So, I’ve been building boards for a few months now and this is the 4th one. This will be the first board that i’m posting a build thread on though!
I’m still waiting on some misc bits and pieces to arrive, so i’ll be posting an intermediary build with my dev box on it (pelican case strapped to the top deck, with a 12s4p Samsung 30q, integrated Flipsky Dual VESC 200a, Antispark, bms, charging port, and external quick disconnects for the phase wires and sensor wires) that I use for testing purposes, and then i’ll update the thread as I finish the build.
Deck: Landyachtz Falcon 40"
Enclosure: Eboosted Double Stack
Motors: 190kv open can 6374 from @haggyboard.timo
Gear Drive: Avio MKII @avX
Trucks: Kahuas with stock baseplates (I have riptide 50 Degree Caliber 2’s arriving tomorrow)
Bushings: Currently running Purple and Yellow Orangatang Nipples (I have 2 sets of every Venom and 2 sets of every Riptide bushing on order for experimentation)
Battery: 12s8p custom build with Samsung 40T 21700’s (IMRBattery)
Remote: VX2 Pro from @Anubis group buy (Hoyt Puck prior)
BMS: Bluetooth lithiumbatterypcb brand
VESC: Flipsky 200a Dual VESC
Antispark : Flipsky 280a that I am currently bench testing
(I might swap it out for an XT90 antispark loopkey)
Rims: Bergmeister’s
Tires: Temporarily Berg tires, but I have Psychotiller 6 Shooter’s on order
Lighting: 12v Tail and headlights on a 240w buck converter
With the Samsung 30q and Flipsky VESC 6.6 running firmware 3.65, I set a conservative initial top speed of 25mph and went for a couple mile cruise on some freshly paved back roads by my house.
I initially made a programming error and had the max amperage of the motors set way too low, and went to take off… only for it to roll away silently at about 2mph and slowly picked up speed to about 10mph. I pulled up onto a curb, and checked my programming and bumped the motors to 60a for the test ride.
Initial impression: The gear drives are extremely well made, and I did not appreciate just how small the components were until I held them in my hand! They are considerably quieter than my helical cut Trampa gears and they accelerate incredibly smoothly and surely. The board feel and overall experience is definitely a 10/10. I am going to boost the motor amperage and gather temperature data once my new pack is complete. Once i have the caliber 2 trucks and bushings, and the Six Shooter tires,I’ll do higher speed testing.
Special thanks to @agentdev for letting me bounce ideas off of him for the last 3 months, and for the endless stream of battery build photos and inspiration!
Photos to follow!