What does double mean? 2 6s in series? higher mAh
4 lipos, 2 for series and 2 for parallel, making 10s/12s with 10k mah capacity.
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Would it make more sense to just buy a battery from diyelectricskateboards? or are separate batteries better.
He means just buying four lipo packs and putting two in parallel. I personally would probably still go with the lipo packs if you have room, you will get more amps available and they will be a lot cheaper.
If you don’t have the room, a pre built battery can be a good option but it is much more expensive. i.e. my friend’s board I am going to build in a few weeks is a 10s1p of 5 lipo packs. 5 2s packs in series, cost about 130 for the batteries. Should get about 12 mi of range on these 5000mah cells
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Im gonna start with 2 5s in series for $ reasons. If I really feel the lack of range its an easy upgrade. I ordered the caliber trucks. In addition, I cant seem to find anything about what sort of battery charger is recommended. I read somewhere about a BMS but it was unclear if that s something I should be getting or if a generic charger off Amazon would be fine. Any suggestions would be appreciated for a suggested charging solution. Something inexpensive would be best as I’m already close to my budget limit 
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I think a lot of information is available on the forum here about BMS deals. You can check out SuPower for a BMS or Bestech, see here in my thread:
Additionally, you would need a 10S liion charger for the BMS. These can be aquired on Ebay, Aliexpress, and several other places. YZpower makes good chargers.
Alternatively you could do manual balance charging with a hobby balance charger, opening your enclosure whenever you need to charge or wiring the balance connectors through the enclosure
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Accidentally ordered 3 batteries instead of four 🤦🤦welp. Now for a charger.
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I think I’m just gonna get this battery
charger.
Is this a mistake or will it work for me?
That should work fine, it is a popular charger. Having the ability to put it easily in storage charge is also very helpful. I have a crappy hobby charger with no screen and it almost always overcharges to 4.25V or something along those lines
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Update time!! I waterproofed the board and put the bad trucks I ordered on. Several things became apparent after riding it down the block 1) the trucks aren’t far enough forward and on turns the wheels hit the edge. 2) the board isn’t fully symetrical so it looks off when riding on it. The first issue is an easy fix. The second not so much. I’m deliberating making a brand new board with a better symetrical shape to improve it’s look. It’s 100% passable just not that attractive. A new bar would be curved, proper symetrical via the use of templates and their would be better space for the wheels.
Any tips for a better board shape would be much appreciated. The last thing I would want is to have to do a take three 
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Ignore the lame graphic and do your galaxy style but this deck is super comfortable, affordable, has wheel groove cutouts, and arrives in a week.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015WYHEPM?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
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Dude that looks dope why have I never seen this before haha
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Are caliber 2s dropthrough compatible out fo the box?
For the deck pictured above? Yes.
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If you like the deck and prefer top mount, they also have a Restless Furabu (just checked and Amazon no longer stocks this board). It’s the same shape and 3" longer. Has a bit more of a micro drop. And there are no drop through cut outs.
I have both boards and love them both.
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I bought the deck you recommended. Everything should be arriving next week at which point I’m already gonna be at college. I might take all the parts with me but I’m not sure yet.
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Do it. Especially if you are a freshman - you will have time lol
I did my second motor upgrade during my first freshman semester 3 years ago and today I build stuff all the time, even with my ridiculous schedule
Hell yeah! ERAU will love it haha
Small update, motor, vesc, remote and pulley combo came in the mail. I also canceled the deck and decided to just buy one from a skate shop in Daytona. I’m pretty sure there is a maker space on campus where I can resin and fibreglass it. If not crappy graphics untill Thanksgiving 