Majority of my parts are coming in this week and next week, still need to order a solder, motor mount, anti spark switch and wheels but it’ll be nice to have a battery ready with the parts so I can put it all together
Going for a single drive, got a Flipsky 6374 190kv, with the VESC and motor plus that 2p battery I get 30 mph and 12 mile range. That’s with it being on 30A
The mileage is good? I weigh 152
Sorry I meant there’s no like red flags or things you got wrong. Whether the range is enough is kind of up to you. I get less than that because I’m like 230 and don’t have a big battery and it’s plenty for me, but other folks wouldn’t like it at all. Depends on if you’re realistically gonna ride more than 12 miles in one go
30a peak…if u set the “battery” to that ok but set the “motor” to way more for performance. Dont know what that esc is comfortable with.
30 amps to the motor is lackluster. (W that kv n gearing). But no stress on the battery if u set the motor to higher, that’s just stress on esc
What you recommend I set the motor to
I would’ve liked to get more but that can always become a reality when I get more better budget to afford a better battery and ESC
When you set up the ESC it detects your motor and estimates a maximum for the motor. A 6374 is usually good for ~70A I think, but I’ll let someone else suggest a safe value for the flipsky because I can’t remember off the top of my head sorry
Ok, I just want the best optimized performance for that ESC and motor
Those are lifepo4 cells. 12s on those is about 10s liion
Again, you can set the settings as high as you would like but that will most likely kill the ESC. If you do not want to kill your $100 ESC within the first ride, set the battery amps to 25A, and maybe do 50 motor amps.
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Dont know what that esc is capable of. And then u could maybe heatsink it for less chance it’s damaged, if ur within the recommended voltage temp is the only obstacle
Most people want real torque. On hubs I set both motors to 80 amps.
Even if u set the esc to higher battery amps it’s possible you wont be getting there anyway. Actually 30 amps is not much though for the whole vehicle but even then I’ll only hit maybe 50 for seconds and I’m 150lbs and like to race hills and ride fast.
Yeah I don’t think OP is at the point of worrying about that yet. Looks a bit out of budget (still a good price from seller) and the calculations so far are all based on 10S LiIon anyway so may as well just leave it at that
Is that what i should set for the maximum discharge or continuous
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Should I stick with 30A then, even with it being on 20A I’m getting a decent speed and mileage
I think 10s is the best. I’ll stick with the settings on the speed calculator
You’re correct but it’s probably not very helpful for a noob/first build, especially with this ESC. We’re just trying to make sure OP doesn’t blow up their gear half a mile out the door because of flipsky and their shitty marketing
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After you run the motor detection, go into the general>current tab and set the circled numbers to what you see in the picture.
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For both the motor and VESC
Never mind, thank you
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