Unfortunately, not everything is perfect. Currently, the remote only works with the FT85BD ESC. Customer support claimed VESC support, but all my configuration requests were ignored. In fact, I believe the claim of VESC support is false.
I have a serious complaint about the FT85BD controller: it overheats after 20 minutes.
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Are you water cooling or just heatsink to air? Of course with boogie it’s basically splash cooled anyway. Very disappointing about the VESC VX5 compatibility thanks for experimenting for the group
I use the stock controller. The VESC 75200, which I prefer, usually doesn’t require any additional cooling.
Hi guys, do you know where I can buy a motor which can swivel? I want to build a single motor set up but still want to be able to steer it back to me when I come off the wave. I would prefer a single motor set up with a built in swivel rather than a separate rudder or dual motors with differential steering. Let me know your thoughts. Cheers.
Well, I think I managed to configure the VX5 IMU with two VESC controllers. It works in my room, anyway.
The problem was that Flipsky support initially recommended connecting two motors via a CAN bus. It turned out that each motor needed to be configured separately, and a CAN connection was unnecessary.
I spent an hour and a half on the water with a 40-liter board and a Spitfire 900. Everything worked perfectly, the 75200 controllers did not overheat, I was absolutely delighted.
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When you get some time could you please outline how you set up the VESCs to work with the receiver. Don’t mean detailed 75200 programming just basics like uart or ppm etc.
The settings are ridiculously simple: PPM, CAN mode: unused.
Don’t ask me why I bought this. I don’t have an answer. Maybe so I can build a case I like in a couple of years?
Started riding on a 7.5-liter Naish Macrochip.
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If you’re a Luddite at heart and have always wanted to see what’s inside the Manta Air travel battery… Just 10,000 likes and I’ll keep poking around.
If only I could convey that wonderful smell of leaking electrolyte…
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Well, just one like, but from whom! Then let’s continue. By the way, I have a question related to this battery. A friend of mine lost four pairs of batteries. In each pair, one battery was discharged to 2.4 volts, and the other was dead to less than a volt. I put together two pairs of 2.4 volt batteries and charged them with the standard charger. The Manta detects the battery, but the motor won’t start. Has anyone encountered something similar? And what are your thoughts on this uneven battery discharge? Is the controller faulty?
Two foil assistants. One from a reputable brand, costing thousands of dollars. It broke after a few months, taking four sets of batteries with it. The second is a DIY unit, printed from substandard PETG. It’s in its third season and refuses to die.
Did you understand what went wrong in the first place? In my experience trying to weld too thixk nickel with strong welds create internal damage to the cells, and very high self discharge after thermal cycles of the cells.
I have no doubt that everything is exactly as you describe, but I think the underlying cause in this case is different. In each pair of two batteries, one is completely discharged and the other is not, and the voltage readings are the same in all four pairs. If self-discharge were the cause, I don’t think the readings would be the same.
However, I am not a expert and could be wrong.
By the way, what are the welding recommendations in this case?