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Leon Chang
Registrace 25. 06. 2022
Soldering 101 for VESC Onewheel Builds
This video attempts to cover all the soldering skills you'll need to be able to follow my, or anyone else's VESC Onewheel build guides.
0:17 Parts and tools
10:29 Soldering basics for XT connectors
24:35 Soldering wire to wire
29:42 Multimeter basics
35:28 Homework
Link to Parts (too many links, exceeded CZcams description word count, hence the external site): busy-book-df0.notion.site/Link-to-Parts-33d2208bdfce4c35b7ba249243a8aeac?pvs=4
0:17 Parts and tools
10:29 Soldering basics for XT connectors
24:35 Soldering wire to wire
29:42 Multimeter basics
35:28 Homework
Link to Parts (too many links, exceeded CZcams description word count, hence the external site): busy-book-df0.notion.site/Link-to-Parts-33d2208bdfce4c35b7ba249243a8aeac?pvs=4
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I recently swapped my onewheel XR's controller to a makerspev flowglider box, and has now been partially converted to vesc. Timestamps: 0:00 intro, build overview, my perspective 1:16 vesc turning 2:12 where I'm going 2:57 commuting in NYC, vesc pushback 5:53 build details, battery upgrades 9:56 ATR 13:20 How difficult is it to build a VESC & the BMS situation
you are all over the place with your videos. i just watched your “why vesc is better than a gt” video where you talk about the exact opposite of what you say in this video. its really making me think your point of view is BULLSHIT and you just want likes and shit. you’re fake . you’re a joke.
Really appreciate you and these videos! I’m just getting into VESC builds and these are great, thank you!
10 reasons why a GT is better than a VESC = "i dont' think it's fair to compare stock boards to modded boards".... lost me, bud
You can rotate the pins in XT connectors?? (face palm) Loved all these tips, thanks for recording this!
This is probably the dumbest video I have ever seen in. I'm afraid to say you are in the vast minority. But some of us like to go fast
Really digging the flow of your board. Where can we find you tune card? Would like to try your setup out!!
🤔🤔 super curious about your motor current & FW settings. i have a 20s2p/Ennoid V4, GT-V 👀
The rails on an XR act as a heat sink. The GT is powder coated so it cannot cool that way. If you have to remove the battery for travelling, you are out of luck, has to go to manufacturer. The ADV is a better price, better made and less expensive.
Leon plsssssss, we need your tune 👀👀👀👀 Post itt 😩😩😩😩
Where did you get that balance lead breakout board?
So much useful info! Thanks
whats the order of plugging in the connectors within the rear box?
1:25 😭
Can you add a buzzer to that thing? How's going so far? Thanks for the video, I just pulled the trigger on the 85V 150A BTW, you didn't address the XLR port in this video.
Watched all your videos. Nice work. Do you do personal builds for sale?
Just subscribed simply because you are a genius.
You deserve a CZcams award just for this one video. You are an amazing human being! ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you for the info this helped me before i start my first build👍 Subscribed & looking forward to the video on remote tilt
Legend
About to start on my build with floatboxx cxc v2. Did you do any waterproofing for the front box?
I love the long form! As a newbie to the movement, I have a lot of questions and the details really help out. My question is this: I want to get in and start riding. Should I buy a FM and wait for it to break? Or can I DIY a whole board relatively quick with off the shelf parts?
Do not melt solder with the iron. Melt some solder on the iron for heat transfer, heat the wire while you melt the solder to the wire.
This guy knows what's up.
Trigger/hand clamps highly underrated tool for breaking the bead on a tire, and as you showed are useful for other things too.
This whole video makes me feel dumb.
same 😅
As a guy who had to send my Gt in for water damage. I am calling water proof out of the box BS.
Thanks for another great video! You have been so helpful. Any tips or video of you soldering to the pins of the switchcraft? It is so tight in there with the box right next to the pins that I put the project on hold to reevaluate because I wasn’t comfortable with my skills.
Awesome video! I also got a wtf rewheeled gt and can’t wait to vesc it. Whats the reason you chose the ubox vs others like lil foccer?
well done man!
Thank you, great video! Would have been very helpful for me last year when I vesced two boards, learned many things covered in this video by trying, failing and seeking for help. But also with the things I learned through your video, my repair jobs (if something fails and needs to be redone) will for sure be better. Thanks! 🙏
Is there a way to share the Amazon shopping list by chance?
