Check the pcb & make sure none of the tiny resistors have fallen or gotten knocked off their pads. There have been some issues with that, I had one puck w/2 knocked off & another with 1 knocked off.
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iāve hit that point
even though iāve had a whole lotta falls before hitting 50, these past 2 shit eating events maade me wanna go no faster than 25 and never push the throttle agressively because chtouts 
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i almost never go past 30.
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Same I only do it on super smooth roads
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I had a big crash at 40+ last year and have slowly been gaining the confidence and now the additional padding. If youāre worried about your knees I just picked up some of these EVS RS9ās, they flex with your leg and give you great coverage for falls. EVS Sports - RS9 Knee Brace - Pair
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So what youāre really saying is, the bottom of your bare feet are only rated for 30mph run out max lol?
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The cost/benefit ratio of exceeding 30mph (48km/h) to me just doesnāt make sense.
One crash takes me out where I canāt skate 25mph (40 km/h) anymore, and thatās no good.
Sure, I go fast sometimes but the vast majority of the time Iām in the 20 - 30mph range (32 - 48km/h)
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proper protection aināt cheap 
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Check the PCBs for water or corrosion, Iāve had weird glitches pulling boards out of storage. A good IPA wipe and they worked without problems.
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Got it $100 cheaper for black Friday, but I hear ya 
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I look at it like I do my work boots, when you break the cost down it really isnāt that much. itās just the sticker shock of having to fork it all over at once. If you were to skate for 1hr 3x a week for one year then those knee braces would only cost $2 per session. If you had the option of paying $2 per everytime you were out to use them, im sure youād be glad to pay that.
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I think this may be the issue
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Damn thatās scary 
Time to resolder and add some epoxy 
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Why does everyone praise the puck if this is a known issue?
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Trigger or Die 
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Hasnāt been known for that long; we should really make a PSA thread warning about it I guess. Also there just wasnāt a better replacement to recommend instead.
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Itās an incredibly good and mostly reliable remote. This is DIY esk8 & having to check a solder joint isnāt a very big deal
Not a big deal if people know about it*
Maybe @JJHoyt and puck resellers should send an email to all their customers that have purchased one just in case? I donāt remember if this was an issue only with one batch or notā¦
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If I pay +100 euros for a remote I expect it to not accelerate when Iām brakingā¦
U sound like @torqueboards
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Naw dude, I knew Torqueboards was a cunt years ago lol.
Idk, I just like the puck. I had a very minor fall that just happened to land on the throttle of the puck before they reinforced the part, snapped off instantly and I was confused as to what even happened. Opened it up, saw why it had broken so easily due to design, emailed JJ & he sent me the new throttle piece same day.
I guess I agree he should send out an email notifying people of the potential issueā¦ but I donāt think itās representative of the puck being bad overall.
Tell me how many remotes in esk8 have never had some sort of dangerous issue. Even the balls simple mini remote has failed me once - in the form of the battery contacts becoming lose leading to power cutoff. Shouldāve never been able to happen if properly designed & couldāve left me without brakes as I was going into an intersection or something. Luckily it happened when I was on a not very busy road & I wasnāt going very fast.
& for what itās worth - Iāve notified JJ of the resistors being knocked off the pcb by the shell, in a place he wasnāt even aware of (there were two points he knew of IIRC, I ended up dealing with a third) - I asked him to say something about it and I donāt recall him ever doing so. Iām not butthurt about it tho; shit happens.
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