by Fred005 » 09 Jul 2021, 18:44
And is this PM update important ?
I can't say steering is perfect, but maybe with this system it'll never be perfect.
But it's much much more better !
I increased turn speed. Max & Min.
I tested today, during a hike in my mountains, climbing at 2170m ASL (7120 feet), 25km, 8h30 moving time, my settings: Max turn speed 85%, and the same for Min turn speed.
When it's climbing a lot, with 180 degres corner, it's better. 500% better than the original settings.
But, sometime, when my speed is very low, I can say 2km/h max, and when it's a huge climb, I can say 45° at least, and if I need to lock my steering because on the track there are many big stones, or big roots and I don't want steering turning righ/left without my ''permission'', by itself when a front wheel is arriving on these stones/roots, but I also need to zigzag a bit, X8 stop climbing.
I think it's because with the steering lock ON, it needs more power to turn. And because it's not like on a car, which will give you all it's power if you need, whatever your speed because the car has a gear box (auto or manual but it has), on the X8, when you need to go on a low speed, the only solution the power modul has is to giving motors less power.
So, in ''less power'' condition, if the locked steering is ''eating'' many power to steer, the X8 stop climbing.
Solution is climbing at a higher speed, but often it's not possible or dangerous.
Maybe in a short future I'll fit a kind of steering wheel or handlebar to manage steering whitout the need of power.
I know it'll be difficult to steer maybe, because the 2 front wheels speed will not change, I try to say 1 wheel will not turn slowly, like on a car for exemple, but in these case where I have problemes, corners need to steer a very little.