Wow - that's really cool that he got back to you. That link is interesting, but it look to be more for developers. I'm sure we'll see products coming down the pike soon enough that use GaN FETs. I've said it like a thousand times, but things like this keep popping up - we're at the nascence...
We should be all back up and running for everyone. As far as the Hobbywing setup goes, I'm going to build a pack out of my Lishen LTO Cells to see how durable it really is; though I'm feeling pretty good about it...
Actually... I wrote all that and I may have misinterpreted your question (that's how excited I am about your setup). What you're trying to do is control how the electric supercharger comes on, right? In that case, cmoalem is right on. :)
Please post pics/vids!
Just finished the first round of high-power testing with the Hobbywing/Castle setup. We hit 9.5kW continuous and everything held up fine. If we can get to 13-14kW I'm sure it'll support 650hp. Our tests today show the current setup is good for 550hp at about 5 psi. Video coming soon.
It was a black friday sale. $625 is the regular price, and honestly, still a good deal. I just took a quick look and GaNFets and they look to be a potential game-changer. I wonder if the reverse conduction characteristics might be a problem for ESCs and the associated back EMF.
Every night I put in a few hours cabling/setting stuff up for the test. I've got power, control circuitry (but not cable - I'll make that tonight), current measurement & rpm measurement worked out. Just need to extend the RPM sensor.
I discovered a few interesting things:
- The Kemet Caps I...
Unfortunately, the VESC just doesn't perform in the real world. I did try running it in BLDC mode too; it just wasn't up to the task. I think a big part of the problem is turning out to be the 6 pole TP motors. That's a lot of eRPM and many ESCs seem to get unstable. WB's ESC did die, but he...
We'll find out. I intend to torture test this thing on video soon. I will say it's a good deal beefier than the small APD ESC; not that that's decisive, but I'm always willing to give the benefit of the doubt. The fliers were downright spindly by comparision (and weighed proably a quarter as...
Hi all - I've been innundated with all kinds of stuff. Life was supposed to ease up by now, but instead things got even more chaotic. But I'm still doing my best to keep up the research on my end. This Black Friday I took advantage of another sale on a P2 supercharger (for those counting at...
Maybe we can get WB Projects to answer - he started from a turbo too. Except for the tiny one, all of my "real" ones started with a supercharger, making things a bit easier, since I was just using the existing bearings.
Unfortunately, we lost a few posts in this thread thanks the the ruzzian hack. But things are coming along; if you follow my youtube channel, you'll know I'm also working on moving, which involves building a barndominium on the Texas coast. Here's where I was a couple of weeks ago:
As for...
We were hacked by ruzzians and down for a bit less than 48 hours. You'll notice a number of lost posts (mostly the most recent ones) - we recovered the vast majority of posts, and are now back up and running. We've taken some security measures, but if you have suggestions how to keep the...
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