The first tests will be on a 2wd setup (because weight). If that doesn’t work I have another set of these motors to make it 4wd
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In case someone wants to try the airless ATs:
https://forum.esk8.news/t/wts-airless-at-wheel-set-for-kegel-elofty-dds/21800/2
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i’m voting highly unlikely
all you elofty owners that dont want to cry… lube your motor bearings at least once a month… it’s easy peasy… takes like 4 mins of work and an hour of waiting…
even @torqueboards recommends oil their DD motor bearings…
words to the wise should be sufficient…
next week… I’ll show you an easy way to add temps sensors to the stators… @mishrasubhransu pioneered this… but @kook takes it a step further into the can…
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It was working with an older version but not with the current ones, as documented. It’s works fine without the upper part of the DKP.
I would suggest the original Gullwing sidewinder Base Plate and “middle part” to exchange against this cheap stuff. That should fit.
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Thanks. Have to reread this thread again.
I ordered the one 58k from Bound on 3/5/2020. Smooth cans. Don’t know if they have retaining screws or not. So I’m not sure if it’s the old or new version.
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I ordered one set from Boundmotors when they had them for 50%, it was a slightly newer or modified version with a screw securing the can. Btw, all four of my eLofty cans still sit tight, no issues so far. The strange scrubbing noise is gone now that i use the janux hubs.
You should get at least the secured version.
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I did a 50km ride on the weekend 50% in the rain. Took that board out today and there i a grinding sound and braking is patchy. I am thinking a bearings and maybe a loose phase wire. I put my vesc in my other board and no issues. I will grease the motor bearings and check all the connections. Anyone else have this drama. With ver 2.0 elofty/kenna DD?
Yep. Sounds like a good time to learn to take them apart and service them.
Seems like par for the course.
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Screws go through the cans, so it’s pretty apparent. Can you post a picture?
These are mine and you can seen the screws (early eLofty 58kv batch):
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@murdomeek, I remember you asking if I encountered any throttling when climbing hills in the past.
So today was a warm day (80F/27C) and I got around to riding in a group ride with DFW Eskate.
My settings were 60/-60 motor and 25/-6 battery for this run. I switched from a 12S2P to a 10S4P.
I definitely encountered some form of thermal throttling/stator saturation. It was a trail run so lots of acceleration and braking and at the end, I had little to no torque riding up a hill. Ended up walking up the hill. At the time, I didn’t think about thermal throttling, just thought that maybe the hill was overly steep. After the ride, the hubs were very very hot (and partially melted my 3d printed hubs a little 
)
Still prior to them overheating, they had pretty decent acceleration and speed I thought 
I really like hubs so to prevent future overheating, I’m debating about doing 4wd. Makes me also wonder if putting a heatsink sleeve would help?
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BTW, running my eLoftys with Boa 100s and it’s a great combo. Definitely feels like the right size.
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I should add also that I’m running 6X2 at 6 2PSI. I would like to run smaller but the Texas roads pretty much dictate bigger wheels
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4wd definitely keeps them cool to the touch but might add to power consumption. I’m happy so far with my 4wd 8 inch setup.
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Theoretically it should reduce your power consumption! (Losses should be half)
Obviously only if you also set the 4WD motors to half the current that you had in 2WD.
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Hmm, what about the increased drag of the motors that has to be handled?
I have no comparison though, it always has been a 4wd setup
If you can push your board when it’s off, drag should be negligible. The majority of drag comes from the wheels, especially if you use pneumies or rubber wheels.
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I have snapped 2 of these scews the quality of elofty is meh.
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