Beauxsted Board | Second Build | Vanguard | Custom Frankentroller | 12s Dual 6355 190kv | Split Enclosure

[jackw]

Thanks! Honestly, at this point I couldn’t tell you, I have been slowly building it for nearly 6 months. I will have a think though and see what I come out with!

[TranxFu]

hands down, one of the cleanest builds on here ! Didn’t you feel the urge to use 18650 on this build ? Also how are you attaching the wheel pulley to the kegels without a retainer ring ? Glued ?

[jackw]

Thanks man! I did, but then when I looked at cost, having to get tools or someone to weld for me, and the possibility of voltage sagging, I just ended up grabbing some Lipo’s and being done with it. Definitely a possible future upgrade though.

The pulleys are simply bolted on the same as they would with a retainer, except the bolts tighten up against the holes in the core:

(Bad pic sorry!)

So far I have seen zero movement or bolt loosening (Loctite all the things) or anything, but will be keeping an eye on them anyway!

[darkkevind]

Very good looking build indeed! Congrats man. I’m jealous!

[Jinra]

Very nice! Curious as to why you didn’t just use the Benchwheel as is and instead transplanted the internals of the mini remote.

[jackw]

See here from another thread:

@jackw

Hey guys. What’s the behaviour like on your Benchwheel remotes? I have both the Winning V1 (which for me has been excellent with no problems!) and recently gotten my hands on the Benchwheel for my 2nd build.

I was wondering about yours, because if I compare the two, firstly the Benchwheel seems to have a much bigger dead-zone than the winning, regardless of my settings in the VESC (even down to 0.01MS). A good few millimetres travel from centre on the Benchwheel don’t show up as changing the pulse-width in the VESC so I’m assuming thats some kind of slop in the potentiometer.

Secondly, and more annoyingly, the pairing is much worse in my experience. Not the initial pairing as that worked fine once I figured out the correct procedure, but the pairing when you power on the board and the remote. Now, the Winning V1 has been awesome on my first build (and the same if I bring it across to my second build) and super fast and non-fussy (?) when turning on. Doesn’t matter which you turn on first or at what time, once they are both on they are connected within a second or two. The Benchwheel on the other hand is super unreliable, sometimes connecting, sometimes not, usually I have to have the board on first before turning on the remote, in which case it sometimes finds the remote, and sometimes doesn’t, even if i cycle the remote on or off after the board has been turned on, it just won’t find it. Do you think I have a dodgy remote/receiver? Or is this normal behaviour with having to make sure the board is on and then the remote (Quite inconvenient in day to day usage, especially if I’m not even sure if the remote has connected as when the receiver is in the enclosure I can’t exactly check the see if the LEDs are blinking on the Rx!)

Sorry for the wall of text, I’ve become quite obsessed with getting my second build perfect and wanted the benchwheel remote to be a part of that!

[Jinra]

Gotcha! Weird, since my experience with pairing on startup has been nearly instantaneous. I’ve never had a problem with the deadzone, but I can see how you might. Either way, amazing job on both the board and remote. Certainly wish I had the time to learn more about electronics and hardware.

[jackw]

Maybe I got myself a dud! I may look into getting another to see… Thanks for the kind words!

[Eboosted]

@Jackw this is the best build I’ve seen here, it’s so perfect you might want to consider to hang it on the wall for daily praising.

Congrats, you are raising the bar on Vanguard builds!

Get 40 Samsung 30Q for the next upgrade they are really worth it.

[jess.t.moody]

Amazing build!! I love it when people put as much effort into the form as they do the function! How does it compare to the real Boosted as far as price, speed, flex, etc? Certainly inspiring me for my next build.

[Jammeslu]

Wow this is really my dream board awesome man!

[SpeedyGornzallez]

Such a sexy build You’re using a BMS am I correct, what is your charge port and charger?

[jackw]

@jess.t.moody

Amazing build!! I love it when people put as much effort into the form as they do the function! How does it compare to the real Boosted as far as price, speed, flex, etc? Certainly inspiring me for my next build.

Thanks! As far as cost, I’m not too sure as I have been building it on and off for about 6 months and haven’t been keeping a running total (I might try and work it out though), speed wise I’ve hit 25mph with plenty of power left, but still yet to do a max speed/range test. Boosted’s battery is 99Wh compared to 222Wh on my board for some idea. The flex is exactly the same as both my board and the Boosted use flex 3 Vanguards.

@SpeedyGornzallez

Such a sexy build You’re using a BMS am I correct, what is your charge port and charger?

Cheers! Yes I am using a BMS, if you look at the internals shot you can see it tucked underneath at the front of the batteries. I’m just using a 5.5mm x 2.5mm DC jack (under the power switch) with a 50.4v “Laptop” style charger.

[Alanhunt123]

This is a beautiful build. I wouldn’t have even noticed it was DIY if I saw it going down the road! I plan on running my power leads from the batteries to the vescs through the deck on my next build like yours, should keep things clean!

[mrjonnyjones]

Ever so slightly jealous of this build, props dude

[Tampaesk8er]

Great job Very clean and slick.

[SpeedyGornzallez]

Don’t suppose you have a schematic for this build?

[jackw]

@SpeedyGornzallez

Don’t suppose you have a schematic for this build?

Hmm, a schematic? Like a wiring diagram?

[SpeedyGornzallez]

Yeh like that, I’m just curious

[Alanhunt123]

Also, I love the name, very clever!