This is an idea for my very first E-Board as well as my very first post in this community. The fall semester for my university is coming up and I would like something to ride around through campus as well as to have fun while visiting places throughout the city.
I already have a Coyote deck from Loaded and decided to use it because it’s convenient for portability. Here’s what I came up with from my time looking at similar builds:
Loop Key Wires + Connectors - $14.99 Total Cost: $859.89
I do not want to go past 900$ with this build however, I fear that I may not be optimizing my build with my choices within this budget. My biggest concern is my battery choice, it was a pain to narrow this specific model down and it feels like no vendors are selling batteries in general. That or I have no idea where to look for other options, (which I do not :-:).
I’ve also seen warnings against Flipsky VESCs from some users and wanted to opt-in for a Torque6 but as of now, it’s the only thing that I can see that is currently available within my preferred price range for the entire build.
If anyone has any second opinions to share I would greatly appreciate it!
Or just a used set of kegels or caguamas. Popular wheel, so easy to snag for cheap.
Also unless you weigh less than 60kg, I recommend getting Boardnamics hangers. Because:
caliber hangers bend under load, and then your mounts aren’t aligned, and you get scraping / sideways motor load, aka just leads to more problems for you to fix
standard caliber hangers don’t have an axle long enough for pulleys with an integrated bearing (as opposed to bolt on pulleys, which are very easy to misalign, making them a small pita)
I have some used blue cags I’m probably be willing to part with. Good condition too.
Edit: I’ll have to check the size but I also have some spare belts lying around. And a 12s3p. And… Other stuff. Lmao. Honestly I have pretty much your entire build plan sitting around…
Edit again: top of my head, I’m at work lol, I’ve got some used calibers(but agree that bn hangers are better) some boosted baseplates that also fit bn/calibers, a set of blue cags, and probably whatever belts and connectors. Message me if you’re interested in any of that stuff and I can probably save you a couple bucks so you can get a decent esc.
Lacroix decided not to move forward with the stormcore singles but I’m sure they’ll look back into it sometime soon, not a great recommendation for this build though. I’d go MakerX mini-foc plus or trampa mk6.