What’s the kv of the motor?
Also…is that the picture from the seller? Looks like he needed to use epoxy of some type for the mount…
Do you know what the gearing is?
You can find better
Hey @Michaelinvegas
Yes, the pic of the truck is from the seller. the motor mount has screws to keep it from sliding in the truck. but yeah it seems he used some adhesives.
According to the seller:
- Motor is a 5065 320KV 3s - 8s.
- ESC is 120A FVT.
- Planned gearing for me is 29:9 but he told me he has a set of gears for my preferred ratio.
- Gears are made from #45 steel according to him.
for you it’s a no go? 
but for the price tho? or will it be more expensive in the long run?
Thanks man.
Hi everyone. I joined the forum about 3 months ago, had been reading and sharing stuffs but never introduce myself in this post. I am Graham, living in Singapore now. I have built 2 boards, one for my friend and one for myself.
1st Build for my friend. Deck: Cheap no-brand deck (not willing to drill wholes on my landyachtz
)
Truck: TB trucks
Wheel: abec 11 clone from TB
mount: my own design (CNC machined with black anodizing)
pulley and belt: 15t/36t, HTD5, 12mm
Motor: Turnigy Aerodrive SK3 - 5065-236kv
ESC: FVT 120A (with the program card)
Battery: 2x3s 5000mah lipo
Remote Controller: 2.4GHz mino remote control
Battery case: Aluminium casing
Second build for myself. Deck: Same cheap no-brand deck Truck: Caliber II Wheel: abec 11 clone mount: TB V4 mount pulley and belt: 15t/36t, HTD5, 12mm Motor: KD 53-30 190KV ESC: VESC from enertion Battery: 2x4s 5000mah lipo Remote Controller: winning remote control Battery case: 3D printed
Here is what I am planning to do next:
- Test my board with Turnigy Aerodrive SK3 - 6374-192kv
- Make a 8s-3P Li-ion battery pack (with BMS maybe, looking for resources)
- Solder a MOSFET switch
- Add LED
- Add bluetooth for VESC to connect with Smartphones
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Kv is little too high on a small motor with chain drive
Work out ur top speed here
Thanks for these calculator.
What gear ratio is safe??
Again. Thanks alot. 
Well hey there guys!
Heavily educated long time surface RC vet here. Got inspired about ESK8’s by Casey Neistat and his boosted board. I’m sure a few of you guys know where I’m coming from. Decided to give it a shot, and here’s the parts list I have down so far:
Deck: Method Camber Assault (short-ish board for tight city navigation in downtown Portland) Truck: Caliber’s Wheel: Abec 11 clone Mount: TB v4 kit w/pulleys and belts Pulley and belt: 16t/36t Motor: Turnigy Aerodrive SK3 - 6364-245kv ESC: Enertion VESC but considering FVT 120A for temp testing Battery: x2 6s 4000mah lipo parallel Remote Controller: Was looking at the Quanum from HK… any good? Battery case: Custom
A few questions I have, the motor is already ordered as it was short stock at HK, and I live about 30min from the warehouse pickup so I said screw it. Did I go to high on the KV? Also, is 6s going to toot my horn or am I going to want more juice? I’m a VERY light rider, about 130lb currently, and I won’t be taking on anything much greater than 15-20% grade max.
A VERY detailed build log will be posted once all parts arrive. Lemme know what you guys think plz 
Hey all, long time longboarder here. Looking to get into eboards, as I’m interested in electrical and mechanical engineering, and I love boarding. Win win as I see it.
I’m looking to spend about $750 dollars, and i’m going to try for as sleek and discreet a look as I possibly can.
Therefor, I have assembled a parts list that I am hoping to get some feedback on:
Deck: Liqwood Invader deck(from older board I don’t ride all that much) Trucks/wheels: Looking at CarvON hub motor setup, either dual or single depending on what I ultimately decide I need. ESC: one or two Enertion VESCs Battery: Enetrion SPACE cell Pro3 or Pro4, again depending Remote: Enertion nano-X 2.4 Ghz controller
Please let me know what you all think, in terms of reliability and quality of my list. I am sticking mostly to larger(ish) brands, namely Enertion and CarvON, as I’m not at all confident in my ability to hack together a lot of possibly incompatible parts. Willing to switch nearly any component, just as long as it isn’t too expensive or too indiscreet.
Thanks, Will.
Hi!
My name is Chris and I am from Sweden. My goal is to build a board that can go as far as possible, the speed is not that important, but around 16 mph or just a bot over, would be nice as top speed. Right now I am just lurking around and trying to understand the electrical side of this. I am more of a fabricator, the scary part is the ESC which is just some kind of black magic to me.
My setup will most likely be this(This setup may change when I learn more about everything):
Singel motor 190kv
ESC Vedders VESC
Zippy 6s 8000 mAh lipo X2
83 mm wheels not decided yet
Trucks not decided yet
Will fabricat my own mount
Enertion pulley kit: 1x 15t 12mm wide steel motor pulley 1x 36t 12mm wide nylon wheel pulley
The board might be a combination of an aluminium core laminated with a wood veneer Some kind of enclosure that i will make myself Some kind of controller
Thanks! Chris
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Whats your weight? Have u consider 170kv or 149kv for those 12s batteries?
About 190 punds. Yeah a little. But I do not know how much that will do with the top speed and battery consumption I am still reading up about all this.
Hey all,
I’m David. I haven’t been on any kind of board since grade school and I am only household handy with tools, but I just bought a Dual Drive R-Spec Uber +. I figure starting out plug and play is the safest way for me to start, and then maybe modify, then build from scratch later on down the line. The first mod will be maybe a year from now, but I know I will be thinking bigger wheels to better deal with crappy roads. It’s not about speed on this for me. I do a lot of traveling for work, and I want it to be how I get around each town. Any suggestions on how to make things work well with a Dual Raptor setup would be appreciated. Things like max wheel size, what I should or should not switch out of the original set up, etc.
Thanks all!
David
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Im running a single 6374 149kv with 12s, im 210 lbs and i have a lot of torque and more than enough speed i ran out of balls at 28mph but i say i goes 30mph on flats easy, my gearing is 16/36 and 83mm wheels
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This place is coool! This forum setup is dope! Way better than your typical forums that use Vbulletin or Bbpress. Hi everyone. Hope everyone is having a super cool day!
Thanks for the input. I am going to look in to that setup! Hahaha yeah 28 mph on a board is scary!
Hi looking at building the whole thing from the ground up almost. Build is as I have figured out.
VESC Turnigy SK3 6364 -213 KV 10s4p battery made out of LG HE4 18650s 10s 60A BMS Custom built deck made personally.
Not sure what im going for with trucks wheels and drive train.
Hi All,
I ordered all parts already actually. I will start building very soon. Trucks were last piece I just ordered. I am thinking about cancelling that order. Because I found a complete longboard with very close price to what I am paying for 2 trucks.
Which of following options are better?
1 - Caliber 50 Raw 180mm trucks with my cheap shitty skateboard deck cut to fit this trucks and wheels. 2 - %60 discount on local store : This complete longboard with unknown brand trucks http://www.nakedskatelife.com/shop/naked-chicago-6423p.html
I got wheels, bearings, motors and all from Alien Power Systems. So low quality of wheels/bearings on 2nd option does not matter. But I am concern about quality of trucks.
What do you think? Please let me know as soon as possible, so I can cancel the order for trucks.
Cheers,
I couldn’t get the New Post button. Is there a specific category for new members where it is enabled?
Thank you!
May have to wait 24 hours since you are new