Student Budget e-board

He has the right components on his list.

Better start with the cheap components and fuck something up, then being a noob, buy expensive stuff, because the pros do it like that, and then fuck up.

Actually when I built mine this forum didnt exist and there was no vast amount of information on what works and what doesnt. So I had to try it and see. I made some good choices and some bad choices. And it cost me a little more than expected because I blew up the first ESC which was a helli ESC. But i xompiled all the stuff that DID work and was cheap so that every one after me didnt have to make the same mistakes.

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Can you try VESC?

Vesc is over his budget. He needs to read for about a month and save some more money.

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In fact, I also intend to produce VESC, and the price is relatively cheaper.:joy:

@balipl, we understand your anxiety for 1st esk8 and know about going cheap on parts. But hear the advice from experienced builders, they spent far more than 400$ and built more than 1 board. There is a way on going cheap on some parts. Here’s my opinion on what you could get:

  1. Turnigy Kit. There are people that used it and liked it. The only concern is the VESC. If you’re careful and don’t go over it’s limits, it will serve you very well. The motor in this kit is very punchy. The motor mount is solid on these trucks. The wheels are a bit small but enough for what you want. Talk to @Alphamail for bushing setup, don’t go cheap on them, because stock bushings are rubbish.
  2. Batteries. Get 2 of these and connect in series. 3Ah is not huge range but for your budget is OK. You can always buy 2 more and connect in parallel for 6Ah. 3.Series harness
  3. Anti-spark loop key
  4. Charger
  5. Wire
  6. Loctite You will only need a deck, enclosure, grip tape and keep your remote that you listed. And safety gear always.

Hope it helps.

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man i think i’ve spent around $600 on unnecessary extras for my board at this point :rofl:

save a little more and build something you’ll be happy with.

Im building one rn for €200 the parts I have used are:

second hand longboard MOTOR: https://www.banggood.com/Racerstar-6368-BRD6368-280KV-6-12S-Brushless-Motor-For-Balancing-Scooter-p-1117657.html?rmmds=search&cur_warehouse=CN ESC: https://www.banggood.com/Racerstar-120A-ESC-Brushless-Waterproof-Sensorless-18-RC-Car-Part-p-1085232.html?rmmds=search&cur_warehouse=CN BATTERY 2X: https://hobbyking.com/en_us/zippy-flightmax-5000mah-3s1p-20c.html MOTOR MOUNT: https://www.banggood.com/Electric-Skateboard-Accessories-Belt-Motor-Bracket-Pulley-For-7270MM-Wheel-p-1104585.html?rmmds=detail-left-hotproducts&cur_warehouse=UK CHARGER: https://www.banggood.com/25_2V-2A-Smart-Charger-For-21_6V-22_2V-25_2V-Li-ion-Li-Po-Lithium-Battery-US-Plug-p-1167937.html?cur_warehouse=CN Battery indicator: https://www.banggood.com/12V-6-63V-LCD-Acid-Lead-Lithium-Battery-Capacity-Indicator-Digital-Voltmeter-p-1226043.html?rmmds=search&cur_warehouse=CN BMS: https://www.banggood.com/Battery-Protection-Balance-Board-5A-PCM-BMS-for-6S-22_2V-Li-ion-Li-Po-Battery-6S5W001-p-1122220.html?rmmds=search&cur_warehouse=CN&cur_warehouse=CN REMOTE: https://www.banggood.com/2_4GHz-Radio-Remote-Controller-Receiver-Transmitter-For-Electric-Skateboard-p-1125575.html?rmmds=myorder

maybe some inspiration for u? iknow long ass post

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What trucks and wheels do you plan to use?

Pro tips for a cheap build: Cheap out on wheels, trucks, deck and enclosure. Not so cheap they break but you know what I mean.

