DIY Onewheel Hoverboard

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At the Moment it is nearly impossible to get up onto the board. As soon as I press the button by feet to activate the Gyroscope, the board starts running backwards because of leaning back.

Furthermore the board levels itself by pressing the powerbutton. So it starts moving till it’s horizontal and then stops suddenly. I think the Mainboard or Gyroscope is faulty or just not ideal for this project.

I tried to calibrate it leaning backwards, so that it won’t run backwards directly when pressing the activation button

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I would put your foot on the low side first, then the high side. When you touch the button on the high side, it will pick up your foot that’s low.

Change the order of which foot you place first.

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Thanks for your reply.
I changed the mainboard and gyroscope and now it is working much better. The one before did not work as it was supposed to.

I do start with the low side and then step on the high side with pressure sensitive pad.
The Pad is atm too sensitive which makes it even harder to get started.

I think I have to train hard :smiley:

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I will print a cover for the Batterie-Cable, which also will be used as a charging-port-protector.
The majority is done.

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Looking good!

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Hey, i have a 10inch hoverboard lying around, and was wandering, if i could turn it into one of these, by putting the two tyres next to each other? The electronics are the same as smaller hoverboards, just larger motors/tyres. Thanks

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You would have a flat contact patch and be unable to carve I think.

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What do the motors look like? I’m sure you could modify the original 3d print to house a different size wheel if the hubs aren’t too big without the rubber of the original wheels. but right now I am running a 13in wheel on mine and it’s kinda lacking in power so I am upgrading to a dual vesc system and a 12s battery which you might have to do if you go down that parth.

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Did you design the black parts? the foot pad parts

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Hello, today I discovered that the magnets on one of my motors don’t line up with the screw holes. What do I do

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Hello, when lining up the wheels, does it matter what polarity the magnets on each motor are, or do they just have to line up no matter the polarity. Right now on the two motors that I have the polarities of the magnets are reversed on one side.

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Sorry for the late reply.
Yes, I designed the footpads and the printed parts except the rim.

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possible to post the files somewhere? would be great

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Here you go:

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Thanks :slight_smile:

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hey guys
do you have a simple method to pull the stator from the motor body ?
the magnets are REALLY strong

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I put it in a vice and then give it a short but strong pull up and it should come out

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Or if you’re a caveman like me, put a brick under either side of the tire, and wack the axle with a mallet.

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okay… last time I drillled a hole through the back flange and screwed a bolt to push it out, but i’m worried about metal chips with all the magnets.
since i fried the board i have to redo it, and i don’t understand how you can whack the axle toward you
though i like caveman approaches most of the time

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how did you make the sensors work? if the plates are screwed on?

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I installed pressure sensitive Pads and connected them to the Gyroboard. I created a sandwich of Copper, Velostat and Copper, because other methods did not work well.

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The cutouts are not necessary, because of the sandwich-method as shown here:

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Also the wiring has to be as shown in the picture above.

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