# Running a 6384 motor in FOC mode on VESC
**URL:** https://foil.zone/t/running-a-6384-motor-in-foc-mode-on-vesc/17719
**Category:** Build, Repair & Mod
**Created:** [March 13, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/running-a-6384-motor-in-foc-mode-on-vesc/17719 "2023-03-13T00:49:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@t-dub-maui](https://foil.zone/u/t-dub-maui)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/running-a-6384-motor-in-foc-mode-on-vesc/17719/1 "2023-03-13T00:49:12Z")
Is anyone here successfully using a 6384 in FOC mode?
I have the issue that the motor does not get going once in the water, everything seems to be fine when testing on land without load.
Here are the general steps I did to set it up with my VESC:
1.) Motor Wizard: Medium outrunner, 14 motor poles. Detection goes through fine and outputs the following values:
2.) Then I changed the max motor current to 90A and adjusted max battery current, cut off values etc according to my battery pack
3.) Wrote motor settings to VESC
The motor spins up fine during dry testing without load, but does not in the water. If I change settings from FOC to BLDC then it also works fine in the water.
Any ideas what’s wrong? Is anyone here successfully using their 6384 with FOC?
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### Author:  [@NickOldfield](https://foil.zone/u/NickOldfield)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/running-a-6384-motor-in-foc-mode-on-vesc/17719/2 "2023-03-27T04:30:00Z")
How’d you get on? I’ve got mine set as FOC but have not tested yet. Maytech 100a vesc, 12s battery and 6384 motor.
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### Author:  [@t-dub-maui](https://foil.zone/u/t-dub-maui)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2023, 3:49pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/running-a-6384-motor-in-foc-mode-on-vesc/17719/3 "2023-03-29T15:49:32Z")
Hey, what do you mean with “How’d you get on”?
Currently I’m running my 6384 in BLDC mode until I find a solution for FOC.
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### Author:  [@KLAUSMOLLERZIP](https://foil.zone/u/KLAUSMOLLERZIP)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/running-a-6384-motor-in-foc-mode-on-vesc/17719/4 "2023-03-29T16:35:32Z")
Hello, yesterday I did my first test with a 6384 motor and a FLIPSKY VESC 75100 and 10S battery.
With VELOCE XL wing very slow, and with CURVE X I didn’t have enough speed to get up.
FOC metod
Weight 93kg
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### Author:  [@KLAUSMOLLERZIP](https://foil.zone/u/KLAUSMOLLERZIP)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/running-a-6384-motor-in-foc-mode-on-vesc/17719/5 "2023-03-29T16:39:29Z")
Quite strange that it works for you dry and not in the water. Where do you have the VX3 receiver located?
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### Author:  [@NickOldfield](https://foil.zone/u/NickOldfield)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/running-a-6384-motor-in-foc-mode-on-vesc/17719/6 "2023-03-29T18:39:37Z")
FOC not recommended for more than 6s. BLDC is fine
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### Author:  [@KLAUSMOLLERZIP](https://foil.zone/u/KLAUSMOLLERZIP)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/running-a-6384-motor-in-foc-mode-on-vesc/17719/7 "2023-03-30T12:30:50Z")
i´ll try, thaks @NickOldfield
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### Author:  [@Larsb](https://foil.zone/u/Larsb)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/running-a-6384-motor-in-foc-mode-on-vesc/17719/8 "2023-03-30T15:13:07Z")
Why? FOC is a control algoritm, not limited to a certain voltage.
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### Author:  [@t-dub-maui](https://foil.zone/u/t-dub-maui)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/running-a-6384-motor-in-foc-mode-on-vesc/17719/9 "2026-01-14T16:16:10Z")
Following up on this, has anyone had success with FOC on an 6384? If yes, could you share your FOC parameters for comparison?
I’ve got it working nicely when thrust is low, but with more throttle trying to get up on foil, the motor will cut out.