Hubs madness / dual 6374 90Kv 500w / Drop through deck / 10s3P Samsung 22P

DIY Builds
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Hi everyone,

Let me present you my first DIY build which have evolve from his original deck to this drop through and better fit and overall weight.
Here is the 10s3p which fit perfectly the homemade enclosure I usually make from a sheet of steel treated with zinc and bend by hand…

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Following the isolation of the enclosure with epm/foam …the esc is actually from another build in the picture that I use with sensorless motor (320kv) another story for another post :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
I think that every build should be done with some good connection and cable so I always change them either for 14awg or 12awg and some bullet gold connector from 3.5 to 5mm.
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Here is the deck I finally bought to fit my first DIY from the first day this thing has been fast as hell and the closer to the ground the better so I manage to find a small drop down with a drop through.
A few vinyl cover for the isolation and protection and there you have it a reliable and cheap enclosure (still need some practice but not that hard with the right plan)

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Here is the kind of sheet I start with to make an enclosure

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Then time for a break :

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Then time for a ride.
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So I must say It was a lucky build at least for the way I easily found some componoment to make it and at an affordable way. That first start with my meeting with another riders while riding my three wheeled board : this riders had a backfire and I tried it since then I could not get out of my head the idea of making my own build but budget was short and did not want to rush it either. I looked for second hand part and deck for a while and found some freeboard deck at 50€ and a guys that never had a chance to build his board but bought a diy hubs kit at around 150€. So I was almost good to from around 200€ which blew my mind.

The deck itself have been used for another build 'the red arrow" and I wanted to make this one a more stable board as it really is a fast one. Nevertheless at the en the total cost is more around 350€ with everything you see on the post which is really cheap for such build.

I certainly spent a lot of time making the deck stronger with fiberglass and epoxy and upgrade all cable and connection but still this is my favorite board.

Setup is as follow :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
-Dual hubs motors 6374 90kv 500w (on steroid)
-Dual FOC esc 50 amp continuous and 120 burst
-90 mm flywheels clone
-Paris truck v2 type 55°
-DIY enclosure (steel zinc treated)
-Drop Through deck (small drop down)
-10s3p samsung 22P (no idea how does one get me to that speed but well) check my youtube channel Eksate for Life

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Those are so efficient and powerful I never saw something like those…they can be really scary, climb hills like it was nothing and top up at 55 km/h at full battery (then more like 50 km/h) but the torque is fenomenal.

Let me know what you think about it, enjoy your trip and ride safely :wink:

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Do you experience any remote cut outs with the metal enclosure?

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Hi, Never had any trouble or signal problem with those type of enclosure . I already made 5 of them with the same type of material steel treated with zinc. The point is that I isol them with some epdm (natural caoutchouc) and some foam. The next important fact is that the top of the enclosure still open so there is no effect on the signal at all. The third nice thing about it is the fact that the metal does dissipate the heat of the esc efficiently getting it to performs better overall…

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Reply up there :wink:

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Yeah i like it and the price for your parts is very good for a budget build imo.
Well done so far and i am curious how time will leave some scars on that kinda bit frankenstein lady !

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Thank you City-Blade-101 I already put about 1500 km on this kit altho with that deck and remake it is only about 400 I’m so far but It blew my mind to see how it can handle bad behavior from heavy rain to dust and abuse…I must be one of the lucky one and get some reliable hubs for once :wink:

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Very nice! Do insulate the interior of the enclosure with foam or something similar to prevent and potential shorts.

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Thanks Linny indeed … insolated with epdm and foam as well as oring every connector…not that I had problem but as a precaution and a dampening effect.

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Hubs are pretty water resitant anyways, so no worrys about them in the rain. The main problems are more any connectors and parts that were bolted together and the area around the cables entering the enclosure, but silicone is always a good go once your setup is running.
…Im a hubmotor guy, never would change that, even if my buddys in here cancel me friendship about this now :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

You just have to check em out from time to time bc when you re going up steep hills they will get really hot, which will be pretty bad if you re ignoring this. Just stop from time to time to check out temperatur (by hand is enough imo) to be sure they do not overheat. If they are hot, just rest for a few minutes. Surely depends much on habitats temperature, that means you can tread them more in cold weather conditions than on summertime days.
Edit: pls tag me next time with an @ in front of my name, so im sure i will get your message :wink:

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