Posts made by biell

@lia I'm betting Gordon's Pond is on his list.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Gordons+Pond+Trail/@38.7618289,-75.0860673,14z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x89b8b6c7e63fb27b:0xf40e7753dd3af846!8m2!3d38.7618289!4d-75.0860673!16s%2Fg%2F11hcyyc9jj

@divouneh Hello fellow Delawarean! Lookup "ZombDob" in the OW app and friend request him if you are looking for someone to ride with. He moved from up here down to the beach this past year.

@lia That's what I'm thinking, and I would be sending in my 4208 controller with the rails and BMS it came with. So, all the parts that might have a serial number would jive. So, I'd be OK. I don't want another FM board, but I might be willing to help someone else buy one if it means I can have them recycle my old stuff properly.

I didn't do this last time b/c I wanted to keep the motor. But, I have had enough overheating that I might be nudging in the direction of a superflux for my next build. In which case, do I really need 4 Hypercores? I wish they would give you half the coupon for a board sans motor. Then, it would be a no brainer.

@lia Has anyone ever verified if the coupon code works if sold? Like, if I had more than enough parts lying around to put together a complete XR, could return the board, then try to sell that coupon code to someone looking to buy a GTS for like $600?

I guess I could just sell the board, to them. But, this method might be easier if the person lived somewhere else (no need to ship them the board).

@wheelwizard I have a set of the standard GT WTFs, and I like them. A GT will never ride as nice as an XR platform board, but WTFs will at least give you the best possible ride for the platform.

Note, I also have standard WTFs on my XR platform VESC.

I almost ran over this little one the other day. Luckily everyone is safe. But, I did coax them off their sunning spot.

@notsure Technically, yes, but practically, no.

Any conversion is going to have a loss component (heat). Stepping voltage down isn't so bad because you sip current to do that, but to step voltage up you need to draw more current, so you are pushing the batteries harder in addition to the waste.

This is why the car charger requires a 24v, 10A capable cigarette lighter outlet, but still can only slow charge the board.

@lia From the specs, I'm pretty sure it is an 18s2p with 18650's in it, not sure who manufactures them. It is a great concept all around. The only three things about it I'm not super keen on are (1) they lowered it so the clearance isn't as good as an XR, (2) the name is kinda dumb and anything of the XR-G, XR-S, GXR, GT-XR, XR2, ... variety would have been better, and of course (3) it doesn't have my preferred VESC firmware.

I'll probably be recommending this board to people over the PintX or GT a lot now. Essentially, the only reason to buy a GT now is you need the extra range.

@lia It looks like after further testing there were some heat issues. But, when confronted with problems, Engineers just engineer around them.

And, so we have the improved V2 design. I actually really like what he did here because I wasn't too thrilled about the waterproofing in V1.

Maybe the brain trust here can help me out. I have a lot of questions about the MTE's and the various options. If anyone happens to know the answer to any of these questions, I would love to hear it. I was meaning to ask TFL, but if I can get some answers here it could help a lot of people out and help me write more knowledgeable questions to TFL.

• Does an MTE (billet and/or cast) affect motor temperature in any known way. Probably not appreciably, but maybe they designed it with heat transfer in mind and it does a better job. It looks like the hub sticks out further past the bearing, this might be for heat dissipation, I don't know. Conversely, maybe the less external surface area causes it to be hotter. Maybe the aluminum is different, and they chose the one with the best thermal transfer. If anyone has ideas, please let me know.
• Does anyone know if they plan to do a cast for XR hubs?
• How do the Magnets affect heat (if at all)? N52 are torquier and slower. Do they take more, less, or the same amount of current? I would trade some top-end speed for torque, but not if I had to sacrifice range and increase motor heat.
• Does anyone have a tire they really like for a 5" rim? I generally haven't liked TFL tires, so I'm not sure I would want to restrict my options.

Ever since the heat dome moved in, I have spent a lot of time between 75°C and 85°C and I'm trying to make that better, not worse. Thanks in advance.

@hanahsdax It was just the one. We waited until they walked off of their own accord, but I was very careful as we road through just in case momma was out looking for her cub.

@lia VOW is WOW! Making that happen is nothing short of genius. I'm still a little bit concerned about the heat, it is winter down there right now and I'd like to see more info in 5 months.

This little one scared me at first, they were just looking at me and I thought maybe they were rabid. Then, my friend caught up with me and recognized they were just too young to be scared.

The last 4 months have been a blast, and I crossed the 1,000 mile mark today! I'm still tweaking my config and dealing with overheating when the temperature goes over 90°F and I am pushing the board hard on uphill trails. I've lowered my motor current, my ATR boost, removed my Float Life Savers, installed PubHubs, and removed parts of my rail guards. I'm almost there, afraid I will have to remove the rest of my rail guards.

On a non-heat related note, I really just didn't like the Halo footpads. I'm now using Kush Hi on both front and back and I'm loving that.

@lia said in Followup to the Onewheel XS:

FYI they’re actually all really cool guys 🥰

A company of Onewheel enthusiast engineers, whatever would you have to talk about 🤔

Remember that most companies, even the ones we disagree with vehemently, are filled with good people just trying to do the best they can to make their piece of the world as good as it can be. We can be upset with those at the top, but the rank-and-file are usually good people who deserve the same love and respect we would give to anyone.

@notsure It is a very nice upgrade. I already built an 18s VESC myself, so the GT was feeling blah. I was getting used to the VESC algorithm, and little things about the FM algorithm that didn't used to bother me started to. So, I installed it, and that brought new life into my GT for me. I'm very happy with my choice.

@silversurfer I don't know if that is moss, pollen, or something else, but something about the green on dark is so visually stimulating. Excellent photography.

@notsure I've been riding a 6" hub ever since the 2nd batch of TechRails/StokeService motor plate covers came out to do the conversion into an XR hub. It really is so much nicer, and even today, the selection of 6" tires is just better. I'm running the CNR/Burris Cloud right now and it rides like the name suggests. Normally I just ride the soft Burris Slick, but the Cloud was on a great sale and I had a coupon code, so I couldn't pass up trying it.

Even nicer this past month since I dropped a GTV kit in it.

@loaffette The only board that I know of where FM guarantees the cell types is the GT-S. So, I would recommend going with someone who advertises the cells anyway, so you know exactly what kind of battery you have.

This is certainly an imperfect improvement. But, I like to be thankful for any improvement, it's a step along the road. Thank you, California, for passing a right to repair law.

To compare some pricing. Mario charges $730 for a pack with 36 P45B's & Ennoid's are $235 (which is a bit overpriced); the GT-S pack has 26 P45B's + BMS + housing for $850. So, it doesn't seem like FM is charging an outlandish markup to me. They are certainly making decent money on this, though, given that they are purchasing in bulk, mass produced, and at cost. So, don't let anyone convince you this isn't a profit center for them, but it isn't a ripoff.

FM could have saved money by selling just the battery, but I can totally respect their decision to sell a consumer product replacement part this way.