Im thinking of buying this kit to replace my belt driven setup. Has anyone had any experience with these motors? I will be using it as a single motor setup with my VESC (4.2) with a 6s battery pack.
Motor Specs: Diameter: 90mm Power: 800W Kv Constant: 60Kv Current: 22A Sensored
If you have a suggestion for a better motor option that wont be a pain to get in Australia please tell me. Thanks.
What’s wrong with your belt?
They do the job, best to avoid starting from a stand still, and it’s fine on essentially flat ground. Any bit of sustained slope would make it struggle, unless you’re kid-sized, hence why they work a bit better as a pair. Pretty stiff riding feeling, and they tend to get pretty hot after a while, but so far (touching wood) not to the point of self destruction. Superbly silent on FOC mode, that’s a nice thing. And you can replace the $10 PU sleeve once worn out.
Snapped… ive also worn down my motor pulley quite a bit. I know wear is normal and these parts need to be replaced but getting replacement parts that don’t cost a ton to get shipped to me (QLD, Australia) is extremely difficult. I would rather a hub motor that doesnt require costly parts to be maintained.
Thanks, I’ll consider getting it and if I do I’ll be sure to post back with my experiences.
I had them on a 10S battery. With VESC´s they are rideable, but 6S and 60kv, assuming it´s a Li/Ion battery will give you a whopping 26km/h topspeed. Currently I am using the generic hubs which you can find on almost every cheap chinese prebuild and I like them better. The Maytech hubs also have a 100kv variant, which might be a better match for you. Anyway with Torqueboards direct drive launching on Blackfriday and maybe Enertions sale on the Raptor hubs,i would hold my breath for alittle longer. I hink you might be underwhelmed by the performance of the hubs comnig from your Beltdrive.
What are you talking about? I live in queensland and have parts shipped regularly. Shipping is not extortionate but sometimes can be time consuming. Use the right sites and they all deliver.
That motor as a single will be rubbish on 6s. No torque at all. If you want something cheap to get the belt drive up and running then go for a hobby king pulley and get the belts from rs. Both deliver in less than a week from the aus warehouse.
That’s a pretty big word there bud lol
Im up to “e” in the dictionary.
You’re saying there is a chance the raptor hubs will be sold seperately?
thats the rumour. Complete drives on offer.
Nice any idea when there suppose to go on sale or price
Damn sounds great, was leaning towards building a first build belt driven but now I’m in doubt again. We’ll have to see.
Cyber Monday is the rumor.
Forgot to say that my experience was with a 36V battery, and that worked. Like others have pointed, on 6S, it’s likely to be very underwhelming!
Would be a good thing do for the diy community hes started tho
Thanks everyone, ill stick with my belt drive for now until hub motors become a more viable option.
