First build - won't be the last

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Bought some stuff from DIYES/amazon/muir skate/etc, 3D printed some bits in PETG, milled the rest out of AL and poly-carbonate sheet.

Hand-soldered the VESC and anti-spark. Fun times. 2 more to do this winter…

It’s absurdly over-built, and could do with some lightening here and there.

Not sure of the current mileage. probably less than 100 at this point.

The relevant bits: VESC/AntiSpark 12S, (3) 4S 5000mAh turnigies 6374 Torqueboards motor DIYES Pulleys 13T/36T Kegels Caliber II’s GT2B controller Designed/printed/milled the rest

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Max speed so far has been around 25mph, but can probably go a little faster.

Best upgrade so far has been the riptide bushings. Being a fat guy the 95.5a WFB’s have made a gigantic change in high speed stability.

See you out there!

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What is the name of that battery indicator? Can you send the link?

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Do you take each battery and charge them separately

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This is it, but I’ve had bad luck with them. The LCD is really bad to separate from the PCB.
https://www.amazon.com/DROK-Black-light-Capacity-Automotive-Indicator/dp/B01LQ7MT4K/ref=pd_sbs_328_19?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01LQ7MT4K&pd_rd_r=ANH0N56T8Z1HW5MDZMQX&pd_rd_w=MULTi&pd_rd_wg=tPFAf&psc=1&refRID=ANH0N56T8Z1HW5MDZMQX

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Do you think your drive belt protection can be placed on a normal diyelectricskateboards.com’s motor mount / pulley system with their 5055 motor? If so, would you please want to send me the 3D-design of the printed piece?

But great design! Looks really great, congrats.

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Why 2 voltage meters?

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Probably so that he can have the voltage of the batteries and the percent and check the battery with out getting off the board

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I understand that but wouldn’t just the one percentage meter do the trick? Anyway, nice build man, looks great, especially for a first build.

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@SyrusB Yep, charge each cell by itself. I need a bigger PSU to do parallel charging. Takes about an hour per cell. Not a big deal TBH.

@Decdog Can confirm, this battery indicator is 100% garbage. On my second one already. Need to find an alternative.

@Daan_vZon Maybe? I don’t know how that mount looks. Is there a CAD file out there for it?

@Smorto Yep. I wanted the % facing up so I could have a rough gauge of remaining battery life. The one embedded in the housing below was just for reference. Battery remaining isn’t linear, so I wanted to easily collect some data points relating % remaining and voltage.

@Print3r Thanks! It does a little more than that. There are standoffs embedded in the print so that the external guard reinforces the motor mount. The first mount that I cut bent under stress. :confused:

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I really like your belt protector! It looks sleek with the aluminium cover and orange printed parts.

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Went for a ride last night in Ocean City, NJ. Calm before the storm - this road will be insane in 2 weeks. But they’re doing a lot of paving right now, so some streets are smooth AF. Gotta get out there and carve them up while I can!

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And here’s the CAD for the trucks mount, motor mount, belt cover and lens cover.

http://a360.co/2pU2cuy

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That is a beautiful mount + (strengthening) cover

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Damn that motor mount is sexy! And the vesc enclosure with integrated heat sinks, good job sir!!