Before I start asking any questions im going to put down my (desired) first build below. Maybe you guys can find something wrong with it. (Might be missing stuff)
Yeah those can be XT-60s cause they are only having the load of a single 3s battery going through them. But I would suggest using a BMS instead of having a balancing charger attached to the board. Firstly a BMS ill do all the things that the 12s changer you have but make this job alot simpler. I have a bms on my board and once did too consider attaching a charger like you to the board. Anyways looks good but a BMS would be better.
If your looking for a relatively cheap build I wouldn’t even bother with a BMS, instead just be smart with your batteries, and don’t drop below their correct voltage. As for putting a charger on the board, the balancing chargers are relatively big and you have to press a few buttons to charge, on top of that they aren’t exactly meant to handle the banging and vibrations that an e-board makes. All I can say with your wiring is make sure that your 2 3S to 6s converter is connected right. One of the 3s ports is the negative battery side and the other positive. Make sure this correlates with the wires that are going to the VESC
The enertion drivehubs require you to modify your truck hanger, they need a longer axle than standard.
Can be done with some elbow grease or you can buy enertions truck which should come pre-modified.
@Michaelinvegas whats wrong with the motor i chose (not being snarky im just curious as of why :D)? Honestly the only reason i chose those is because the sk3 245kv’s are never in stock. Also, how do i output higher voltages? Do i put them in parallel?
@Iceni yeah i saw a video of a guy doing that to their trucks on Enertion’s page. I was like wtf! Thank though, ill switch them up today.
When i was making my list I was going off CalcRc without keeping mind of the efficiency. I think I’m going to go with two 6s’s instead of two 3’s to make have a total of 12s. That way I can get this:
Come on at least do a little research first. And to answer your question yes it does but seriously dont waste people’s time asking questions you could just simply google. If you cant find what your looking for then ask your question. Btw I dont mean to come off rude but you could have just looked it up yourself.
Also here is a diagram someone made to help me hook up the balance connectors of the battery to the bms. (btw i didnt make this pic i just dont recall who made it). This pick is helpful to me when I was hooking up my lipos cause I was using premade lipos for hobbyking that were in a series.
It make seem intimidating but it is surprisingly simple if you find some tutorials on how to hook up a bms.
Overall, a bms is great for charging on the go cause all you need is your charger. It is also really light and protects your batteries for over charging and over discharging. It is not entirely necessary though if you just monitor you batteries and use a balance charger. The only down side to the balance charger is that you have to open up your board and it is not ideal or practical for charging on the go. Also a bms plus the charger is expensive compared to just the balance charger. Anyways hope this helps you make your decision on how you will put together our board.
Damit Hobby king. I did some calculations with the blog post you posted and CalcRC and I got different results.
