But…
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I will absolutely consider this.
So you got me thinking about going for higher torque rather than speed. Would a 15t pully mean too much torque? Is there such a thing as too much torque? ^^
15t with such a large wheel pulley would result in insufficient belt tooth engagement - much more likely to skip teeth under heavy acceleration/braking, and will wear out the belt faster. You might get away with it with an idler, but still not ideal.
Nope, just not enough grip to put that torque down to the road, or not enough grip tape to keep you on the board.
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You can always turn down torque in settings, and you can always feather the throttle, definitely idlers
Not in my opinion. Maybe just not enough top speed though.
27mph (43km/h) loaded / 38.6mph (62km/h) bench
Also this but it’s not terrible.
Maybe you should tray an 18T pulley for 32mph (52km/h) loaded and 46mph (75km/h) bench
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I was curious and loaded the MakerX DV6 Pro 5.3 binary they released to my VESC 6 just to see what the firmware version would read.
lol.
So apparently @tech.shit wasn’t totally failing at updating his firmware. It was “sticking” and he was just replacing 5.2 with 5.2. Good stuff.
I compiled 5.3 with the updated current limits and shunt resistances using @BrushlessHipster’s code changes.
WARNING: I can only confirm that the firmware was built correctly, that it will load properly and it accepts the 180A setting. I don’t have a DV6 Pro so I can’t test motor operation, and I don’t know if there were other changes made to their source. @BrushlessHipster did mention that these same changes worked for him.
MakerX_DV6_PRO_5.3_UNOFFICIAL_jaykup.bin (384.0 KB)
(I set these 5 values to 500 to see if it would read the new max values in the firmware)
The rest of the source code and GPL v3 license.
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Vector App?
I’ll have to take a look. Not sure I fully trust it, though.
Vesc app, sorry, autocorrect 
What wheels will you be using? Those sill look like they would get wheel-bite on most setups without thick riser pads. You could get some extension brackets from @IDEA or someone that would completely eliminate that problem, but you’ll have a pretty long deck then 
Anyway, a carbon fiber deck seems like a cool choice, especially since your ESC will be top mounted, so the CF won’t interfere with your remote signal. Some people here have builds with hi5ber decks, you could look them up for inspiration!
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Not riser pads per se but I am using these:
and also pretty wide trucks.
Wheels will be Land surf 165mm slicks
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Huh, not a bad price for those. However with pneumatic wheels no amount of risers will save you. If the trucks are wide enough, maybe. You might just have to buy a deck and test it out to know for sure.
So in essence, I spent 3 days going crazy because I was lied to?
*because MakerX made an error
But yeah, pretty much.
Let me know if you decide to test it and how that goes
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They uploaded 5.2 and told people is was 5.3, that’s a lie.
And idk about testing it anymore, since I put their 5.2 file on my VESCs I’ve had no brakes no matter what I do, kinda scared to try the new file.
Lies have to be intentional, and I see no reason why they would do that. It only hurts them in the end
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Lies don’t have to be intentional lmao. A lie is a lie.
when I load this into VESCtool, it won’t let me click the upload button, tried both 3.0.0 and 3.0.1
You may have to rename it to VESC_default.bin
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