I completely forgot! Then the problem might be your firmware. Try updating that to the newest version. Just search for firmware there is a thread where people put the newest bestesteset firmwares try that hope it works for you
Could you link/take a pic of your remote?
Also did you configure min/max PPM on the PPM page of BLDC tool? if you didnāt and your PPM signal gets lower than the minimum on the tab, the VESC can cut out.
@Jinra I have this remote : https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Wholesale-New-arrival-2-4Ghz-mini-remote-controller-with-receiver-for-electric-skateboard-longboard/32678995218.html
When i push my remote al the way down on the bench, the gui shows 1%, mid position is around 50 % and max 100 %
You want to make sure the actual PPM value (not %) is not lower than minimum PPM on BLDC. However, I would toss that remote immediately. Itās the cause of many an injury on the forum including myself. That is the winning v1 remote which is notoriously unreliable.
@Jinra I would blame the remote 100% for the failure under normal circumstances, hence why i have GT2B remote in the mail. But the āreset to default bugā got me thinking that something else is wrong ?
Just to throw a spanner in the works here, I have the benchwheel remote, which Iāve been having no problems with for about 8 months on my previous setup, everything the same except running 6s 5000mah 25c Lipos. Now Iām running 8s4p 80A Li-ions and Iāve had this issue maybe twice now.
If Iām going along, and then almost āslamā on the brakes, it seems like the VESC powers down and I have zero control, and then I gain control again in a couple of seconds. Then if Iām gentile with the brakes, ie. apply gradually, itās fine.
To add to this, sometimes (not always) when Iām accelerating hard, (maybe up a tiny bt of an incline), it will cut out too. Thrown me off my board a couple of times.
I think this may be a similar issue. My motor is rated at 60A but my battery can deliver 80A, does this have anything to do with it? Max motor in BLDC is set to 60A.
@darkkevind Cut off for a second going up a hill with almost full throttle, is something i also has tried. My amp motor max is set to 50amp in BLDC, but looking at the recording in the metr app afterwards, is only showing amp peak at 33ampsā¦ hmmmm
Interestingā¦
Sounds like itās rebooting, might be overcurrent from braking going over the absolute maximum
Absolute max being the default 130A you mean? or going over the motor min I gave it?
Do you have a UART module and app for it? You could try getting it to happen to see what fault code you encounter. Iām just guessing it might spike over the 130A absolute maximum, but Iām not sure.
I donāt
How do I sort that out?
Itās tough because since it sounds like your VESC is rebooting the error code with flush and clear when that happens, youāll only have a moment to see what error code itās giving you.
So things that i will try now to resolve my problems is.
- Change the Winning remote to GT2B remote, and do the sparkle āhackā case mod.
- Flash my VESC with the custom firmware from @Ackmaniac to se if this changes anything. Also to get a more natural throttle curve, without the āturbo boostā i have now.
You can also get the benchwheel or nano v2 remotes. Those have proven to be very reliable.
I could not find the benchweel including the RX (I`m from EU) and people seems to like the GT2B, soā¦
Just giving you additional options that donāt need to be modded DIYES sells the nano v2 and ships to EU i believe.
You canāt actually get the benchwheel receiver now
Weird, Iām sure theyāll have it up again eventually. Good thing I stocked upā¦
If any of you guys is interrested I use this APS remote and it is absolutely bulletproofā¦ I had a bunch of other RC remotes and this one is the best! http://alienpowersystem.com/shop/radio-transmitters/alien-power-system-2-4ghz-electric-skateboard-remote-control/ and it is in stock!