Got an idea and decided to do it. Basically took the original MetroboardX internals (MESC 4 and 10s5p LG1 batteries) and repurposed them. But I strapped 3 of the original MBX batteries and made a 10s15p battery, threw it in a fiberglass enclosure, slapped it under a rayne demonseed 42 inch deck, tossed in some flipsky parts (6374 140 kv motors, 15 inch dkp trucks, 7 in AT wheels), 3D print light housings for the front lights, and put on some cool looking foam grip tape.
Really feels like the original MetroboardX, but more squirrelly with the flipsky dkp trucks.
Now I got a heavy board that has an estimated range of 46-53 miles on one charge. Because science… And I wanted all the range…
Cuz they were on sale and I had an online giftcard thing from my sister for my bday and also think they come from the same factory. It’s all made in china I’m sure.
Ya, the MetroboardX was my first ever eboard. Still got it and ride it. Probably the only production board I’ll buy. Cant wait for their battery upgrades soon. This was a fun project to do. Not a true diy but fun.
No, the original speed controller Metroboard used for the MBX was their mesc 4 (50A). Then last year they upgraded to the mesc 6 (100A). I kept the mesc 4’s since they were so reliable. And when they upgraded the mesc 6, they also upgraded the front lights with brighter ones. So I kept those too. And then got 3 of their 10s5p battery packs for a good deal and literally strapped them all together. So technically it was an easy plug and play type project. But still had to solder things here and there
Thanks! Ya, pretty much what I was thinking since everyone did the hexagon grip tape. Originally was gonna do triangles inside the brackets but as I drew it up, the panels seemed cooler.
I’ve played around with different styles of segmented grip. Tried to draw different geometric patterns in cad, but they were never any good. This kind of panel layout is really interesting though, might try it out myself some time
