Hey guys, here are a few Tips I learned:
TIP#1:If you have Hub Motor Wheels, Try cleaning the Rubber tire part with “Armor-All Brand Protectant” from the Auto Parts store when you get back from your ride. I think it makes them last longer and they look great.
TIP#2: For Soldering, the best solder i’ve found for Esk8 is “50% Lead/50%Tin Solid Wire” type. This has no flux in it. For the Flux, I use Rustoleum brand “Rust Dissolver Gel” from the Hardware Store. A lifetime supply is like 5 bucks. The active ingredient is Phosphoric Acid which is the best flux. You can use other brands also, but the rstoleum smells sweet when it burns. 50%Lead/50%Tin Solder + Rust Dissolver Gel with Phosphoric Acid as the active ingredient works great.
TIP#3: If you are going to make a 4 wheel drive board, design it as 2 completely separate 2 wheel drive systems on the same board. In other words, have 2 completely seperate batteries, 2 completely seperate ESC’s, and 2 Radio COntrol Recievers. (Just Pair both recievers to same hand held controller.
TIP#4: Keep all wires as short as possible, especially between Battery pack and ESC. Also, no need to oversize the Gauge of the wires. It doesn’t seem to be necessary. Just go with the same gauge wire that comes on your ESC for the Battery connection, or go 1 gauge larger. Do not go bigger than that.
TIP#5: When you build your first board, don’t set all of the Power and Speed related settings all the way to their maximum. Start out at like 60 or 65%. Remember there is a rule in electronic engineering that you should always have like 15 or 20 % more capacity in an electronic system than it will use in normal operation. So try to keep about like 15% below maximum amps, at least initially. you will be rewarded with longer life of ESC
TIP#6: Never buy used Rubber Tires for Hub Motors Wheels. Find some other way to roll. Used Hub Motor Tires are death traps.
TIP#7: If your particular ESC can function properly with just the 3 Phase Wires that go to the motor wheels connected, I.E. with the Hall Sensor Wires and the Temp. Sensor Wires disconnected, then you might try starting out rolling with the Hall Wires and the Temp. Sensor wires disconnected
. If your system rides great without these items, then connecting the extra sensors and wires makes your system more complicated and there will be more things that could malfunction or cause a problem. With Focbox Unity, I ride with the Hall Sensor Wires and the Temp Sensor wires disconnected and prefer this to when these sensors are connected.
#8: If your ESC stops working but there are no apparent signs of damage, you might try disconnecting the power amnd letting the ESC Sit for 15 minutes or so. Then, take it apart very minimally and spray the heck out of it with “QD Electronics Cleaner” from local auto parts store… Then let it sit like half hour or until completely dry. Hook it back up and see if it is working again.