Ok good point 
thanx! Better double check that I setup the correct restrictions then.
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Well actually I forgot the SBX uses like ~190KV motors pretty sure.
So see here if you tried to max out the Stormcore at 18S or like 75V
Red arrow points to possibly dangerous number, almost 90K ERPM is a lot of trust to have.
honestly from looking at these guesswork numbers I think the sbx has higher than 190KV motors. Surely less than 220KV tho.
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Early SBX models did not have the slot to remove the motor I want to sayā¦ but maybe it was always covered by the belt cover so I did not see. someone can confirm.
A little while back I asked Aaron for the Summerboard source code since it is a derivative of VESC which is released under a GPL. It took @trampa to call Aaron out on this, but to Aaronās credit I was sent a Google Drive link with these files.
@Fosterqc You asked about traction control a while back, thereās no code in here pertaining to traction control that I can see.
This drop forks from BLDC/3.59 and dates back to Sept 2019.
I suspect that this might have been the last code drop that was done by a 3rd party design house and changes after that were either brought in house or moved to whoever Summerboard currently has doing their engineering.
I was trying to merge all of the SBX changes into the current BLDC mainline, but thereās been a lot of changes since the fork and I havenāt figured out a way to cleanly do this.
Lately Iāve just been riding stock Summerboard FW, but Iām sure at some point Iāll get back to trying to complete this merge.
One interesting tidbit is that thereās already support in this FW to flash the BMS.
Requiring people physically send back their battery for ārepairā is BS and it should be feasible to unbrick batteries with just a software update.
Aaronās response to this was āthis is an incredibly complex solution that would only benefit a tiny fraction our our customers, and we are working on new products and solutions to benefit all customers.ā
Which of course is to sell us a $600 V2 motherboard/battery replacement.
These gas gauge files are for TIās bqStudio.
bldc-master.zip (7.1 MB)
Copy of SB1GoldenImage_V1.1.gg.csv (53.8 KB)
Copy of SBXGoldenImage_V2.0_Beta.gg.csv (53.8 KB)
isolator_pcb-master.zip (6.5 KB)
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Thanks a lot for pushing this along. Let us know however we can help!
Worth a read if you liked @jchum 's post
https://www.reddit.com/r/summerboard/comments/1502v43/bms_fw_unbrick_vesc_merge/
For some reason, I am wondering if there is any fine print you agree to when you buy the SBX V2 electronics that SB is not liable for your injury if you install it wrong. That is absolutely not my field.
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I was charging my battery yesterday waiting for the LED to turn white to indicate fully charged.
When I came back to check on it the battery LED was off, the board wouldnāt turn on by pressing the power button and the LED on the charging brick was out.
Just by charging the motherboard with the OEM charger, it blew up the motherboard.
This was the exact same issue that @Fosterqc had on the board he sent me for reverse engineering, the reverse protection/transient voltage suppression diode across the battery supply blew and fused short. Iām super lucky that it didnāt generate yet another battery fault.
Check the 3x TVS diodes if your supply to ground measures as a short.
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So someone on Reddit just gave me their Summerboard for parts and so I could ride it, as Iāve been waiting like 6mo for my parts from support (after paying). I heard some cracking while moving the caster around and noticed a crack on his sbx base housing as shown below. This is the exact same way my casters broke on my Summerboard all those months ago, and Iām wondering why they are so faulty, or if itās just my experience. There seems to be only a few pressure points on the bottom of the housing where the bearing puts a lot of pressure on, and logically this seems like it could be improved if some silicon were placed below it or if it was even just flattened out. You can see the marks where the housing is elevated and all the pressure of the base is going to in my picture:
I think my best bet is to epoxy mold the base together to make it strong againā¦
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Yeah I could make a 3d printed part that fit around that center part that cracked so you just just pour epoxy in and it helps you get the correct height
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My casters are also crackedā¦ board is a year old. Iām not having troubles yet but at some point they will need replacement. Hope @Fosterqc can sort you out for now 
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Iām not sure if you saw this post from Aaron from 2 weeks back.
In that same post was this, which I asked for clarification on and never heard backā¦
Also from now on, if you have a battery issue, weāll just send out a new battery, no more repairs, etc.
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Low key id be down, wouldnāt epoxy all the way to that height theoretically help the board? Iām gonna order a set of casters from sb today for my other boardā¦
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Hi, Iāve recently purchased a used summer board sbx (2020) and while standing undisturbed charging there was a pop and spark. After which it no longer charged and will not turn on. When the charger is plugged in the lights on charger go dark. I sent a note to their support email and am waiting a response.
Iād appreciate any ideas, and thoughts on how to trouble shoot, fix etcā¦
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Idk if yāall seen this but, are they upgrading bad google reviews to new v2 hardware for free?! Idk if itās everyone, but if I got a board from them Iād get on that asap lol
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@jg8092 This is the TVS diodes blowing. The exact same thing happened to me, see my post like 2 weeks back.
There are 3x TVS diodes on the motherboard. One by the battery connector and one each by the front/back power MOSFETs.
If you ohm across the TVS diodes youāll likely find itās shorted. Remove the diodes one at time with a solder iron and to see which one is blown.
I have no idea how these can blow under something as common as charging.
Let us know what Summerboard support says. I suspect theyāll want to charge you like $250 for a new motherboard, when it could be a simple fix with a soldering iron.
@IDES Summerboardās after market support has been infuriating, particularly if you bought second hand. I suspect theyāre only offering free V2 upgrades for those still within the 90 day chargeback period. Where did you find these āGoogle Reviewsā?
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