Recent content by kentsfreeman

The Hobbyking ESC has caused cogging for me when going from partial throttle to full throttle even when moving over 18mph. Its quite dangerous because at that speed when it cogs you go flying off and if you are not ready will faceplant on the road.

Mccloed, I also have the same issues with the HK 150a car esc. The hesitation is dangerous especially at higher speeds.

Wouldn't get that one. I have it and it has problems when the batteries are at full charge. Basically the voltage is to much and causes the motor to cog throwing you off the board unless you are very gentle with the throttle. Would recommend...

Spend the money on a good esc. Its the brains of the entire setup and without it your board will be essentially unusable. The Hobbywing ones are the best at 6S. Also check with torqueboards on the his 6s ESC. Either the EZRUN or the Xerun 6s units. We are talking about $35 to $50 difference...

None of those will work because they are not Car ESC's. The brakes on boat, heli or plane esc's are totally different than what is required for a skateboard. Also the starting algorithms are different. Would only recommend getting a car ESC unless you want non functional brakes and bad...

Yep sorry 36". Have another deck for build 3 that is 34".

I went with the Arbor Highground

Working on my second build and was thinking about going FWD on this one. Was wondering if anyone had opinions on what they liked better and how going FWD would effect handling dynamics. Deck is a downhill board from Arbor, 34' long and I am running a 10s configuration with a 220kv motor.

Did you put a plastic bag over the motor when you filed down the shaft? Might be metal shavings but could also be numerous issues. Make sure your esc and motor connections are tight. What voltage are you running through the motor? Also did you calibrate your transmitter and esc?

Only problem with HXT 4mm is that you can plug a battery into a battery. The male and female ends are exactly the same so if you make a mistake and plug 2 batteries together......well have a fire extinguisher nearby. With EC5 this is impossible to do plus I think EC5 has a higher amp rating.

I am good with the $300 if the pack is lifepo4, has bms and has a single charge lead. Life of battery will be twice that of lipo packs so really we are talking about a $100 delta. If I don't have to take the pack out and can charge with a cheap single mission charger $100 is worth it.

Whatever happened to these packs torque and onloop?

Awesome! Thanks OKP!

Where did you get the enclosure from? Meaning the physical part not the vinyl wrap/stickers.

Thanks torque, Kinda what I thought. Are you using the ESC on your website on your boards?