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    New Build, Motor Suggestions please.

    Does anybody know where I can buy the Zero 10x scooter's motor by itself?
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    New Build, Motor Suggestions please.

    Hello everyone, im working on my second build. A 10inch wheel, chain driven scooter operated by a 10s4p LiPo battery and am looking for a good motor that would power it best. preferably as small as possible but also very powerful. if anyone know what best motor to use please link it to me. Thanks!
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    What am i doing wrong? Help please

    Thanks for the info! I will look into one of those Watt meters. the board is an absolute blast to ride! incredibly fast in my opinion. i dont have a mph reading yet but hope to figure out the top speed soon. I wasnt sure if the batteries would be enough when i started this, looks like either...
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    What am i doing wrong? Help please

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    What am i doing wrong? Help please

    Can you show me the calculation you used to find out how much watt hours of capacity just so i can get an understanding of it please, i thought that running 2 18.5v batteries in series would give me more than 185 Watt hours. Also, im not sure where to find how many Watts i am feeding the motor...
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    What am i doing wrong? Help please

    the batteries im using are flat pack 5S 5AH batteries, https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-5000mah-5s-30c-lipo-pack-xt-90.html?___store=en_us is 5Ah considered low and cause sag?
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    What am i doing wrong? Help please

    hmm, ok il take it for anther run and see if i get the same result. im nervous about how ive set VESC-tool up because im new to all this and worry about breaking components. is there any way to get a second set of eyes on how ive got it set up?
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    What am i doing wrong? Help please

    ive checked all the battery settings and they seem to be ok, i cant figure out why the board shuts off before my batteries hit 3.6v :confused:
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    What am i doing wrong? Help please

    Hello everyone, I am new to this whole scene and have recently finished an electric skateboard build using an ebike hub motor. it works great but i feel like i can get more run time out of my batteries. what i am currently running is 2x 5S 5.0Ah batteries in series (10S 5.0ah) through a VESC...
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    Did i destroy my LiPos?

    Thanks for the tip, the buzzers came in today. i am going to compare them to the readings on my lipo charger to see if any of them are inaccurate. il will pick the 2 best buzzers out of the 5 that i bought. i took the board out for another spin yesterday and kept an eye on how the board...
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    Did i destroy my LiPos?

    ive done a lot more research since this happened yesterday and have ordered warning buzzers. now just trying to find how to get the controller to shut off at 3.6v and maybe limit how much current it is putting out
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    Did i destroy my LiPos?

    Thanks for the help flat tire. my battery is showing 5S again.
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    Did i destroy my LiPos?

    i just thought that 1 cell had ran low because the charger only showed 4cells instead of 5cells. my mistake, im new to all this.
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    Did i destroy my LiPos?

    i just checked the balance and all cells were sitting at around 3.0v :shock: its been charging for a few minutes and is at about 3.48 currently. still only showing during the check. but when i look at each cell it shows all 5.
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    Did i destroy my LiPos?

    lol thanks, i was going to say... the imaxb6ac is a 5S charger... i will give that a shot and hopefully it works. this was my second run on the board but first time running 36v in series. im wondering if there is something wrong with my settings on my VESC that caused it to run 1 cell lower...
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    Did i destroy my LiPos?

    how can i get it back to normal?
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    Did i destroy my LiPos?

    Hello everyone, Im new to this whole LiPo battery scene and think that i may have destroyed my batteries. i checked the charge of both my 5S batteries before going out for a spin on my electric skateboard and they both were balanced and charged, now coming back from the ride (the board died...
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    Wiring Help please.

    IT WORKS!!! seeing as i am laid off for the foreseeable future due to covid-19, ive spent all week on my ebike/esk8 whatever you want to consider it as. it is basically and esk8 with an ebike motor in my opinion, here is a photo. Now i'm no electrician, and this is my first ever build so...
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    Wiring Help please.

    Thank you for all the great info! here is the wireless controller that i would like to use. https://diyelectricskateboard.com/collections/electric-skateboard-starter-collection/products/torqueboards-2-4ghz-nano-remote-controller if it wont work then i will use the hard wired thumb throttle.
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    Wiring Help please.

    Thanks for the quick replies! im hoping to get the board moving without having to push start it if possible, but i do have all the pieces needed including a 36v 500w ebike controller and a hard wired thumb throttle in case i cant get a wireless remote to work. as for the RC Lipo batteries, i...
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    Wiring Help please.

    i am building an electric skateboard that has an ebike hub wheel for a motor, that 16" bike wheel is where the motor will be
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    Wiring Help please.

    Hi everybody, I am in the midst of my first e-vehicle build and im not sure if ive got this right, im at the assembly stage and am wondering if these components will work together or if i need to get a different style of motor controller. This is the Motor that i have...
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    14" Fatbike wheel with hub motor. Does it exist?

    So far it looks like the most cost effective way to go is with this motor, https://www.leafbike.com/products/e-bike-hub-motor/14-inch-36v-750w-rear-electric-scooter-motor-710.html is Leafmotor a reliable company to order from? are they still operating with the current Covid-19 virus shutting...
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    14" Fatbike wheel with hub motor. Does it exist?

    Sorry for the lack of clarification, here is what i am trying to accomplish. i have built this mashup mountainboard with a single wheel at the back that is currently 16inches OD with tire. However, i feel that the 16" wheel is aesthetically too big and I would like to go with an overall...
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    14" Fatbike wheel with hub motor. Does it exist?

    Does anybody on jhere know if a wheel such as this exists?
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