those look really nice
Of course right before I do my test ride I encounter an error needing me to open up the board. Tried changing stuff through Bluetooth but of course that reset everything.
When connecting via cable it shows only shows VESC ‘local’ instead of the local and can side together. I’ve switched the cable to each ESC and they each work, just that they’re not connected somehow. Is there a setting on VESC that can link them together?
Edit: Found the setting. Jesus Fcking Christ I redact my statement I made a couple months ago about Bluetooth being good. Barely works and also messes every setting up. Gotta redo detection and setup again…
Edit 2: Nevermind still got the same issue
Edit 3: Figured it out. Absolute roller coaster of emotions. Not going to lie it was fun. trying to troubleshoot this, made me learn abit more about Vesctool
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#justvescthings
Funny thing is, this all happened because I tried to change remote current, which then led me to updating my VX4 to firmware 1.2.
Anyone who has a VX4 remote I highly recommend upgrading to the new firmware. Slightly better channel switching for connection, can see motor/battery current, ESC/Motor temps, batt voltage, duty cycle and motor erpm/power. Can also adjust the remote deadband which I know was an issue for almost everyone who’s owned a VX4. Mix this with a 3DS potentiometer upgrade and you’ve got yourself an insane remote.
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what did you do to fix this? i was having the same issue earlier
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Fixed it a couple hours ago. There were some people on the forum who had a similar issue and they just needed to “pair” the ESCs, just that no one said exactly what or where that option was on Vesctool.
If I remember correctly, I went into App settings section, then General, then I switched the “Pairing Done” option to true while connected to the master side of the ESC. Saved everything then did a can scan in order for it to show up. Also had to update that same setting on the CAN-side ESC in order for both ESCs to be on when turning the board on.
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Finished setting up the wheels, balancing them and adjusting the distance of the lasers to make sure they’re not stretching too far behind the board. In the daytime they’re pretty dim, but at night they’ll be very visible.The board is 18.4kg, which isn’t too bad for 96 21700 cells, CNC wheel hubs/trucks and 6 metal lasers and other light accessories. I’ll be going for my maiden ride now. Will get to see how the board holds up with the weight after the routing I did.
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I’m wary of the 3DS hall sensor modification. I’m not sure I trust someone else DIYing parts into a remote that they did not do the electrical engineering on.
Have you been running one? Haven’t seen any reports on it so I’m curious to know what people’s experience has been so far.
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Just came back from the maiden run. Did 11.5km and used up 8% battery. This thing is a MONSTER. The torque may have been a bit too much though, the back tyres would spin out on the lowest “speed” mode. I’m guessing 3.5gear ratio, 16s and 80amps on 6” ATs is pushing it a bit. Me being an idiot, I also put the braking power as 80amps…I’m very lucky I didn’t get thrown off.
The ride feel is much much better than I could’ve imagined. I can achieve some insanely deep carves despite the wheelbase being so long. The stability is there and it feels really easy to cruise at 30mph. Changing the front truck from Onsra TKP to DKP gave a noticeable difference in turning in comparison to the original build. These still have stock bushings so once I put some riptides on I’ll get the turn radius to be where I want it to.
Sadly gotta open the bars up again and change the braking amps. If only Bluetooth worked properly, this would’ve been a 1minute change.
Edit: Forgot to mention, these Newbee drives are incredibly quiet. Very satisfying to just hear only the smooth whine of the motors.
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Just came back from a 70km ride. This board has blown my expectations away. Based on the battery voltage, I still had 40% battery left, which in theory would be 40km. The last 10% is unusable, so roughly 30% battery left which would be 30km range. That’s approximately 100km range with the lights/lasers on, heavy carving and going at a fast cruise speed and some occasional dopamine-filled hard acceleration moments. Still got some tuning to do for the trucks, but other than that, this build is what I’ve wanted in a board: Large battery, Great performance, ‘non-bulky’ design, great speed and handling, surprisingly not that heavy and some integrated lights. I’d consider this build mostly done now, only some small tweaks here and there. Very very happy with the work put into it, and the result it became.
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You need to get that bluetooth sorted dude… opening the enclosure to change settings is completely unacceptable in 2024.
I’m stoked that this build went to plan for you! I have to admit, I thought you were maybe biting off more than you could chew at the start, but you pulled it off! Congrats!
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Badass build dude.
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Thanks man. I still remember a couple months ago I was desperate finding a battery builder, even from overseas and ended up asking if you built them 
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I’m not too sure what’s up with the Bluetooth. I’m hoping it’s just a firmware syncing thing as I’m on vesc 6.02. Looking at other people’s Bluetooth experiences though, it doesn’t seem like there’s a clear fix for it. Either your module works or it doesn’t.
These exaxt same BT issues have happened to a number of people recently on various setups. Im wondering theres been some sort of app update thats causing this VESC tool BT fuckery 
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Very nice! Like the lasers and tail lights a lot. Seems like you could use some board powered headlights tho 
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Depending on how often I do night rides, I just might need some in the future 
Ive got a GX16 charge connector and the cover cap is real bad at staying on. I put a thin layer of glue on the outside to provide better grip but that’s come off and didn’t improve grip by much. Should I try find a new cap or find an alternative method?
If you’re not using wifi you’re not in 2024
Maybe if a reputable company bring out a wifi vesc dongle i’ll think about it
Crazy how much better mobile vesctool works with it.
The gx caps are notoriously awful, @glyphiks made a printable one a while ago, don’t think he shared it anywhere tho