Hey guys, my name’s Evan and I’m just putting together my first eboard. Currently I have the deck, wheels, and trucks and am purchasing the other parts. I’m planning on buying two Turnigy sk3 aerodrive 5065 280kV motors, 3 Turnigy 580mAh 4S 35C 14.8V LiPo batteries, and a standard transmitter and receiver, a motor mount for both motors, and some type of ESC. I have 3 questions:
Will the batteries work with those two motors?
How should I mount my motors? Should I mount them DD, DR, or DF?
What type of ESC should I buy?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
First of all let me say - an awesome forum, very informative and alive!
I want to introduce myself, I’m Dani, 36, currently live in US.
I’m engineer by profession and an avid DIYer in heart , it is so great to see a lot of creative people here, really refreshing.
Couple of months ago I started a self motivated project, you can check it here: dosimplecarbon.com, go to The Project tab.
I think this forum might be interested in this topic, because It’s really innovative and different.
I update the project on a weekly basis, and it is progressing in a good pace, you can ask anything you like and I will answer to the best of my abilities
And first questions from my side. I’ve searched this forum for pneumatic wheels, whenever they are used it is typically 5-6" wheels which are mounted on standard trucks with spacers. Is this the common practice?
Are you satisfied with this method? Is this a real problem? I mean do you want to be able to mount the bigger wheels on standard trucks? With say any spacing?
I’m asking because I might have a solution for this issue, and would really want to explore this.
hello i am trying to make a beunlimted mountain board it is nearly there but the aliment is not right i am using the trampa moter mount kit please help
Hey. just finished building a computer and fancied a new project.
been into mountain boarding a few years now so building an electric board seemed a fun thing to try out.
hoping some of you veterans can give me some advice!
hope to see you all in the threads ^-^
Hey im new to these forums, but ive browsed around and the community looks great. Im planing on posting a build log of a folding e skate. I have woodworking and rc experience but i am new to long boarding and electric skateboards.
Hey guys, my name is Kar and I have a few questions. I was given a yuneec board and battery, it’s black and orange. Where can I get a charger and motor for the board? Can I use a motor from another board?
Me myself is PHD in cyber-psychology so I am a potato when it comes to engineering But I want an electric board , but I am still a potato So Geared with Wikipedia articles and YouTube video-guides I build first board and burned the controller completely (I am happy battery did not blew on my face) :D. I want to build one not cos it is cheap but for DIY spirit itself, just so u know.
Right now I am hoping to get my hands on one of these:
DIY Kit from Alibaba
Seller said it is dual motor 90" wheels 250W each motor. So I am just wondering if those motors would be sufficient enough to commute in the city at decent speed? I dont have really any experience and decided to turn to people that have :D:D:D
Hi eSk8 builders community,
I ride my Long-board to work each day down the esplanade. I’ve just started buying some parts to complete a build. I’m pretty rural and the road quality around me isn’t so good and I’ve got groomed trails in national parks north and south of me only a km or 2 away. I also do a bit of photography and are hoping to be able to ride out to shoots with my pack as well as have some fun. I sold my motorbike when I moved to the island, the wildlife is just crazy, so I’m hoping I can get some thrills on a eMTB without killing myself
I can’t wait to get building, see you all on the boards.
I’ve been lurking on this forum for months trying to get a good understanding of this esk8 thing, and now I am finally trying to build one.
I am originally from Brazil ant thanks to my work as a video-game artist I was able to live in Europe and experience a little of their culture. Now I work for Valve and live in the US in a city called Bellevue (close to Seattle).
I always enjoyed manual work and during my graduation in architecture I used to pass a lot of time on the university workshop, it is terrific after those years to come back to something more manual and not related to computers.
This forum is being a great source of knowledge, and I am thankful for that
Hello guys!
This is Alex , new crazy member from Spain.
I’ve got all the parts to do my electric longboard. Only need two motors and a big 24v Battery to finish the plan.
I hope to learn a lot with your posts.
Hey, my name is Mark and i’d like to milk you guys for free answers.
Listen up gang, i got myself a plan here to build an electric skateboard, see?
I’m very very new to this, but here is the parts list i have so far:
Board:
1x Loaded Vanguard Longboard Deck
2x Caliber 2 fifty 10 " truck
1x set of 4 Orangatang Kegel 80Mm wheels
1x set of 8 Bones China Reds Bearings
Motor & Electric stuff:
2x https://goo.gl/fEijgR
2x Turnigy Aerodrive SK3 6374 192kv | 2750W | 10~12S Lipoly Brushless Outrunner Motor
2x https://goo.gl/cBTXuM
2x Turnigy 50A | 3-12S LiPo | 12.6-60V VESC with BEC
2x Turnigy Heavy Duty 5000mAh 6S 60C Lipo Pack
1x HobbyKing HK-GT2B 3CH 2.4GHz Transmitter and Receiver w/Rechargable Li-ion Battery
Would this even work?Do i even need 2 VESC’s?If i built this with these components, how would i brake?And how would i recharge the batteries?
Also, the cost of all this ends up at over 1000€. In theory the board should be strong right? But is there any way of mantaining or even improving specs and reliability while reducing cost?
Answers to all these questions would be much apreciated
I also feel like i need answers to questions that i’m missing because i don’t understand much of any of this.
Since you are getting the wheel mount and pulley from DIY I’d recommend getting the motor mount from them as well, you can get it in a kit. I’ve got one and it was shipped fast and has been rock solid.
2x -
diy-electric-skateboard-kits-parts/single-bolt-on-motor-mount-with-drive-wheel-kit/
There is a dual motor mechanical kit, but that comes with trucks and wheels,which you already have plans for.
Thank you for all the information, it’s super helpful.
That top speed calculator that results in about 23 km/h weighted, and that’s a bit low, what do you reccomend i do besides maybe getting bigger wheels? Should i get more kv’s motor and lose torque or get like 4x 6s to give 12s to each motor? What would you say is more worth it?
You have to be careful with 12s because you can exceed the tolerance of the VESC (ERPM limit?) at some point. Other members know more than me, I do not have a VESC. aside from wheel size The next best thing to do is gearing, but you are already at 16/36 which is pretty standard. 8s might get you there and is still well below tolerances.
Excited to build my first esk8. Based out of southern California. Stoked to be part of the community!
I can’t wait to get building, see you all on the boards.
This is Alex , new crazy member from Spain.
I’ve got all the parts to do my electric longboard. Only need two motors and a big 24v Battery to finish the plan.
I hope to learn a lot with your posts.
