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September 18, 2022, 4:34pm
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ridiculed:
So I have this spare Hurricane battery sitting around. And even though I know that is not the smartest way to start, I’d like to collect some ideas in terms of enclosure/board options. I’d like the thing to run on a VESC, keep the battery inside the case (54x20x3.3cm) and use RKP’s, preferably Boardnamics. Boardsize would be something around the Demonseed dimensions (I guess?).
How do I find an enclosure suitable for this freak of a battery case? How bad is this idea in general?
You’re essentially doing this entire process backwards, and going to have a very tough time finishing, if you finish.
If I could be of assistance, it would be to choose your items in a certain order. Don’t choose anything else until you’ve chosen your deck and enclosure. Because you need to know if it will even fit. Enclosures are much more difficult than you think, and you need to know if flexibility will be something you design for, or not. So go in a certain order, along the whole way making sure you choose things that are compatible with each other.
helmet
deck + enclosure (flex?)
battery (flex?)
ESC(s)
drivetrain & trucks & motor mount
wheels
motors
{everything else} remote
aesthetics: grip, colors, lights
Leaving enclosures until last as an afterthought is a surefire way to end up in a less-than-ideal position.
You will likely have to make a custom enclosure which I wouldn’t really recommend on a first build. It’s likely you’d resort to 3D printing an enclosure which IMHO will be even worse because it will probably break in short order.