Hello, I am newish to the electric skateboard scene and already own a Yuneec E-GO 2 but realized I definitely want something more and decided I might try to build my own. So I have done research and have come up with a board which I believe to be compatible and reliable. I am planning on using this for much of my commuting. Any feedback is greatly appreciated and if you know of any place I can get a similar part for less price that would be excellent. Thank you.
Controller: ($60)
ESC: ($85)
Battery + enclosure + BMS: ($450)
Motor mount + mechanical: ($107)
Motor: ($90)
Wheels: ($80)
Trucks: ($60)
Board: ($150)
Bearings: ($17)
I will also be getting 1/4" risers as long as I stick with the board to prevent battery being literally on the ground. The board will be single motor. I am not in love with the overall cost of the board and would like it to be sub $800 not including board, trucks, wheels, and bearings if possible. However, I would like it to be reliable with long range and good top speed. Once again any input is fantastic. Thanks
The Torqueboards 6380 was really powerful in single drive, I could get up pretty much any hill I found, and many were steep(around 20-30 percent grade). However, this might have been because I only weigh 140lbs, and it was winter so with the 0-20 degree weather I didn’t need to worry about the motor overheating.
Thank you, I think I would choose the 6380 due to the minimal price increase as opposed to making it a dual. What would I do to swap a lower top speed for longer range. After putting the statistics into the calculator I’ve found the top speed would be 30 mph and range to be 16 miles after switching to 12s2p (brings the price down) or is battery the only way to keep the range up?
Yeah, battery and ride style/terran is gonna determine your range. not so much the gearing.
If you’re looking to lower what you’re spending, find a used deck, maybe try buying wheels/ mounts/pulleys used from a another member here. But don’t cheap out on the battery. You’ll regret it.
You could do 12s2p but I’d go 4p cuz then you get 20+ miles (assuming you’re just cruising) easy and no range anxiety. Gearing isn’t super important or efficiency like @skunk said but if you go above 30 the energy required to overcome the wind goes up a lot. So in conclusion bigger battery keep speed under 30 (if you don’t need the speed gear to about 25 especially if you aren’t super comfortable at high speed).
Do you have big hills around? Keep in mind that the 4.12 will overheat in a long hill and the board will lose a lot of power as it heats up, sometimes all o it and stop, so a bigger motor doesn’t help that much
Single drive makes a decent board, but dual is way more fun to ride if that’s what you are after
One thing you can do initially is plan for two motors but only put one initially, just make sure you got space for a second VESC and that you can actually fit two motors
I still have a board with a single 6374 from aps, 170kv. I weigh 175 lbs and run it on 93mm wheels on a 10s setup and it gets me up any hill, just not from a dead stop. There is some wheel slip occasionally when trying to accelerate hard.
I love my single drive 6374 build! It only slips if i accelerate while turning hard and gets my up to speed no problem, though not as quick as my dual motor builds. The free-roll of a single drive is also a good perk.
