LD918W
1 mW
On the new controller I have for a 5000w hub, I'm able to set the throttle pwm manually. Factory set is 0%. What is an ideal percentage to set it to?
On the new controller I have for a 5000w hub, I'm able to set the throttle pwm manually. Factory set is 0%. What is an ideal percentage to set it to?
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You'd need to specify which controller, and whatever the manual specifically says that setting does, and what it's range is and what that means for it, to give a useful answer.
For instance, some guessing logic:
if the "factory set is 0%" means the full throttle value is 0% PWM, that means the motor will never get any power, as it will never be PWM'd with any pulses of voltage, so tha'ts probably not what it means...
If it means the zero throttle value is 0%, then it gets no power at zer othrottle. That make sense, but there isn't too much use for setting it above 0% for zero throttle--if you do, you can never fully turn off the motor, it will always be getting some power. One possible use for that is to provide a virtual freewheel (something you can do in the Phaserunner, for example), so a motor has less resistance to being turned when it's not in use but the system is on.
It could mean that the throttle itself is actually a PWM input signal (like an RC controller) and the settings is for what the zero throttle mark is.
Ther'es more guesses that could be made....but they are all just guesses.
For instance, some guessing logic:
if the "factory set is 0%" means the full throttle value is 0% PWM, that means the motor will never get any power, as it will never be PWM'd with any pulses of voltage, so tha'ts probably not what it means...
If it means the zero throttle value is 0%, then it gets no power at zer othrottle. That make sense, but there isn't too much use for setting it above 0% for zero throttle--if you do, you can never fully turn off the motor, it will always be getting some power. One possible use for that is to provide a virtual freewheel (something you can do in the Phaserunner, for example), so a motor has less resistance to being turned when it's not in use but the system is on.
It could mean that the throttle itself is actually a PWM input signal (like an RC controller) and the settings is for what the zero throttle mark is.
Ther'es more guesses that could be made....but they are all just guesses.
LD918W
1 mW
Thanks. I appreciate you breaking it down for me... I've learned a great deal since first joining the ES group.
... I asked Copilot what an ideal setting would be, and "he" said between 80% and 90%, I set it to 85%.
The throttle setting 1 to 5, set on 1, the least aggressive, and have had the best results with battery drain and performance issues.
... I asked Copilot what an ideal setting would be, and "he" said between 80% and 90%, I set it to 85%.
The throttle setting 1 to 5, set on 1, the least aggressive, and have had the best results with battery drain and performance issues.
That's the other part of the question I didn't even cover, since without the ohter info it was pointless: what does "ideal" mean for you in this specific situation?
The takeway of all this is that you have to provide much more information for us to answer your questions.
The less you tell us, the less we can help.
The takeway of all this is that you have to provide much more information for us to answer your questions.
The less you tell us, the less we can help.
