in R-SPEC mode.
p.s. Link to app, makes checking range & voltage easy. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ackmaniac.vescmonitor&hl=en
Thanks! It's called VESC Monitor.
Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ackmaniac.vescmonitor&hl=de
More info can be found here: http://www.electric-skateboard.builders/t/extended-bldc-tool-with-watt-control-mode-ppm-cruise-control-individual-throttle-curve-and-android-app/12286
the app is open source made by arkmaniac https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ackmaniac.vescmonitor&hl=de
the app is being dev ongoing & i am working closely with dev
mobile apps are the future for esk8, you will see lots happening here in the next year. In fact, I believe the company with the best app will dominate the entire industry.
i am using this version:
https://m.apkpure.com/ackmaniac-esc-monitor-unreleased/ackmaniac.vescmonitor
since i dont use google services....i cant get it from the play store. please can someone confirm that its the same version as the one from the playstore here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ackmaniac.vescmonitor&hl=de
Ultimately we have chosen what we think is the most reliable remote on the market as far as wireless performance. Any remote that is less than 99.9% wireless reliability is a deal breaker in our book for obvious safety reasons. We are constantly testing new remotes out there, and if we find one that can match its wireless performance we will definitely offer it. And because we are using VESCs, you can easily swap to other PPM style remotes if you prefer a different style (e.g. thumb wheel). Also you can check telemetry data via the Bluetooth Module and VESC apps on your phone. We recommend ESC Monitor ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ackmaniac.vescmonitor&hl=en) which shows you many useful parameters including:
-Speed
-Voltage
-Estimated Range Left (very useful and accurate)
-Motor Current/Power
-Battery Current/Power
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you can also create custom Modes which allow you to change how much power/speed you allow to the motors/battery. Yes all this in theory could be integrated into the remote, but doing it via the app has a much more sophisticated user interface that would be hard to recreate on a remote. And as you know apps are much easier to update as they get improved over time.
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For iPhone users there is Xmatic: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xmatic-electric-skateboard/id1382937037?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ackmaniac.vescmonitor
Keep in mind you'll have to do some tuning to make sure that the capacity readout is correct.
Hello everyone This is Ernesto from Kaly.nyc
The review Andy describes here is a mix one and fails in identifying what the real issue and just puts blame on the device without considering the commands being send to board and the safety features implemented in the board.
To explain, the board I build is a DIY with aim to have top power for off-roading and top speed for when you feel the need. It is designed for riders that are hands-on and we provide access to the tools to customize the riding experience via Bluetooth with the VESC monitor also can see any faults code if any is produced and troubleshoot it right from the app.
Now, going back to the experience redacted above, after Andy picked up the board, he returned the next day but to lower the settings, because he considered it to be too aggressive. This could had been done via the Bluetooth app, but he insisted on coming-in to do it.
The next time he came in, was because the FOCBOX got damage. This happened due to a crash he had with a little girl on a kick scooter and the scooter ended up under the board and pulled the motor wires. He failed to inspect the wire connectors after the incident and never checked that one of the wires had become 90% unplugged and rode away in this conditions, what caused the vibrations and a loose connector that killed that FOCBOX. I have changed the FOCBOX even though it was the result of an accident he had and not a defective component.
On the high speed vibrations produced by AT wheels, there is little to be done other than learn to skate at high speeds and this is a progression of skills that can not be acquired overnight; only practice practice will get you there.
Now, on the disconnections that he explains... Andy could not seem to get and I was not able to get my point across to him, judging from his post here.
First, the braking on an eboard is not a mechanical brake, but an electrical one. It works by using the motors to slowdown the board and this process produces energy that is send back to the battery, and is monitored by the ESC and the BMS.
When opting to use big motors, 6374-190Kv with 2600 Watts each for 5200 watts of power combined, this is a lot of energy coming back into the system and to tackle a steep hill the procedure has to be like this:
Use the brakes in short bursts to slow you down to a manageable speed. Then carve, to bring the speed under control. If picking up too much speed again, repeat a short burst with the brakes and carve once again. If still picking too much speed, just alternate between braking and carving. Once you want to stop, then carve to kill some of the speed and hit the brakes with intentions to stop and not just to put a long drag on the motors.
The issue Andy had was due to the equipped the dual 6374-190Kv ( 5200 watts ) motors and then tackling a long hill with a steep slope by applying a medium/high drag braking to control the speed for a long time until the BMS cut the power off, resulting in the cutouts he describes here. Instead he should have used the braking/carving approach in that case.
I have explained this to him on several ocasiona, it seems that I still failed in getting the message to him.
What I had gotten out of the experience with this case is that, when people get on eSk8ing, it helps if there is an intermediate skate background and some background in mechanical/electrical understanding or the willingness to have an idea of how the things work. This way, lots of dangerous situations can be avoided just by having a different approach.
Often people think that you just need to press a button and you GO and the device will do everything by it self. But in reality this is not the case! As USERS, our understanding on the capabilities and limitations of the machine have to dictate how to approach all situations for our own safety.
If you have a Rator 2 or a similar vesc and Bluetooth, one could use this app to switch mode on the fly https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ackmaniac.vescmonitor
You use a TB rocket right? You can get telemetrics straight out of the vesc if it is bluetooth enabled.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ackmaniac.vescmonitor&hl=en
I have vescmonitor app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ackmaniac.vescmonitor) which has video overlay.
I'll try to shoot some riding soon.