Recent content by stanleykwong

The conversation kit I used only lasted a few months. The metal bracket broke after that. And before that I was having problems with the belt slipping/shredding. At this point, buying a dedicated electric scooter is probably a better idea since they’re cheaper now than they were 2 years ago.

Finally got everything working reliably. The loose belt was caused by the motor sliding around on the mount. Red Threadlock fixed that. I also had to use Red Threadlock on the nuts holding the wheel gear to the wheel. I'm running 10S and am able to conquer the one big hill on my way home...

So the low profile hex screws and nuts did the trick. The wheel gear is much more securely attached to the wheel now. Everything was working pretty well for about a week. But now the timing belt is really loose. I've already ordered a new timing belt, but I'm wondering what caused the...

I bought some low profile M5 screws from openbuildpartstore.com. I'll screw those in from the other side and use M5 nuts with threadlock and see if that works.

This may be the last update for a while. The wheel gear won't stay attached to the wheel. It seems the M5 thread has been stripped on 2 of the 5 holes on the wheel gear. So I'm out of luck, I'll either have to get another wheel gear from China or try to weld the current wheel gear somehow or get...

ApacheXMD, yeah, once I get everything up and running again, I'd be happy to meet up. I work in SOMA, near the 4th and King Caltrain station. I'm curious why you didn't go with a hub motor like this one: https://www.uumotor.com/dropout-size-58mm-8-inch-gearless-hub-motor.html It should work with...

Yes, so I finally got my VESC from chaka. It works great except I melted the spark protection switch that came with it. I pushed it too hard going uphill with a 6S. I guess too many amps. I'm working with chaka to see if a new improved spark protection switch will work. In the meantime, I'm...

That looks cool! The hub motor is on the front? Any problems braking hard going downhill? I'd be worried about going head first into the sidewalk. Anyway, I finally got my VESC from Chaka and then promptly burned out the drv8302 chip trying to do motor detection with FOC. For the Tacon...

I'm still waiting to get my VESC. Chaka had some issues with his supplier giving him incorrect parts. I hope to get my VESC within a week or two. In the meantime, I'm going to test using pneumatic wheels to smooth out the ride. I bought micro flex air wheels...

takyka, Can you private message me the files? Also, what size belt were you using? Did you drill holes into the wheel to mount the wheel pulley? Did the ESC you were using have any regen braking capability? Thanks!

Got both my Tacon Bigfoot 160's. I have to say, they are beautiful motors. And they're a drop-in replacement for the EMP motor that came with the belt kit. The aluminum plate that attaches to motor mount is already showing metal fatigue. I'm a bit worried that it'll fail eventually. Maybe I...

Takyka, Yes, I'd love to get the 3D model of both the motor pulley and the wheel pulley if it's not too much trouble. The belt I have now has HTD 325-5M printed on it, and the width is 9mm. I'm not that familiar with belts, but I'm guessing it means the belt is 325mm around, with a 5mm pitch...

Oh, I see. I just wanted to get some ebrake working because the handbrake on the scooter is pretty weak right now. I might be willing to give up the coasting ability if the ebrake gives me much better braking. Where would I find a good motor pulley that would allow regen and ebraking? I might...

While waiting for my VESC to arrive, I was thinking about how to setup a variable braking mechanism with the existing lever handbrake on my Oxelo Town 9EF. According to vedder, it's possible to switch the thumb throttle to a variable brake by "connecting a button between the servo signal and...

Get a Tacon Big Foot 160 before they sell out. http://www.hobbypartz.com/96m608-bigfoot160-5335-245kv.html