Forgot I have some trail sections to finish building from last year and new trails to start. Should have up to .5mi/.8km done by Summer. Doesn't sound like much but the terrain is pretty haggard lol.

THE BOARD WORKS
there's some random issue with the board randomly nose-diving, though I have no reason why. My solder joins are pretty spot on and is pretty good

Happened to me last night. Totally zoned out. When I finally checked the app I was out of battery. 2 hours felt like 15 minutes.

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Thought I would join the party for a minute and make it 5 for 5.

@Franko & @NotSure I saw that too.
And to be fairly honest - my first thought was: Why is FM contradicting themselves on their statements??
At first Adam says: "... this will probably never happen again ... " and then in comments they reply:
@Franko said :

"... but depending on how it goes and how useful folks find it, we could certainly see a Pint program in the future."

Nearly forgot to make the maghandle. That'd have been tragic.
It's surprisingly fun to play with and snaps back nicely with 2 tiny 3mm magnets tucked away in the axle block and handle 🥰
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Probably gonna leave this as plastic because it looks like hell to machine which means expensive.

All the current bits laid bare and it's very familiar looking. Like you'd just gutted an actual GT.
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A lot less physically going into this than the XS but don't be fooled. The lack of components doesn't mean this has been any easier. That custom controller still needs populating and testing which has taken the majority of my R&D time.

Speaking of testing. 42km/h freewheel speed ain't bad especially with just plastic test pieces and an incomplete axle 😅
With 35 amps max current available and just shy of 30v this little monster is not a toy. Still cute, but a right ankle biter if it ever ghosted.

Finally... I can safely say I have nearly completed the CAD.
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I wanna go with recurve rails but I have no dimensions for the angles and where they are in the rail so I might ask (beg) FM for a rail. Also wanna give that rear pad the high kick version for extra flair. I am after all trying to make a tiny GTS so why not give it some of the cooler accessories.
I was considering FST but that's a lot more faff and I'd have to get even more creative with a sensor 😩 It's huge maybe especially since it's not like your hands could take advantage that well.

Setup the category and made it only visible to members.
https://owforum.co.uk/category/27/off-topic

Haven't thought of any clear rules for it yet. A space like that can probably do with some rules so moderation is clear but I trust us all to be sensible with the space <3

If it does become an undesirable space I can remove it later by popular request be it publicly or privately.

@lemur Oh, you mean through the wheel, so the axle would actually stick out further or less on one side by a fraction of a millimeter. I don't have a digital caliber, but I could hold my finger against the axle and bearing and probably be able to feel if it moved, since you are talking about the 1/10th of a millimeter scale. Well, at least in 9 of my fingers I should be able to tell.

I thought you were talking about play between the axle and the axle adapter.

I have stock of the Grizzly ceramic b/c I pick a bunch up when they go on sale, but I was thinking about trying out DHM or going to another brand when I have to change them next. When I change them, the pack grease appears to be almost completely gone. I have also wondered if the Grizzly's are more affected by the extremely high quantities of iron in soil near me. It definitely tries to work its way through the bearings and towards my motor.

@lemur I remember to update the firmware of my XR via OTA, so it doesn't make any sense to me.
Having the hardware, have you tried to dump it in a similar way of the BMS?

@biell lmao

@lia I was just reading about that patch, that is so exciting! A lot of info above my pay grade for now, but time to learn.

@lia yeh.iv messaged them so fingers crossed..Thanks for the replies 👍👍

@lemur I did think it was odd to immediately go all in over the settings especially when this is a DIY build but since it ships with something by default I'd be myth'd still.

TBH assuming I didn't just go for a dumb BMS I'd instead not ship these with settings and avoid the headache of people not liking what was set from factory.

@loaffette The Owie chip has a "lock " feature, I never enabled that feature in my boards that have an Owie chip as I'm bad at remembering passwords.
https://github.com/lolwheel/Owie?fbclid=IwAR3WFSOj12lMJ2h1jitaJZ_bp_eomxBUkKOMnqKq62KQ9AY01cMj_ga3GdU

@lia so far, it's been nice. I Don't know about it's tracking capabilities but it's something that I can use to decently track it. I don't own any apple devices so I can't use an AirTag. I might go for the samsung one or find an old iPad and use it to set up airtags

Does it count if I have a single board with full Varials? LOL

I love the swappable geometry and pretty much just change it up depending on my mood. Still not convinced I need a GT yet so I'm sticking with the one board for now until the battery dies. Then it's VESC or whatever else is available when the time comes.

Sick fleet by the way!

@cheppy44 Only for the coolest bf <3

@HanahsDax Thank you ^-^ The boxes were a must, my only regret is not adding more silly in jokes to the other sides. They are re-usable though. Printed shell and foam packing :)

@biell I can't help myself. The smaller the detail the more fun it is to look at. Pictures never do these justice.

Looks like the OW sub reddit is back . . . maybe been a day or two so far, let's see how long it stays up.

@sirgu No problem <3
Hope this makes things better and encouraging to anyone wanting to share Floatwheel stuff ^-^

@lemur That's not a bad idea. could make some fancy aftermarket ones with the mesh patterns in the middle to give some squish.

It goes together like my little XS does come to think of it lol.