This is my first time building an electric board and I’m choosing and finding parts. So far I’ve chosen everything however I’m not 100% if its an optimal build or if there are any bottle necks.
Is the VESC good enough? Should I invest more money in the VESC if this VESC isn’t good enough?
Will the battery charger be able to charge the 2x 5S batteries tomorrow, or will it only be able to charge them one at a time? It says its 1-6 cells so I am confused.
Are there better motors out there for this type of money? Do I even need that much power in a motor? I don’t live in a place with too many steep hills.
I’m trying to order as much as possible from one place because shipping is very expensive and really adds to the cost.
I think this over all adds up to about 450 USD. Is there anyway I can optimize this build with a budget similiar to this?
I really do appreciate any help ill get! Thanks guys!
its fine you’ll need a parallel adapter to charge both batteries at once. if you haven’t used lipo before I would get a premade battery with a bms. costs more. but saves time in building and so much easier to charge.
save a bit of $$:
get the pulleys from @Titoxd10001
get a mount form the groupbuy. (it may take longer to ship)
since you don’t have many hills a 6355 would be enough and makes for a lighter board.
Is it easy to make your own battery with a bms? I think it would be interesting to try and I do agree that it being much easier to charge will be great.
I had a look at the pulleys that @Titoxd10001 makes and it looks like the wheel pulley is only for abec 11 flywheels and MBS all terrain 100mm wheels. I’m also pretty happy with the 16/36T ratio and a smaller ratio would give me a lower top speed(i think?). I already have a set of wheels, but i may upgrade to some larger 83mm wheels in the future. Are those specific abec 11 wheels required or can I use any wheel?
I think I’ll try to manufacture the mount, I have access to a water jet and I think it would be easy to make.
I think I will get the 6355 motor, it seems to be the best for my needs.
I agree with @rwxr The Nano is a No-go
The mini RC remote is very dependable and offers great control of throttle and brakes.
The batteries you listed would work but you would be much better off if you could get something with a higher discharge rate.
At least 25C or 30C but preferably 40c-60c
Other wise you will learn about a little demon called voltage sag. And it will rob you of power and range.
@Namasaki
Alright, I will maybe reconsider my choice of batteries then.
Id like to stay with 10S, but hobbyking doesn’t have too much variety that’s in the US.(Trying to ship from there to Canada). Do you have any alternative websites to get batteries from? I’ll be fine with 3x 3S batteries I think.
Also, is this the mini RC Remote you are talking about?
amazon sells 2 brands of batteries that are top grade.
Venom
Gens Ace
That remote runs on 2 AA batteries.
I put 2 AA lithiums in mine and it latest nearly 1 year and I replaced them before they went dead.
Imagine a remote that you never have to charge!
That sounds great!
Man these batteries are pretty pricey on amazon, they are getting to be around 80-100 dollars for the higher discharge rate ones.
How are Traxxas batteries?
Just a bit of forsight on where I went wrong. If you think you will want a better battery pack such as liion save the money and do it the first time. If you buy one afterwards you have wasted money on batteries, an enclosure, and time putting it together.
That’s very convenient. So my cost to get 2x 5S 30C(I think that is considered 10S1P) with a battery charger is 200 CAD(146 USD). The battery back that i am looking at on diy is 547 CAD(400 USD) but it is 10S4P, so essentially 4x the battery life? Its definitely going to be tough to buy it, so do you think it is definitely worth it?
Of course! I wish someone would have told me lol howeverbif you end up going lipo route let me know. I have an enclosure and like new lipo batteries for sale.