So I think I have the major parts picked out. Just want someone else to look at them before I buy it all.
I am going more for range than speed on this, as I want to use it to get to/from work (~7-8mi distance), but I also want to to go at a reasonable pace so I don’t have to leave 1hr early
I am currently using two Multistar 6s 8Ah Lipo pack in parallel and it works decently. I am upgrading from parallel to series to gain more power but the pack itself did not disappoint me.
Like torque boards said, you want a car ESC minimum. Heli and boats aren’t very useful for how we use them. Most people on the forum will push you towards spending the extra bucks to get the VESC as it is customized for our uses and pretty roughly stress tested.
Its looking like that may be the way i go, because i think i want to do 2x 4s 10ah batteries, and i can not find any car ESC that handle 8s (that are not ridiculously priced.) Where would be the best place to get a VESC?
If you’re in the US, EnertionBoard and OllinBoardCo and the two goto sources. Ollin has a bit of premium but many people on the forms will attest that he has a very strong product. Make of that what you will. Enertion is cheaper but their next batch isn’t expected until the end of the month.
We also have the VESC as well as will have all the wire adapters and such with some heatsink items as well. product/vesc-the-best-electric-skateboard-esc/ - We are currently sold out of the current batch but next batch is in progress. We are based in California.