This summer my cousin and i started searching about electric skateboards and after saving money and geting more and more into this we decided to build our own boards.
We already have 2 longboards that we use to ride arround and im going to make the motor mount myself, but need help to choose the rest of the build.
Im going budget here, but no so much that everithing breaks in 2 weeks. We dont whant to travel too fast or too long, just basic so we start and we can upgrade latter on, so any help and advice is apreciated.
So you plan to go single or dual drive?
Which board / trucks you have?
How much space and money you have for batteries?
You wanna go lipo or LiIon?
Built your own battery or prebuilt?
Where you located?
You need as min
Battery
Bms
Antispark loopkey or switch
A fuse
Charger
10 or 12 awg wires
Motor mounts
Motor and wheel pulley
Belts
Aaand a helmet, even better protection for hands, arms and legs too
The bateries and the wireing i have no clue, I dont know wich ones to pick, either wich charger. Im open to suggestions. I know how to solder but i dont trust in my skills so i prefer somthing pre-assembled.
First board, Iām not going to say build because thats in the future but for your first powered board then get yourself a kit. Go to a company in your part of the world that puts together this stuff. Get a kit and build it and then go from there. They will have taken all the heartache and silly mistakes out of the process for you. Hopefully. Budget builds can turn into expensive builds very quickly. My advice is to get something that someone else has designed and assemble it thereby learning the fundamentals.
You can get a kit from diyelectric. @torqueboards or if you want to keep it closer to home then Eskating.eu has kits I believe. Donāt be fooled by the individual cost of components and think well thats much cheaper if I do it myself, its false economy because these companies have taken the expensive mistakes out of the equation. Only and I mean only for the first time you venture into building will I advise a kit. Only after assembling ,understanding and enjoying the board you built will you be ready to create your own. Good luck.
Spain, thatās good.
In the EU you have some good suppliers.
Check eskating.eu (Italy) and Unik boards (france).
They have a very good service and top quality products. There you canāt make anything wrong.
If you have questions lām sure @fottaz (eskating.eu) or @okp (Unik boards) will be happy to help you out with your order.
Donāt go cheap and have in the end parts which donāt fit togetherā¦thatās more expensive in the long run.
About batteries, I think in the eu you can get them prebuilt from eskating.eu and I think also @Acido make costume build packs. Just write them and they will suggest you what is best for your board and your needs.
Ah and I forgot before one important part
You need an enclosure for all your electronics with wood threads to screw it under your deck.
I would advise against that kit, I have used it and it didnāt turn out too well. You can have a look at my build thread here for some tips and parts to use on a budget board
If you have any other questions or need help, I think @monkey32 is in Spain
You need an enclosure for all your electronics with wood threads to screw it under your deck.