Need help with electronics

ESK8 Electronics
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okay so the two black and two red will be connected as one the will split again?

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Yep! that’s a parallel connection. See the original schematic you posted, it’s the same way. 2 black and 2 reds join together and then split.

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oh okay I must have miss read it. I am definitely doing tomorrow dont have time tonight

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I have done that and still does not work i connected the red and red, black and black then hooked it all up still the same result

45

You shorted the XT60’s? take a multimeter and measure the leads going to the VESC.

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do I have to short the xt60? the VESC is getting 22.4V. i noticed that the VESC is getting a little warm

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the VESC was working fine when i tested it with just one lipo tho

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Wait the VESC is powered? So what’s not working?

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it appears to be powered but my receiver for my remote doesn’t light up when i tested it out before with one lipo

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I’m unclear as to what you have done and what’s working/not working for you. Did you short the blue areas like I mentioned last night? If so you should have a parallel connection between both packs.

It sounds like you have a receiver issue more than a cabling issue now right?

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should I try testing the VESC receiver cable with a multimeter?

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couldn’t hurt, just probe the red and black cable on the receiver and you should get 5v.

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alright it works I think my receiver is dead i bought this one and was working but it seems it does not want to work anymore http://www.electric-skateboard.builders/t/2-4ghz-nano-remote-in-stock-30-pcs-usa-50-free-priority-shipping-international-45-shipping/5017/201

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I have the same one and it works great for me. Please make sure you follow binding procedure and configure the min/max pulsewidth on the PPM tab.

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how do i adjust the min/max pulsewidth when i cannot connect it

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Well the pre-requisite is to make sure it’s bound. Have you try rebinding?

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the receiver is very finicky i plug it in barley and it lights up then it goes off very strange

58

maybe you have a break in the servo cable, try a different one?

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okay, I have done some measuring the VESC servo cable gives out around 7V when not plugged in but when I plug it in the receiver it only gives out about 1V and no light on the receiver. any ideas?

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Sounds like a short somewhere, maybe the cable?