my explanation for the batteries is that it is cheaper per mah to get a bunch of little batteries. If I run them in series and parallel i should be able to get a pretty good battery pack. I need help knowing how to do so though. I would like to be able to get 5 miles out of a charge but i have no idea how many mahs i need or what that motor needs. basically i need a lot of help.
Hi Cole, if you are going up hills get 2 6s lipo batteries and wire them in series. What trucks and wheels do you have? Don’t get that ESC. Get something that can handle high voltage like this one from : product/torqueboards-12s-120a-car-esc-opto-hv/
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It is better to look at Watt Hours when you measure battery capacity. Nominal Voltage X Amp Hours.
For hill climbing two motors is generally always better than one. But the 6374 is a pretty big motor so if you want to stay with just one motor to keep cost down i think that is a great choice.
Higher voltage is always better.
We need to know your body weight & the max speed you want to travel. (most people with downhill longboarding experience aren’t scared of travelling at crazy fast speeds - but it is important to talk about top speed to design the drive train)
im around 180 lbs. I want to be going at least 20 mph. I want to spend under 300 on my esc, motor, and batteries. I want to go with 1 really powerful motor for cost purposes. It doesnt really need to be able to go super far, but the more mileage the better i guess. basically i want a beast of a board that i can do anything with. I cant break the bank but i also dont want something that will run out of juice quick or break on me.
For our purposes, the lower the kv the better. I found in the beginning though that using gearing around 2.5:1 @ 22v I could use single 63’s between 200-300 kv with basically the same good results and mostly affecting my top speed. Climbing overpasses and hills was easy and I weigh 200lbs.
basically i need to know what is the ideal set up and why (explain v and kv and mah and s and all those techical terms) and how to make mine as close to that without breaking the bank. my ideal setup is a single motor configuration with a esc and switch and batteries that will last lets between 5 and 10 miles.