UPDATE: solved the braking issue. Not sure exactly what I did that fixed it, but I re-soldered a loose connection on one of my batteries and I accidentally charged my battery to 100% which caused my board not to respond to my remote. At the advice of @Blasto I messed around with my max voltage settings to get my board to respond again and after I did that, my brakes started working fine.
The only issue left is how to keep my VESC from overheating.
Wasn’t your max input voltage already at 57v?
Yup. I had it at 57v, but I also tried some other settings too. Didn’t make a difference for the braking until this last time. It could have been that or something else. For the past couple weeks I’ve been keeping my board under 90% charge, but I’ve changed a lot of other settings in the meantime to try an resolve my overheating issue.
So I ordered another VESC from DIYelectricskateboards and popped it in last night. Took a ride today and the board performed great! I had full power over all flats and only overheated when going over the bridge. I actually had power for a good part of it and I didn’t even stop to let it cool off first. I couldn’t even go up a 1blk 3% grade without it instantly cutting power and had to wait around 10min before going over the bridge just to get a 1/4 of the way up before I had to start pushing. Before I had to start pushing on flats after around 20min.
Not sure what is different about the Enertion VESC, but this one works infinitely better on the same settings. I think I can tweak it a bit to make it work even better.
So, you fixed the issue by setting your Maximum input voltage from the original 57V to what value?
The original value is usually 42v, he changed it to 57v 
My original value has always been 57V and I have the same exact problem. Has anyone tried to increase this value more than 57V in order to avoid the cutting off?
Is your issue brakes cutting out or power cutting out?
You really shouldn’t exceeded the 57V level. After that you are exceeding the VESC Threshold and can really just start burning up DRV chips like myself.
The VESC is reseting itself when I’m on 100% charged battery and I brake, regenerative braking puts curebt into the battery but as it’s already fully charged VESC cuts off.
Whenever the battery is 100% charged, your brakes won’t work because of regenerative breaking. It’s basically the motor feeding power back into he battery. If the batt is full, no place for the power to go. Try running your board down to 98% before breaking.
That’s what I’m currently doing but this solution is just a bandaid. I don’t think people would be at the side of the board waiting to be 98% and unplug it afterwards.
How are do all eboards brands have a work around this?
The only solution is limiting the charge. It can be done electronically so you don’t have to, but when it comes to regen brakes, it’s what it is.
In order to. Limit the charge at 98% o guess you should use a specific custom charger, I’m I right?
Cant you set your charger to charge to 4.1V/cell instead of 4.2V
nope, not in the evolve charger!
I know it’s been done, but I’m not exactly sure of the details. I deal with it by running my motor on my way out the door if I’m at 100%. Then brake gently for the first minute or so of my ride. At what percentage does your board start working properly?
I didn’t read through the entire thread but I thought I’d mention that this happens with my board too. I have dual vescs and DIY’s 10s4p pack. However it’s only when the battery is right at 100% on my board. After riding for just 1 minute or so I can brake just fine. I have always just chalked it up to the vescs making sure my pack doesn’t get over charge with regen braking. I just keep it in mind when I take the board out after fully charging it and I’ve had no scary situations.
