Hi and a quick thank you to everyone on this forum! I pretty much learned 99% of the stuff I needed to build my first board from here! Building an electric skateboard in the UK has proven fairly hard, parts sourcing-wise!
This was my first build, but I am already planning my next build, this stuff is addictive…
Components are as follows:
- Cheap eBay board, sanded and clear-coated
- Caliber II’s 50’
- Random 83mm wheels from eBay
- 190kv Torqueboard 6355 Motor
- DIYes Motor Mount and Pulleys (13/36 right now but have a 16t to test when I get a longer belt)
- DIYes Enclosures (Modified slightly to more fit the shape of the deck)
- 3x 4s 5000mAh Zippy Compact Lipo’s
- DIYes VESC
- Vedder’s Anti-Spark Switch (Got a blank PCB from a guy on eBay and soldered it up with parts from Mouser)
Still to do (When parts arrive!)
- 12s 60A BMS
- Re-grip
- Possibly come up with a neat idea to fill the drop through holes flush so I can grip over the top…
I’ll take some internal pics next time I crack her open for charging… (Hurry up BMS!)
I haven’t had a lot of time and summer is running out to test the board properly, but I will probably update this thread with top speeds (getting my confidence up, 10-15mph feels pretty fast already!) and also max ranges.
Cheers!
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