This is how I’ve fixed it
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Whoa that’s an odd one. I wonder if slamming the mount on the driveway over time transferred it’s way to the shaft somehow. I’d expect a belt to be insanely tight or snap before the shaft shifted though.
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I’ve had this exact failure mode on 3 different freerchobby motors and none of them were bashed on a driveway.
Just my $0.02
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I have had some gems recently…
always something…
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on a more positive note it has been a great winter here in Missouri so far…
it was 60 today and I got a nice sunset 22 miler on the Flux.
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ok ok.
on a more exciting note over the past couple of days I got the Pack for the Haero done…
This is a 12S6P P42A pack that has been in the works for a long time…
I had it half welded a couple months back…
finished welding…
I had not used adhesive fish paper before… that stuff is awesome.
then I went on to do the balance wires.
I put a thin sheet of abs on the bottom just for more layers…
then I taped the hell out of it because I can’t do heat shrink with the way I put the wires on both sides…
this here is a very exciting moment…
I drilled a giant hole for the plug…
and put some foam strips around…
now… I am bummed about this… but I did not take a picture after putting the pack in and before putting the lid on…
but this thing is ridiculous in there…
is is dumb tight…
like the lid does not even seal on all edges…
you know. because planning and design is for suckers!!!
but I was able to take the Haero around the block and jump off some curbs and stuff…
so the Haero is back!!!
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as I was finishing up the Haero something exciting shows up in the mail!!!
my ultra bright yellow Phatlads hubs!!!
they are going to go on the Gravel Flux and will allow me to use 9 inch tires without wheel bite…
it was not gonna work with Fivestar Hubs and the MBS 9s…
so I took the gamble and ordered the Phatlads hoping the offset would move the tires out far enough…
well.
they are going to work.
I did not know this… but the bearing seat on the Phatlads is narrower than on the MBS hubs… so I can get some speed rings in the axle…
so this maybe 5mm and the offset was enough.
So I am stoked…
I wanted 9s to just roll over everything.
I have not decided if I want to put on the MBS 9s or the 9Inch mudpluggers…
I think I am leaning towards the MBS…
I wonder which ones would do better on gravel.
I have to drill out the chain sprocket to match the holes on the new hubs next to get it going!!!
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yey.
so I found an old ATC wheel pulley with both mbs and Trampa hole spacing and used that as a jig to drill out the chain sprockets.
So last night I put the new wheels and tires on the Gravel Flux.
going to rock 11/70 on 225mm wheels…
I decided to go with the MBS tires.
I am pretty stoked on the look.
it was pretty late last night so I just went out for a couple miles to try it out.
but the first impression was great!!!
pretty much exactly what I was hoping for.
I can roll off curbs with no problems…
I can even roll up smaller curbs…
and rolling on the grass was so much smoother.
so I am really looking forward to taking the Everywhere Carver out some more.!!!
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My neighbor Benji got his Ownboard Zeus today.
I think it took close to a month to get it.
We did not go out to ride it today because the roads are gross…
But I did get to go over there and geek on his unboxing.
I don’t come across many production boards and it has been a long time since I took one out of a box.
But man… that board looked super nice…
the overall build and finish really impressed me.
I wonder how deep down this rabbit hole I would have gone if my first board was something more like this…
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They did a good job on their battery wiring too. I’m impressed with the level of attention.
The thing doesn’t have much accel but the top speed is nice.
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I wonder if it would be better with a 14 tooth motor pulley instead of the 15…
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Is this an Ownboard battery??
If so, that looks a lot better than I’d expect from a budget board.
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Yeah Zeus, with only this picture it would be hard for me to find something to complain about
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I think I can thank La Niña. but November and December were super mild here in Missouri.
Like super duper nice…
This week winter showed up.
nothing brutal but definitely winter…
We even got a coating of snow on Saturday.
Today it got to 45 degrees and the roads looked pretty clear…
So I took the Gravel Flux out.
It was fun!!!
and I got it a little dirty…
I am stoked on having this set up that I am ok with getting dirty and wet and muddy…
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Benji hit me up and we went for a little ride in the neighborhood.
And I tried the Zeus a little bit.
And I gotta tell you man… it has me questioning all of my shitty diy set ups…
I mean.
I did not ride it a ton and I did not push it super fast… but my very first impressions are really something.
So good and enjoyable out of the box.
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ok.
new big idea!!!
Should I go 18S?
this would be an upgrade for the Flux.
I had bought 108 BAK cells to make a 12s9p pack for the Flux with 45AH.
so I would get more range than my current 30ah battery.
I love the Flux.
It is my favorite.
My only gripe is that I wish it had more range.
and I was fixing that.
but a bit more torque and top speed might be nice!!!
can’t hurt right…
will high voltage get me that???
this dude on Facebook got me thinking of it with his 18s Flux.
with some gasketing in can squeeze 144 cells in there look…
And I would not have to buy an insane amount of parts…
I mean, kind of.
but probably be worth it.
just 36 more cells.
a BMS.
a charger.
a Ubox
and some motors…
I mean.
if I am gonna go through the horrible trouble of building a battery I might as well go nuts right…
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Ubox no worki with 18s unless you get the 100v one
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looks like they have it now… hope they usually have it.
I am not quite ready to pull the trigger on parts…
There’s something to be said for “it just works.”
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