Future Motion announcement in twelve hours
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@franko Same. I'm all about range so this is the opposite of what I personally want but I can see the racers loving this.
Already discussing this with Fungineers about plans. It's gonna give us some new goals for sure in terms of DIY builds.
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@loaffette just realized the voltage for the cells is going off of 4.2, not 3.7v
They may be fudging the numbers on this.
113/3.7=30
113/4.2=27113 volts?! I could lick that!
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@loaffette credit for discovery is Mica on the vescify discord
https://discord.com/channels/846794200308908065/846794258093703228/1167530209252233247 -
@loaffette Numbers check out.
GT is 18s
GT-s is likely 27sThey claim a 50% boost in voltage. If 27s is 150%, 27/1.5=18
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So I did a quick and dirty mockup in a GT battery box and sure enough 21700 27s1p fits super comfortably BUT there is no shot there are any in parallel which checks out with the lighter weight.
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Yay, now my XR is doubly out of date.
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@lia yeah if they dropped the price of gt and made the gts $2500, id consider it. wondering what the pushback is like though. VESC's already go that fast with more features and less voltage. anyone here buy one yet?
XR's got what plants crave!
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@notsure Everyone I've spoken too can't justify it. I'm sure there are some though.
Personally I think it's a bit rough on the riders wanting to get into racing. It feels a little deliberately pay to play.
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@lia ok here's a dumb question: if the cells in that battery are all in series, what happens if one fails? is it like string lights?
XR's got what plants crave!
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@notsure Depends on the failure but in most cases a bad cell when you have none in parallel is dead.
I could go on about my displeasure with this launch but I prefer to be optimistic so I'll reserve my grumbling.
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@lia FM is a bunch of chickens. Why not go all the way, 36s1p!!
;)
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found in the release video by Mica Husky
source: https://discord.com/channels/846794200308908065/846794258093703228/1167677789399429142
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@lia maybe thats why its 27s1p. That space if where the new bms goes, and just integrated the bms into the pack somehow? i can't image they'd go through all that trouble with the cpsc just to do it again if a cell dies unexpectedly or a wire weld doesnt hold...
XR's got what plants crave!
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@notsure Broken welds are pretty unlikely. The Pint is 15s1p too.
New vid too comparing the GT and GT-S
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@lia im not a fan of the rim. i see Nico riding that big floppy mud tire and i cant help but think "man, that sidewall looks so comfy!" Like riding on a mattress.
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@lia sorry about that, had a brain fart last night with someone else while talking about the GT-S
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Guess what?
GT-S > GT > Pint X > XR > +
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@onedangts oh no
You bought one?113 volts?! I could lick that!
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@loaffette Well, someone had to bite the bullet and take one for the team.
GT-S > GT > Pint X > XR > +
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@onedangts nice! I honestly would have bought one if I had the cash. The price is absurd, but the performance and speed someone could pull out of that board is enticing