Amazon links in the description in the notion site (too many links, exceed CZcams description word count). I will compile them all into a shopping list if that’s more convenient
Hell yeah! Great work dude 🫶 Happy I was able to contribute some ideas that made it into the video :)
Wouldn’t be possible without your help 🤙
lovely
I'm not done with the video but got to the XT90 antispark stuff. Two things: 1) I believe the spark is actually from the capacitance difference when plugging into the controller, which has capacitors. That's why connecting the BMS to the battery doesn't spark, it has no capacitors. 2) At higher voltages common to VESC Onewheels, the resistors in the XT90 antispark connectors only last 5-10 connections. So they are great for a few connections during building and testing, but not enough for any kind of swappable battery build. I'm no expert, but this info was described to me in a phone call with Mario at The Board Garage, and also backed up in VOW Systems swappable battery video. Thanks for posting this, I had to look up DIY RC drone video soldering tutorials to get the basics, so I'm glad there's now a Onewheel specific tutorial!
Thanks for the correction! That spark is the bane of my existence and now I understand it better 😛
Spark is from the in-rush current as the capacitors on the VESC charge up. XT90S cannot handle the high voltage in rush current .. The internal resistor inside the connector cannot handle the power and the antispark feature stops working after a ~dozen connections when the tiny resistor blows.
@@benlay750 I think some people have managed to replace the resistor with one that can handle the power long-term, for swappable systems, external batteries, etc.
Dang it Leon, where was this video a few weeks ago when I built my vesc?? Luckily it works, but my next one will be much cleaner. Your content is gold.
Some great beginner tips here. Thanks for this.
Good work! One thing I'll add is a good ventilator or fume extractor! Those fumes can be really dangerous if inhaled on a regular basis.
That is a really important tip!!
THE VIDEO I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!!! Thank you!!!
Soo awesome...Thanks for the content Leon🤙 You rock!
Great video man. It will help many, I'm sure! 🤙
Thanks Leon! Working up the guts to purchase and try a VESC build thanks to you. I really appreciate you taking the time to make these informative videos.
Now this is high value soldering tutorial right there :) I hate soldering XTs, hopefuly now they will be easier.
Before watching, I just want to thank you for putting this out here. I've soldered since I was 12, built my first radio when I was 10, and I bet anything I learn new stuff from you. Your previous videos are the VESC tools I need to further my journey starting later this year. I'm getting ready for the Oak City Fest, but you can bet I'll be digging into this after we get back. Again, thank you.
Love this Leon!!
Is there a diagram describing what port does what on a lfocer, ubox, thor300 etc?
When you Google "Thor300 pinout" or lil focer pinout and go to Google images there is a pinout for every vesc controller
If enough people want a video about this I’ll make it. TLDR: Manufacture’s website usually has pin outs. ADC 1, ADC 2and 3.3v goes to footpad. 5v h1 h2 h3 gnd temp goes to hall sensor. Power button bare minimum is to have a latching switch bridge SW(switch) and ground. You can probably find more detailed wiring diagrams on discord if you need to get a board working now
Good work on the comprehensive guides for these vesc builds.
Dang, love all the content man. I’ve never been so early! Can’t wait to watch another banger vid 😄
I'm not an expert in DIY electronics and soldering in any means, actually I'm still a beginner only 1 year into this hobby. I'm learning a whole lot from all the vesc builders in the community. This video summarizes how I like to solder but should not be considered the definitive guide. If anything I'm demonstrating is super wrong I hope to be corrected in the comments!
This is the video I have been waiting for! I seriously have been starring at a lil' foccer on my workbench, for the past X amount of months, just beckoning me to assemble it. I would have soldered my power port vertically had you not suggested to do it horizontally. Thanks for the concept of "pre-tinning" the iron as well as the wire/final resting place. Even if you feel like your video is a beginner video, it should encourage others that are more advanced to chime in. This skill set is so vital and clearly not limited to DIY OneWheel. This skill set is transferable to all things that use solder. Where I get lost is when people talk about the lead % in various forms of solder. Apparently your solder will be weak in the future if the lead quality/quantity in the solder is weak and or Chinese. Or so I heard researching my 2012 Ford F-150 Stereo. People in the forums with similar problems cited weak lead in the solder contacts being the culprit. So this skillset could help me, as well as others, resolve similar issues. I state that fact just in case FutureMotion is monitoring. They think all we want to do is see them brought to their knees. On the contrary, everyone benefits when there is available competition to innovate, including FM.
Dude, you are a great rider. I am on a Pint right now and love that thing, but in a year or so when I am ready for an upgrade, I am going to buy an old XR and VESC it.
I watched the GT build before this 🙂Great the way you lay things out and put it all together, really cool. I have an XR that I crashed last weekend due to the stupid Haptic (it binned out on me on my drive, a slope I have been up many a time) Got the front foot drag and did the splits and pulled good knows how many of my Hams in my left leg 😞