Light Assist Season 2

The magnetic connector declared as 2A, but even with 1A on all 14 pins it will dissipate 7W, which is very high.
GX20 female is an option - only 15.2mm diameter.
But I need even less diameter, so probably will return to db-15.

I checked again the pogo connector pins resistance and now i get normal mohms resistance. So seems like maybe it has normal resistance, but it is unreliable.
Also in a concept:

  1. There is only one point of contact vs the regular connector.
  2. There is probably another contact after the spring. So another point of failure.


Vist the Factory now, will feedback later

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I’m really interested to hear your feedback. I was saving money to buy an axis pump foil (with 1310 wing) and saw this manufacturer in your post. I saw some videos on YouTube from a brand reselling the same foils (I guess they just put their logo on it, the brand is Roamfoil) and it looks really performing well. I will order one if you are giving some good feedback, for a fraction of the price of Axis I can even get another smaller wing to use with my winch at high speed.

Getting out with a high performing foil is nice but it makes me cringe that they even used the axis names (png1300 etc), crossing the boundary between inspiration and theft.

This is probably enough that you could have them confiscated if customs knew what they were looking for.

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Will write a report later when out of China

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There is a factory in China that sells Axis replicas, but if you get along well they can sell you the original Axis wings and masts for the price of the replica. I bought an HM mast for $500, completely original paint job, compatible with the original Axis fuselage.

I received the 14 pin pogo with pre-soldered wires. It is not the same as the 13 pins but about the same size. Pre-soldered would make it much easier to wire up.
Not having much sucess with the balance board. Wiring the 14 pin as 2x 7 with two 6s (7 wires) connectors would make sense as the wires already comes in two bundles of 7 wiress (top/bottom row)

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Tested the 1201 with 600mm advance fuse today.

I could get on foil, but the combinaison of problematic signal (not received cable yet) and low stability of the setup with skinny stab made it quite challenging to get up from kneeling and make the transition to standing.

Should be doable with better technique, and being able to throttle with a hand position not dragging the arm under the board !

Did some pumping with this setup, it is very fun and fast. Need 3 steps to start it, so at my level of practice, I still need a bigger foil to be able to rockstart/pump hike.

Let’s see how the antenna helps. It’s the 6st session with the setup and other than the signal and challenging board/foil setup, the concept works.

I am questionning the use of such a small board in DW situation, for safety and takeoff efficiency (duration +power used) reasons.

May build a mid lenght or actual DW board this winter.

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Im really very interested in knowing what the quality of this wing is like. Is this a rebranded Axis 1201 (i.e. do they make foils for Axis?) Or is it a good/ bad copy…theyre not expensive and thats great but if it doesnt perform like a 1201 then spending the money isnt worth it. The quality looks good for sure.
K

A Friend of mine has official axis 1201 and same stab. Now that I have the right fuse, we can do side by side comparaison.
He has power carbon mast, that I find efficient but too flexy.

Still have to make a writeup on the Factory visit.

1:30 pumping this foil (2kg pump board, no motor installed)

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Did you get to check out the 1401 from them? Was tempted to get it to learn pump foil and really lightwind winging. Do you think the aluminum or carbon may e was stiffer?

Went back on the 1300 today, so much easier than 1201 :grimacing::grimacing::grimacing:
Had a great session, 2 batteries UP/downwind. Did not record the first 10 minutes or so, so probably 1h20 on the water in total.



The 4’2 is super fun and light, but not so efficient.

The more I practice the more my original Idea of downwinding this board seems like the wrong solution for anything ambitious. The assist will 100% do the job, when the signal will be sorted, especially with a battery built from fresh cells instead of 6-7 years old salvaged cells.

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I’m also tempted to take the 1401 to learn pumpfoil and a 999 to use with my winch at higher speed. I’m ready to pull the trigger but I’m just waiting on @Bzhwindtalker for his factory visit writeup and how the products perform compared with the original axis products. Let us know @Bzhwindtalker :laughing:

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I have one of their 1401 on order also, will replace my png1300.

Here is an edit of Yesterday session

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Looks good. Is that using their carbon mast too?
Does the carbon mast fit an axis fuselage or do you need to buy their fuselage? If you have to buy their fuselage, do genuine axis front foils and rear stabs connect directly to it?

Many thanks,

James

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How to order? 20char

What vesc were you using with thé 7374 that doesn t générateur desynch issue ?

I have not used VESC controllers with this motor.

Started the winter DW board build, now around 3 hours in.
7’2 by 19" approx 90lt
Should glide well, Hope to find the right weight/strength ratio. It’s 15 kg/M3 foam, I plan to use 14x10mm wood stringers on the foil box and deck. Regarding the assist integration, I will prepare a hole to pass antenna from bottom to top to avoid carbon signal blokage.




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