dannydoyle2
1 mW
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- May 31, 2016
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So I'm currently working on a new e-board build to transform a Loaded Vanguard into a dual diagonal monster.
I'm working with two 63mm Turnigy G160 rated at 2220W each.
Two Zippy 5S 8000mAh Lipos that I'm gonna connect in series to get a 10s setup (they're fairly thick, might have to take them apart and rearrange the cells). And two VESC's that I got off the Enertion website when they were on sale the other week.
Oh and my pulleys are 16/36 (got them off diyelectricskateboard). Wheels are 83mm. Remote controll was initially planned through a wireless nunchuck, but I'll switch to a 2,4GHz controller instead because of safety reasons. That's pretty much my whole setup.
I'm planning on doing something along the lines of what whitepony is doing in the other thread. Just way less fancy since I don't have access to all the tools to make my board as awesome as his. Still gotta think of a way to mount everything in two cases underneath the board while preserving the flexibility (it's a flex 1 deck and I weigh about 90kg/200lbs).
Problem:
So far I'm a little worried about the Lipo-VESC-Motor combination. The turnigy G160's have a current draw of up to 60A each. The VESC's are supposed to be able to handle up to 50A continuously. I'm definitely gonna drive up mountain roads with the board (not offroad though), possibly even while pulling someone on a non-e-board behind me. So I think the 60A current draw sounds realistic (correct me if I'm wrong here though). What do I do about the VESC's though? If I cool them enough (maybe even with an actual cooler mounted on their case, would they be able to handle up to 60A continuously? Basically I'm asking if the 50A limitation is only because of the heat buildup and whether there's a fix for that.
Other than that I thought about working with 50A fuses to make sure I don't blow up my VESC's but I'm not sure if that will work as planned. I thought about getting a twin 300A ESC off alienpowersystems but they're all on backorder so that'd probably gonna take forever.
So yeah, that's one of the concerns I still have. Anyone here ever had the same problem before? How'd you fix it? Any workarounds for me?? Shall I buy other motors? Any advice welcome, guys. Even if it's not even related to the Lipo-VESC-Motor issue.
I'm working with two 63mm Turnigy G160 rated at 2220W each.
Two Zippy 5S 8000mAh Lipos that I'm gonna connect in series to get a 10s setup (they're fairly thick, might have to take them apart and rearrange the cells). And two VESC's that I got off the Enertion website when they were on sale the other week.
Oh and my pulleys are 16/36 (got them off diyelectricskateboard). Wheels are 83mm. Remote controll was initially planned through a wireless nunchuck, but I'll switch to a 2,4GHz controller instead because of safety reasons. That's pretty much my whole setup.
I'm planning on doing something along the lines of what whitepony is doing in the other thread. Just way less fancy since I don't have access to all the tools to make my board as awesome as his. Still gotta think of a way to mount everything in two cases underneath the board while preserving the flexibility (it's a flex 1 deck and I weigh about 90kg/200lbs).
Problem:
So far I'm a little worried about the Lipo-VESC-Motor combination. The turnigy G160's have a current draw of up to 60A each. The VESC's are supposed to be able to handle up to 50A continuously. I'm definitely gonna drive up mountain roads with the board (not offroad though), possibly even while pulling someone on a non-e-board behind me. So I think the 60A current draw sounds realistic (correct me if I'm wrong here though). What do I do about the VESC's though? If I cool them enough (maybe even with an actual cooler mounted on their case, would they be able to handle up to 60A continuously? Basically I'm asking if the 50A limitation is only because of the heat buildup and whether there's a fix for that.
Other than that I thought about working with 50A fuses to make sure I don't blow up my VESC's but I'm not sure if that will work as planned. I thought about getting a twin 300A ESC off alienpowersystems but they're all on backorder so that'd probably gonna take forever.
So yeah, that's one of the concerns I still have. Anyone here ever had the same problem before? How'd you fix it? Any workarounds for me?? Shall I buy other motors? Any advice welcome, guys. Even if it's not even related to the Lipo-VESC-Motor issue.