Thanks for the battery thread/post, I’ll check it out in the morning on my commute to work!
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Yes, we have many very talented battery builders here that can make a battery to the exact spec you want. Size, cell, bms, everything.
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I did see some of the beautiful work that people on here have made. Impressed is an understatement!
If the new battery sent from the manufacturer even shows any signs like this one did, I’m definitely going to try and get one done by one of the many talented people here 
Honestly after the 70 miles I did on the board I definitely can’t go back to a manual now!
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I just went for another ride today and I noticed the same hiccups again in the motors. Its only when I accelerate, it seems like its struggling (single motor) but i wasn’t really pushing it. Should I be worried?
personally id tear it down and start trouble shooting. I wouldn’t want it to suddenly stop on me. Not sure what it could be though tbh. Have you tried re-uploading the firmware and running motor setup again?
Soo… i swapped the guts last night from my old wood deck to a hummie deck, put everything together, stick the receiver with tape on the outside of the cutout and from the first ride i noticed that the throttle stutters. Even this morning, fresh out of the station, i turn on the remote and hear 3-4 hfi sound beeps, like the remote struggles to find a neutral point… is there a way to see the uart throttle input in vesc app?
I’m thinking it’s either bad signal (carbon fiber eh…), shitty potentiometer finally bit the dust or the wires going to the receiver don’t make contact well…
Can anyone with a hummie deck tell if they’re facing similar signal issues?
Need help diagnosing this belt issue. My guess is that the belt is too tight. Sounds normal with the belt off. The belt has no play so I thinks it’s too small — it’s a 280 on a TB mount reversed
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Okey, I got a question. Im going to buy a charger for my 12A battery. My bms does 10Amps balance charge. Can I buy 2 4-5 amps chargers and connect them in parallel? This seems drangerous as shit but no idea I I can do that to get higher amps
Are you using 5M belts? What gear ratio, I can not see how you fitted a 280 belt in there, I needed at least a 310 with small gears
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Video doesn’t work, but based on sound there’s way worse things happening in there. Loosen up the belts!
Also, check how much play the motor can has to the stator. Ideally it should be 0, but if you already ran the belts super tight for a while every piece is out of tolerance already
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Yah don’t do that. Problem is any voltage difference in the transformers that convert AC to DC will result in current flow out of one and into the other (the voltage will attempt to level out or self balance basically but will never be able to do it if one is always higher voltage output than the other). Personally use a led driver power supply that is rated for 500W of power output and operates at 24V, my balance charger takes up to 36V DC input and is also rated to handle 500W for charging most things, for the metroboards battery I just bought a “fast charger” from them and accept that it takes time but only need to charge it every couple weeks.
If you were to try this I would think safest to use some high power diodes that will let the current flow in one direction mostly unimpeded but stops any “backflow” from one charger pumping voltage so high current starts to flow back into the other.
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Thanks, I knew it was kind of a dumb question because of the inability of chargers to keep exactly the same voltage but just wondering if someone has done it. I will look at your suggestions!! Thanks! 
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I haven’t had any signal issues that I’m aware of. I have a Maytech V2 remote, metr pro, and a smart BMS in mine. BigBen fiberglass enclosure
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I’m about to have the same build but started doubting why I would need a Metr Pro with the VX2. Is there an advantage to have both?
Welp, opened it up, seems like a nickel tab broke loose and was hanging on the last poor weld. Basically only had high power until caps discharged (half a second), then it would take vescs a few good tries to adjust with the variable sag.
Tests at work proved remote works 4 concrete walls away, with 3 grinders potentially messing up signal.
Limping home now…
While i have you here, shouldn’t rkp trucks just slide in for drop-through? Do i need to drill some wood off for the turning radius?
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I used both for awhile, I ditch the vx2 in the end as I don’t need live telemetry, its nice to have, but not must. Metr has everything i wanted including GPS tracking for record. YMMV, but Metr > vx2
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Ahh that’s a good point. Thanks! Guess I should put it up for sale 
Metr = nrf dongle with software support
You use it to change settings on your vescs, plus see everything vx2 can and more
Vx2: remote with telemetry
Both have their own use
Anyone selling a vx2? 
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Haha yeah that would do it…
You’d think, but the deck seems to be too thick to slide past the hanger on my setup at least, so I had to take the truck apart. Not the end of the world but slightly annoying
Also Maytech V2 best remote IMO
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I could possibly be selling a VX2
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