I’m looking to make my first board, I just want a simple hub motor cruiser. It seems like maytech 70mm hubs are a good enough way to go.
I dont really care too much about speed, I just want a cruiser with some surfskate trucks.
I’ve been looking for a reasonably prices esc, I haven’t heard much praise for the budget options. Can you guys recommend a decent dual esc?
Apart from a dual esc you could also combine two single vescs like flipsky 6.7 pro or somesuch.
The MakerX DV4S is as reasonably priced as you can get, comes with a switch for power and is as reliable as V4 architecture VESC can be. Probably pretty overkill for those hubs but eh?
I have used a 99$ pre 2024 Puaida ESC, which is a Lingyi, with two different sets of hub motors, an 83mm ‘Jking’ set claimed to be 350 watts each, and a set of 400 watt 90mm Puaida hub motors.
This esc comes with a remote which has a speedometer and odometer and 4 different speed and brake levels. Speed 3&4 max out the same, but 4 has more torque and gets there faster.
22mph max with 83mm hubs
29mph max with the 90mm
I weigh 190lbs /86 kg.
Brakes were weak on max with the 83mm hubs and even weaker on 90mm.
Motors very quiet, especially the 90’s.
I had this Esc mounted to a heatsink which was not exposed to exterior airflow for 400 miles or so. When I did expose it, I was surprised how hot it got to the touch. It must have been really cooking before exposure…
Near the 500 mile mark The Puaida esc and remote started randomly disconnecting, requiring stopping, cycling the power button to continue.
Scary Dangerous at times, not having brakes, and once keeping full power for 2 seconds, at 22mph with a stop sign approaching.
At this point I tried and failed to get a Vesc to properly power either set of hub motors. Skill issue most likely, but there are reports of hub motors and Vesc not cooperating.
I had another unused backup 62$ Lingyi ESC, old tech, which was referred to as the Ebay Esc on old the defunct builders forum, that I mounted to my heatsink. It has about 85% the torque of the Puaida esc. Maxes out at 26mph with 90mm hubs.
Slightly stronger brakes than PuaidaESC. Motors practically silent. Super twitchy throttle, nearly impossible to re-engage at speed smoothly after coasting, and there is a delay in response, when letting off quickly from full throttle, or full brake.
This ebay Lingyi has also started disconnecting from remote, requiring stopping and cycling power button, but seems to be giving some warning before hand, as in it has only half power.
If I brake to a stop, I can tell only one motor is braking, but once stopped, it seems to reset and full power available again for remainder of battery, and no more disconnects, so far.
I really want to get a Vesc set up powering these hub motors, but am unsure if my previous failures were hardware, or improper detections, and skill issues, or some combination of all three.
Been delaying trying again, as I was so damn frustrated, but am old and yell at clouds.
I see that Puaida has a new 2024 ESC available for 110$, which has more features, and claims to have stronger brakes.
I might get it, as I know it will fit my improved heatsink, and should last longer than the 500 miles of my other one, if kept cooler. It could be money better spent toward the Vesc recommended in post above though.
I liked having telemetry on remote, and the throttle was much more tolerable than the ebay lingyi is.
The ebay lingyi has the ability to work on 6s, 7s, or 10s depending on solder bridges or their removal. Im glad i had it available, and am still using it, but it is not a good esc.
The Puaida is 10s only.
Vesc needs a separate remote and receiver, where the non V escs usually come with remote and built in receiver.
I can likely replace the failed Puaida ESC only, and pair it with my old remote, and save 20$, but would rather spend 30$ more, and get the new version that claims stronger brakes.
That was chief complaint for first 500 miles, before the random disconnects began.
When I switched from 83 to 90mm hubs, the more powerful motors revealed a stepped throttle, noticeable only when accelerating slowly.
Unideal but not onerous