Thanks to people who ride scooters!

[Retryx]

I have wanted to build an electric mountainboard for many years, but it is expensive to build. I got interested again this year and it looks like this time I’m going to buy the parts and actually build it.

Battery is a big topic and it looks like the situation is better than 6 years ago when I first looked.

Thanks to people who ride those stupid scooters, I can buy a Xiamo battery 10s3p 7,8Ah for €85.

I plan to buy two and make it 10s6p. The batteries have their own bms and the charger costs €10.

[Retryx]

[mr.shiteside]

Out of curiosity, where did you give a battery like that? I’d be kind of worried about the build quality, especially if it’s not a Xiaomi original

In principal though I agree, more parts on the market (especially pre-manufactured stuff like a battery pack as opposed to loose cells) can be great

[BillGordon]

@Retryx

Xiamo battery 10s3p 7,8Ah for €85.

I plan to buy two and make it 10s6p. The batteries have their own bms and the charger costs €10.

Batteries in this price range are pretty lousy. I think you’ll be shocked by how little actual output and range you’ll get. Ask me how I know.

[Retryx]

In e-shops in the Czech Republic. I looked where they could be found in international e-shops and the prices are a bit higher and the confidence in the product lower.

[Battery_Mooch]

@Retryx

Thanks to people who ride those stupid scooters…

You may look down on folks like us who ride scooters but at least we are riding while we gets parts for a board together.

Welcome to the forum though! Perhaps your bias against those of us who can’t yet afford a great board (and who need to learn slowly due to age) will moderate over time.

[Retryx]

@BillGordon

Batteries in this price range are pretty lousy. I think you’ll be shocked by how little actual output and range you’ll get. Ask me how I know.

How do you know this?

[Retryx]

I’m a skatepark guy. We have to say these things. Don’t take it personally.

[poastoast]

naaaaaaaah you don’t HAAAAVE to say it

now go build you board! let’s see it

[Battery_Mooch]

@Retryx

We have to say these things.

No, you don’t.
I’m a battery guy. I have to say things about buying aftermarket scooter batteries to power a mountain board. But…I…chose…not…to.

Instead I welcomed you to the forum and I am hoping that those batteries actually work out well for you.

[ApproachCautiously]

I think the bigger issue is with the battery life. The lower quality cells will end up fully drained/ dead way faster than better cells will. Which isn’t an issue if the board is only used occasionally.

I drained one in like 6 months of daily use Not the same battery but it was a cheaper made 10s4p that came with my first board when I bought it. It was more expensive than the one in this thread so I wouldn’t be surprised if that one goes dead faster than mine did.

[Astriniari]

Hi I own one. The battery quality isn’t that bad. I’ve had no bad experiences with it yet

[jvill]

Skaters sh*t on eSkaters who sh*t on Scooters

I ride EVERYTHING and still sh*t on scooters, but deep down we lov’em HAHA

Case in point: my gurl scoots, I skate👆

till 4am last night teaching her to scoot while I grab imaginary skateboard handlebar pretending to also scoot Watch this babe: NO HANDS… YOU NEXT!

Dunno bout you but I never had a driving instructor making fun of me for not being able to do burnouts, donuts and powerslides on my first lesson HAHAHAHA

What good is life unless it’s worth living

[Bavioze]

I miss something on your skulls other than that awesome man, glad you two are enjoying yourselves

[Darkie02]

@jvill

Case in point: my gurl scoots, I skate👆

Well she’s scooting your posing.

Do a Ollie.

[iNoLikeFlexyDecks]

@Battery_Mooch

Hope those batteries actually work out well for you.

They won’t, those xiaomi batts need bms to esc comm. Think OP won’t even squeeze 1 amp out of it before changing the BMS. Or bypassing.

I will just say what I usually just say with these posts:

[jvill]

@Darkie02

Do a Ollie.

Yeah, let’s use imaginary tail

this is sooooooo wrong

HAHAHAHA

@iNoLikeFlexyDecks

changing the BMS. Or bypassing.

· Forget to bypass
· BMS cuts power on shortcircuit/overheating/lowbattery/etc
· Brakes kaput

Patient in emergency ward 6 says he only remembers going downhill