Go single drive

Use a fvt 120amp or xcar 120amp esc

6s 20c 5000mah lipos work fine

Don’t buy a cheap belt drive kit from eBay. The chain kit is decent after a little modification but you should get a 10/12 tooth pulley for it

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The hobbyking kit is a good idea at this budget. I lean toward agreeing with the others on expanding your budget a little bit (my initial budget was $700 and I’m well north of $1000 right now)

If you’re intent on building it for $400 then use kits where/when ever possible to save money and reduce chances of incompatibilities. hobbyking kit is solid. You get a vesc (even though it’s not the most recent revision it should perform the same) and a torquey motor. Your experience with drones means you should know your way around lipo batteries and balance charging so stick with those to save some bucks. eBay is a really good resource for cheap decks that work pretty well, I can send you the link to the decently flexible drop through I bought on there.

You might also want to check out the offerings on diyeboard.com which is basically a retail site for the parts used in most low to medium cost Chinese prebuilts, which are actually pretty solid.

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Hey! Thank you for all your input! I did not think that I would get so many answers!

To clarify - I want to spent 400$ for ‘hard’ parts i.e. motor, esc, controller, batteries and board. All other parts like enclousures, cable management, mounts etc. are out of this amount (I already have some cables, connectors and charger as well).

But… After all of your comments I think I have to consider everything again. For all those who advise me to save a little more - what is the minimum price to start with e-sk8?

I think that parts like Sk3 Motor and FVT Esc are not bad. The thing I want to save most is board (but I am not convinced of this solution. Actually, I know that this is a bad solution, but I don’t want to spend more money).

Thank you for list of budget parts, and mostly for HobbyKing kit - I need to read some about it.

And for stats - it is not that I spent an hour reading and immediately assume the topic. I spent some time looking for different solutions (mainly last summer) and sign up when I already had my part-list;) I was also following squad and some other guys with his builds at local, Polish forum.

If you’re good with soldering, you could buy a broken VESC that needs a DRV replacement for cheap, since VESCs offer so much more flexibility and config options.

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Have you considered the $40 eBay Esc that’s been on several posts on this forum. For the $43 you get an Esc and a remote, which is a good deal imo. I have it on a cruiser board. It’s not the most powerful and a VESC will Be way better, but for a first build, it’ll work and seems to be pretty reliable, and you can upgrade it later

Meepoboard top speed 36km/h range up to 18km (more like 15km)

This would come with normal battery just plug in charge and ride! there will be much less risk factor too.

but if you really want to invest time into Diy increase your budget and spend time learning under 400$ budgets most of the time costs more than premade

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Hey! I’ve rethought my plans, and read some about trends.

My parts list now:

  1. Cheap longboard $45- like that: ! 2.Radio - Excellway® 2.4GHz Radio Remote Controller Receiver Transmitter from Banggood $23 - as before
  2. Motor - Turnigy D5035-125KV Sensored Brushless Motor - $82
  3. ESC - VESC from HobbyKing $71
  4. Motor mount - from hobbyking $7
  5. Batteries - 4 x 2200mAh 3S batteries from my rc models to make 6S 4400mAh $0
  6. Enclousures pulley, and other stuff - from my workshop $0

Sum: $228 + my own LiPo’s

What do you think about this set?

Get the whole esk8 set from hobby king including the trucks and pulleys… That way it will be way easier to make the motor mount fit and align.

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you need to buy big wheels because the smaller ones will be more bumpy,give less clearance for motor and electronics and Get ruined by torque quickly. Also 125kv on 6s will be slow Heres a budget motor for like 40%- https://hobbyking.com/en_us/kd-53-30-high-voltage-brushless-outrunner-190kv.html

Main drawback its uncensored so you have to do small kickstart but HEY starting from still takes a lot of energy and your batteries are small.

You will also need wheels and trucks, for the trucks you could use the HobbyKing trucks to make fitting the mount really easy.

Like @Blitz said I would change the motor to the keda 190kV. I use it on one of my builds with 6s and can hit 30kmh+ with 83mm wheels and 2:1 gear ratio

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IF the Trucks are decent size you can file them into a square (like im planning on) and then use the hobbyking motor mount/clamp. he seems to be a hobbyist with a garage