thats a sweet ass board
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Yes. I got into Lipos by necessity. I wanted to travel with the board but li-ions are too big so got Lipos and couldnāt believe the difference in performance. They hit harder, no voltage sag, more range than equivalent li-ions, cheaper and 10x easier to build.
This is my 4th set of lipos and I have flown around 15 times with lipos. They donāt even give it a second look at the airport. lol I have been through Barcelona, krakow, manchester, London and a few other airports with 5s, 3s, 4s setups. Max I have taken is 4 batteries and thatās the latest setup. 4 x 3s. Legally, you can take as many as you want under 99wh.
Regarding the LTT bms. I donāt like to change anything on the lipos themselves. Keep them as they come from the factory. Add balance lead extensions to the lipo balance leads which then go into the harness of the BMS. That way, just disconnect everything and the Lipos look legit.
the 4.15v thing, you can open your charger and some have a trim pot you can turn to bring the voltage down, or just keep an eye on the bms app and unplug when you get to around 4.15v. In the app, I set it to start balancing at 3.9v so by the time 4.15v comes along, cells are properly balanced. This Bluetooth BMS really is a lifesaver.
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ah cool, thanks for that!
yeah this was the main bit I was wondering about, I used to work in an airport and I wouldnāt trust the average security guard to know this and was wondering if you get hassled with more than one or two. Cool to see it goes smoothly. Some airlines set their own additional rules (Iāve seen max 4 for one of them I think) but weirdly people like Ryanair specify a max of 20?
So do you just unplug it? I might end up just modifying a charger to output 49.8 (3.15x12S) because Iām alright with electronics and Iād rather change that than the BMS, I want to just plug my board in and not have to think about it for a while and Iād prefer the charger to shut off early
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No problems so far travelling. They donāt even look at it dude. I was nervous the first few times but donāt really think about it now. Worse case, they take them away. Lipos are easy to find anywhere.
Yeah, I just unplug it. The bms app has a function that notifies you when you hit a certain voltage. so I use that.
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ok this is all very comforting, Iāve got about 5 weeks before I can go anywhere so Iām gonna order some lipos before then. Cheers!
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How long is your board? Donāt bother booking sports luggage. Just book regular luggage and they will just tell you to check-in the oversized baggage drop. Fuck paying extra. I was travelling with a trampa deck and a 100cm longboard. haha
this is my bag
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B018H6SYPG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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oh yeah I meant to ask about that. I was being paranoid reading the terms of service for ryanair and a few others, they basically state the basic āno lithium in checked bagsā - fine. But they also add that skateboards or whatever are allowed in checked bags, never in hand luggage, and that no machine that can move itself is allowed at all even in checked bags. What I had been planning was just remove the motors + mounts and put them in my carry on with the lipos, and put the board in my regular checked bag.
Itās ~90cm so I think my normal suitcase would work for a checked bag, I had no intention of pay the sports luggage thing though
I checked in everything including motors and trucks etc etc except the batteries. Its all disassembled though.
yeah I reckon disassembly will just be easier for fitting clothes around it if nothing else, and Iāll need to work out what Iām doing with enclosure dimensions as well
Before Brexit, I would post the heavy stuff to a UPS drop off location and just pick it up at the destination. Canāt do it anymore. annoying.
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What do you think about getting one of those plastic cars like in grocery stores then making a trailer out of that? Or you could make an actual small model Car thing and come to think of it you could even let the kids steer it if it has its own drive and you were just tethered for safety.
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Iāve joked about making these things all the local farmers have for their kids.
But like an esk8 single or double size obviouslyā¦ Would need some 10 kv motors for the train 
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I like the idea of something being tethered to an eskate for safety
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I mean it would basically be a low powered go kart attached to the back of your board using one of those retractable dog leashes, so your kid doesnāt take an unexpected turn behind you. The you just cruise around town. Run errands etc.
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Thatās sick! How did you do it?
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Witchcraft
Hydro dip?
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Yeah, my secret Alchemy is out of the bag.
Painted first, then used Black/Clear Film
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Came up sweet dude, nice work
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