dual vesc would let you move forward with project, it is common and I think you should buy one if that hoverboard esc is not working for you
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Locating 11"x5.5"x6" tyres in the UK or Europe.
Really want to have a go at building one of these but can’t find any tyres with a 6 inch rim that are not 13-14" in diameter. Any one else found any or do you just import from the us.
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You are right.
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No ones replied to either of my email enquiries for tyres. I have however found imperial aluminium c channel.
how do you align the hub motor magnets so the hall sensors are synchronised thanks?
I’ve gone for the 'Burris 11 x 6.0-6 Treaded Tyre from craft and ride in the US. Got a deal with free shipping to UK for £70 fingers. Fingers crossed I don’t get stung for import duty. Wont ship till end of November so will give me some time to get my 3d printing done. Also managed to get hold of a fully functional hover board with a pretty good battery for £35 locally from FB marketplace so I’m all set.
As the hub motors two hub motors are mechanically locked together and magnets and hall sensors aligned is it not possible to run the two hoverboard motors from a single motor vesc and not bother with a dual vesc.
Reason I was wondering was I’ve a single motor Flipsky 4.12 vesc I could reuse from my sons Esk8 build as his not interested in it anymore. Although not even sure this older version of vesc is even compatible works with the balancing gyro sensor function.
Hi guys! I have problem with project. I built diy onewheel with mobo and gyro from hoverboard. When I stand on the board, the board start like a rocket and I fall to the ground. Board does not balance.
My connection:
Gyro- I used gyro from battery side
I connected from no batery side gyro to battery side gyro this wires :Green to Green, blue to blue
Motor- no battery side: yellow to yellow, blue to Green, Green to blue
Hall sensor: no battery side : red to red, blue to yellow, yellow to blue, Green to Green, black to black
Motor- battery side: yellow to yellow, Green to Green blue to blue
Hall sensor: battery side:, red to red, yellow to yellow, blue to blue, Green to Green, black to black
Thank you for help!!!
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Can it be by different turning the magnet in the wheels? Should I try to connect the hall sensor with only one wheel?
I’m onto my 3rd reel of filament and still not finished. So far done the four hub sections and the two end compartments. So still to do foot plates and cable covers so may even need a fourth reel.
Hi guys
I am repurposing my diy onewheel wheel to an electric foil winch.
The transposition is quite simple, add a spool of thread to the wheel and it should work.
The only part i haven’t figured out yet is how to activate it.
Does anyone here knows how to bypass the gyro sensor, and replace it with a servotester/ spring switch system. ?
A simple button would be enough. Ideally i would make it remote controlable.
I could buy a dual eskate esc, and conect it to the two motors, but ideally i want to use the original board.
Thanks everyone, have a great day
Alex
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If you decide to flash your hoverboard mainboard with FOC firmware, it is supporting servo control and a few other options. If you really want and you know something about programming you can even add bluetooth connection to it.
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That As exactly what i needed !
Thank you very much, you’re amazing !
I Will post results if it works
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The first hoveboard I had a play I reflashed for ppm rc control to make a rc lawn mower out off. Hoverboard Firmware reflash with Emanuel Feru FOC firmware- configured for PWM on right port. - YouTube
I you sure the two 350W motors i.e. 700W will be enough for a foil winch. I mad a go make a wake winch using a forklift 3.3kw dc motor and 160amp controller and I don’t think that was enough really for decent water start.
Electric wake winch prototype - YouTube
Melted my 3d printed rim. Overheated a motor with vesc and too much D gain. Grabbed my second set of motors and made a new motor. I bought two lawnmower wheels from harbor freight. They were 13x4 tires with a split rim. Rim is sized for a 6 inch tire. I drilled through the stock bolt holes on the motors all the way through the face. Then I fed 8/32 rod through both motors. Then added half a rim to one side. The exposed threads had me concerned for the innertube. I used some aluminum foil heating duct tape. Wrapped the center 4 times. Folded the sides over the motor lips. Then I wrapped over that with electrical tape. Since both halves of the rims I needed had valve stem holes. I covered one with 4 layers of aluminum tape and then wrapped that area of the rim in electrical tape. Inside of rim was now nice and smooth. I put the taped end plate on the motor. Then I put a 13x5x6 innertube in the 11x6x6 tire. I turned the tube on its side. So it would face the hole easier. Then I realized it would be a pain to get the valve stem out. I removed the tube and put the stem through other wheel side wall. Then put the cap on. Then I tucked the tube back into the tire. Bolted the second half in place and filled with air.
The harbor freight rim hold fits perfectly on the bump in the hoverboard motor plate. I used that alignment to put the drill through the back plate and drill the harbor freight rims out. Worked out very well. Tire fits perfectly.
Just wanted to share the way I built my rim/motor. The tires from harbor freight were 14.99 a piece. I spent more than that printing my first rim. I think on my next build I will do the exact same except print a tube that slides over the inner motors instead of using foil tape. Hope this helps some of you. Link for rims I bought.
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