My uncle always used to say that assumptions were the mother of all fuck ups
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Was your uncle in Under Seige 2 with our savior and GOAT martial artist Steven Segall?
I assume your uncle was also Australian. You antipodeans have always had such a grasp of the Queenāsā¦ true cunning linguists 
My apologiesā¦I definitely wasnāt thinking that my E-Scores should be used, only that the nominal Wh rating isnāt nearly as useful as so many feel.
Excellent!
I agree, it can still be used. But assuming the pack manufacturer has chosen a good cell is not advisable IMO. Iāve seen too many bad packs. 
IMO the nominal Wh spec is just relied upon too much (along with nominal capacity) when comparing packs with different or unknown cells.
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Agreed on the nominal watt hour not telling the full story. Iāve been trying to decide on a cell and yeah, turns out itās pretty complicatedā¦
Watt hour changes dramatically with load, and higher nominal capacity cells like the 50E actually provide less energy than a lower nominal capacity high discharge cell like the P42A at just 15A. If you were pushing a board hard, say hilly roads at 35mph with a 12s3p, a 50E pack would have less range than a P42A pack. However, riding easy with a 12s8p and the 50E doesnāt look as bad. This doesnāt even factor in all the temperature and life cycle impacts of running these cells at high amps
Watt Hour (Wh) to Voltage Cutoff at different amp draws
| 3A to 3.0v* | 10A to 3.0v | 15A to 3.0v | 20A to 3.0v | 30A to 3.0v | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Q | 9.8 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 6.9 | N/A |
| 50E | 16.4 | 14.5 | 12.2 | 9.0 | N/A |
| P42A | 14.1 | 13.4 | 13.0 | 12.6 | 10.7 |
| 48x | 15.8 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 7.6 |
| 50G | 16.4 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 10.1 (est) | 8 (est) |
| 50S/T50 | 16.8 | 15.7 | 15.0 | 14.2 | 12 (est) |
Too bad all the better performing cells than P42A are unobtainiumā¦
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thanks for having me.
One question i have asked others is how well your fog-blocking thing works?
The line marks the tip of my nose
these mark where my lips are
so it doesnāt block the air from going up the visor. Any tips?
Removing that is the first thing I did when I got my tsg
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But how do you stop it from fogging up?
Donāt breathe
Serious answer, mine doesnāt fog up much at all.
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I used anti-fog spray when I had mine, but then I started buying better helmets.
Mine doesnāt fog up whilst riding. Only when stopped so I just open a small crack for a bit and it clears up fastš¤·
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Jan, you give me nerd-boners on the regular. Just thought you should know.
I <3 custom dev tools.
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Iām guessing youāre one of those people that thinks motocross helmets are the end all be all I personally think they look dumb when used for esk8
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This is a very, very, very steep assumption.
Exhibit A: Evolve
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Actually if youāre talking about the gtr I think they chose the right cells. Those motors were too small anyway to take more power, than those 35e cells could deliver. It was never meant to be a powerful board.
The GT board just had bad pouch cells yeah
35E cells were absolutely chosen because they had a higher watt*hour rating on paper.
Evolve is all about inflating range advertising to ludicrous and unreachable levels.
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I wouldnt trust a TSG to save my cranium above 65kmh crashing into asphalt/guard rails, I can trust my icon airflite to do just fine at those speeds. Some are well served by the pass, but its not the universal solution for everything skate.
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slow down 'bartner 
my top speed on a board was 53km/h and that was for a split second, I cruise around 40
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Go faster until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death - sonic? idk I never played the game