Had the opportunity to test my board at the local bobsleigh track last week.
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My motors should be set to 60A each, so I’m surprised that Davega is showing 62A max out of them. Also interesting that a hill climb like this only used 80A from the battery at its peak. If I had a robogotchi then I could look at the voltage to figure out if it was sagging or not, but it certainly didn’t feel like it was. Battery is now the 12s4p P42A pack that Simeon built for me. The XT-90 wires and balance wires are pretty short so it looks like a mess inside the enclosure, but I managed to get it to work.
Front truck with the reverse cone bushings is sketching me out, especially because I don’t have much grip with the current glass frit. Maybe new shoes will help, but I think it is what it is. Going to replace the front with Savage’s TKP truck to see if that feels better. (I’m 95% certain it will)
My VX1 keeps losing connection every now and then, seemingly on bumps. My connections should be secure in the board, so idk what’s up with that. Not sure if I should upgrade to the VX1 pro or just get a puck. Or, use my OSRR remote, but I need the 2nd UART port for that, which would mean using FW 5.3 Maybe…
Yes, I know the OSRR has a PPM mode, but there’s an upcoming feature I want that needs UART.
Anyway, I’m going on holiday for a week so I will check how much power the flexiBMS drains in that time. Only near-future upgrades for this board will be some sick lights