Hi everyone. here’s a question about an issue I have with the new vesc x from Enertion. I’ve contacted them about it already but they are unable to help… So hopefully someone here does have some expertise about how to solve this.
The problem started ever since I installed the new vesc x. So here’s the deal, when I start riding my board (dual raptor, Enertion) and want to brake, they’re extremely abrupt. Just one millimeter on the controller and you almost fall off the board. Then after riding it for a bit, say 5-10 minutes, the brakes become very smooth as they should be and you can finally ride the board safely and comfortably.
Does anyone know here what to do? FYI I already tried setting the Batt regen setting a bit lower in BLDC tool. Thanks in advance for your help and time.
For example, if it was at 20a and you lowered it to 15a, you might not notice much of a difference, as they are both a very high setting for a dual drive.
edit: this is not the solution - I had the same problem too lol - blasto solved our issue
you could tune down the motor min / batt regen settings as @evoheyax is saying which will get the braking force down overall
or you could charge the battery to ~95% instead of 100%
also you could try ackmaniac’s firmware with watt control mode which is not using current control (amps) but directly Watts (watt control mode) so that the braking force is the same at max and normal voltage
@Blasto Nano-X indeed. I will try your solution but why should this work? And do I have to do that always?
@evoheyax My regen setting was 12A (I set it up like this according to the vesc FAQ thread from this site) but now I tried 7A this works but I only notice the difference after riding for about 5-10 min. So this setting does not change my issue.
Sounds reasonable to me. Great I’ll try it out. The only thing is that I got this issue after installing the new vesc-x. At that point I already had the Nano-X controller. Any thoughts on that?
Could be indeed. But now I come to think of it, mostly after 5-10 min I’ve pushed the controller at least once to full throttle and full brake so your theory should be right. Its only strange that no one else has noticed this then with the Nano-X.
I have to admit it’s a strange feature, but i guess you will always have your range of throttle in the case some obstructs the travel of the trigger? or could be a manufacturing thing, where they are not dependent on the tolerances of the pots
So, tried it. And it works!! So much much more fun and comfortable to ride it now. Now I can really hit the road. Thanks again for your help. Too bad only that Enertion couldn’t solve it and that this is not in the manual…
wow, really? I have the the nano-x too… now that I think about it it happens to me as well and I never thought it was caused by the remote itself! I had to reduce the braking force to prevent too hard brakes ^^ thanks for spotting it - I’ll try this trick for my next ride!
edit: yes that solves my issue as well, many thanks!
so there are more of us having this issue…