DIYEBoard Kits - Current Experience?

General Discussion
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Thinking about purchasing this for my Loaded Vanguard:

http://www.diyeboard.com/6-wheels-allterrian-electric-skateboard-diy-kits-10s5p-360wh-p-606.html

It looks like some of the older posts on this forum related to those kits/that site are mixed.

Any experience or insight as to quality? Will I get the quoted range? Any experience with safety issues around brakes/remote cut out?

The claimed range and speed, along with the plug and play aspect, make this somewhat ideal for me, but I’m concerned about safety issues and quality.

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Link doesn’t work

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It works. ESC instead of VESC means fixed settings. Also it only uses grub screws on a circular mount to hold the motor mounts to the trucks . Their are much better motor mounts available from other sources. (Torque Boards is nice)

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The link does work. Give it another shot.

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I tried out a set and i would say its so so.

Definitely not as good as a vesc setup.

I think you would be better off getting the battery, enclosure, and run a single motor and vesc setup all for the same price.

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Thanks. This is helpful.

So, you’re saying something like this:

collections/electric-skateboard-conversion-kit/products/pro1-electric-skateboard-conversion-kit

It’s a single with a VESC setup, 190kv motor and 12S2P battery, but they’re saying it won’t work well with AT wheels. I need AT wheels and 15 miles of range to make my commute on poor roads.

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You can always buy at wheels and a motor mount for it

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True. But at a certain price point I’d be more inclined to go with a new Evolve GTX. I know they’re more expensive but for me it’s be worth an additional $500. For $1000 difference I’d go the DIY route.

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AT wheels mean dual motor. Like I said not a bad kit on a budget. Will it give you 15 miles? Maybe with the 10s5p. Would be close.