Archived: the OG noob question thread! 😀

[Timmy]

what are these holes for? i can’t find any videos of installing this mount. I want to make a clone

[xsynatic]

The left one for the crossbar.
The other ones maybe grubscrews for tigthening it to the truck (maybe?)

[wafflejock]

Yah ones coming in from the side (of the circle, top one marked in your pic) are for a grub to lock it on to the truck only comes with one grub even though multiple holes apparently only need the one really along with tightening. Trick is just doing things in the right order need to make sure you let the c clamp part get tightened down before putting in the motor mount plate screws or else you stop the c from closing with those motor plate screws. Think the grub screw i did last but took a few tries of tighten and loosen and reposition things to get it “right” where it doesn’t move at all and is well aligned.

[b264]

@Timmy

i can’t find any videos of installing this mount

Does this help?

@b264

Alignment – the best way I’ve found to perfectly align belts is

• get motor mount (without motor) snug on hanger, then loosen a tiny bit so it moves
• install wheel and pulley with no speedring (washer) between the hanger and inner bearing.
• push motor mount flush up against wheel pulley so they are touching each other
• keep those held tightly together while you tighten motor mount clamps
• make sure mount is flush against, and touching, the wheel pulley, and there is no gap or misalignment
• finish tightening mount clamp all the way
• make sure again that mount is flush against, and touching, the wheel pulley, and there is no gap or misalignment
• when you’re all done, take the wheel and pulley back off, add a single 1mm speedring (washer) and just like that, the pulley will be perfectly aligned and 1mm away from the motor mount plate
• if you need it further away when you are doing tensioning, then add more washers

[Ajk]

Hi guys! I hope you guys are staying safe. I was hoping to find out what kind of protective gear I need and what are some good options for - helmets, wrist, elbow, knee gear.
I’m very new to skateboarding in general and I just ordered an electric skateboard.
Any advice would be great !?
I’m in chicago if anyone is around here, I’d be happy to ride together.
cheers

[BillGordon]

Hi AJ-

I bumped your account so you can post and message freely.

You can introduce yourself here as well:

Introduce Yourself and Share Your Plans (SERIOUS)

If you’re new here, tell us about yourself and what you’re hoping to build. Welcome to the asylum!

Here’s a great thread on ride protection gear:

Everything that makes your ride safe

This thread should be all about safety gear. Share your experience with your helmet, gloves, projectors etc. You had a fall? Let us know what saved your skin! What’s new out there? Is it really an innovation? You found a good deal? Link it in the comments! Share interest in a specific product and maybe we can even get a group buy organized.

Welcome!

[ZachTetra]

It’s possible to drop through mount Caliber trucks with motor mounts right? I’m pretty sure you can but I wanna sanity check it

[kadeanderson]

Works with boardnamics caliber style trucks if this helps?

[ZachTetra]

BN mounts too?

[kadeanderson]

I had them yes and worked, your mount is just parallel with the ground due to the length of boardnamics mounts

[Nacho]

Red flashing light on esc/ vesc third party don’t want to upset trampa did I f up the spider?? Idk but the motor won’t go it was fine yesterday then I put it in the enclosure and it didn’t work check tonight on vesc tool and this pops up when try to upload firmware

[Nacho]

If your up @b264 I need you but if not we can try tomorrow

[b264]

Sounds like shorted phase wires or like something else shorted when you put the enclosure on

[Nacho]

So I’ve check the third party vesc from you guessed it mboards and nothing seemed burnt or melted is there a way to check on the vesc tool

[Nacho]

Or should I try to return it ? I’ll mess with it tomorrow

[Athrx]

@b264 i hereby summon your magic knowledge.

What is this and why is this?

[b264]

I’ve never seen that one before. LoL no magic here, just no car to rely on, so skates MUST work at all costs

[sesat]

is there a document somewhere explaining all the different vesc-tool fault codes?

[Athrx]

Oh thank you.

[Athrx]

My 2 days of googling and pulling hairs out until trampa answers says probably no.
Everything seems either drv(bad bad), over current(fix your shit), over temp, some magic fuckery with sensors or fireworks.