BadgerSense and other aftermarket discussion
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My first impression using the BadgerSight HUD: It flashes red fairly easily -- and shows full red when the BadgerSense only shows maybe three-fourths red.
My conclusion is that the BadgerSense is the more refined measure. I did send a message to ask if the BadgerSight (or the BadgerSense) could be tuned, like the parameters for pushback can be programmed on a VESC.
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Apparently the display of the BadgerSight can be tuned or shifted -- and if I send it back, he will do it for me.
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@S-Leon said :
... BadgerSight HUD: It flashes red fairly easily -- and shows full red when the BadgerSense only shows maybe three-fourths red ...
I'm taking the raw guess, there are reasons for that.
Firstly - to give riders 'early' heads-up and buffertime. As LED strip red proportion from 3/4 onto 4/4 can go within a blink accordingly harsh situations.
Secondly - to overcome potential delays or communication hiccups between B.Sense & B.Sight. IF there's any at some minor extent?@S-Leon how far off you'd ideally shift the occurrence of RED light on BadgerSight HUD if that would be up to your own will? At seven-eighths on strip? :}
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@sirgu -- To flash red at three-fourths and to go full RED at seven-eights or even a bit higher would be my preference for the BadgerSight HUD for the style of Onewheeling I do -- flat Greenway with minor bumps, root ridges, and pavement imperfections.
On the BadgerWheel website on the BadgerSense instructions page it says that red is active on the BadgerSight HUD from 92% - 100% power. My preference, again for the way I ride, would shift that up to 96% or 97% for full RED.
I do like it that it seems to be able to be tuned -- and I wish I had access to the app to tune it myself!
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Woa, you're indeed pushing boundaries!
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@sirgu -- Shifting/setting the BadgerSight HUD up to 97% power does not seem to me to be as risky as it might seem to you.
The BadgerSense itself will still display red on the scale of 80%-100%, so in correlating the BadgerSight HUD with the BadgerSense, at least during the first few rides, means I would be watching both. Then, too, the BadgerSight HUD flashes red before it shows full RED, so there is warning that I would be approaching the limit. And, I have seen my BadgerSense LED display briefly shoot red up to 97% with no ill effects -- not even a hint of a nose-feint.
Onewheeling with reckless abandon, and an attitude of "De'l may care..." is NOT me. I enjoy life and Onewheeling too much to care to be sidelined.
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Sent back in, BadgerTuned, and back to me, I must say the new tuning on my BadgerSight HUD seems perfect! I have been using it with the new tuning, shifting the RED up, for a week or more now, and the readings seem just right for me. The RED occurs when I should take notice, and not before. Now when it lights up RED momentarily my heart jumps, and feels alive!
A better placement of the BadgerSense display for me is sticking out in front of the board, rather than on the rail. To mount it there I drilled a small hole in the front wood of the leading footpad, bent a piece of heavy galvanized wire over double -- so it is not sharp to poke anything -- stuck it in the hole, and clipped the BadgerSense LED display to it. So far, no issues with it.
My BadgerStaff has become a BadgerWand with the HUD attached using the wrist band. The wand is shorter than the staff, easier to handle, and with less wind resistance. It is still made of the same rigid insulation foam -- so it won't hurt to fall on.
I am also finding that monitoring the BadgerSight and the BadgerSense displays is easier when using my more open snowboard helmet, rather than the TSG full-face. And the constant awareness and monitoring should keep me from falling due to an overdrawn battery.
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On the OneDanXR this is how I have the BadgerSense mounted sticking out the front. And this is about as much RED as I usually care to see -- although I have seen it full RED momentarily a couple times with no crash. This photo is a little misleading as the RED is high because I was accelerating some at 22 mph. Top speed on that ride was 22.5 mph; my overall top speed on the OneDanXR is 23.6 mph. With smooth, gentle riding at 22 mph the RED is generally only a little over half. The paper clips hold the LED strip to the haywire armature.
Edit: My top speeds keep edging up. On both the OneDanXR and on my Leaderboard Plus, in wonderful weather today I set new highs on both: 23.7 mph and 23.9 mph respectively. It is interesting to me that my top speeds on both of my Onewheel Pluses are slightly higher than on the OneDanXR.
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@s-leon said in BadgerSense and other aftermarket discussion:
I have seen it full RED
Yikes! Way cool though that you can push it and yet know you still have some, no matter how little, left before a potential crash.
Ever have it mostly red and see an obstacle or bump coming up and have to slow down quickly to compensate?
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Nate Fordged has done a quick video showing off BadgerSense Ft. Matt from TireSire.
Kinda like how compact the little HUD unit is.
