I already broke 60 euro bms, 25 euro anti spark, and now 90 euro Focbox
And my board is not even finished yet (well because my focbox died on me)
Bought a faulty motor of 45 euros so I guess that kind of counts too.
I kinda regret full diy, maybe I should have like got a backfire and went from there or used less quality parts because I’m kind of bummed out about the money I burned up
It is a lot of fun and I learn much but it’s so costly and it frustrates me all the time that something does not work out.
There’s enough information on this forum to make it clear that there’s a very good chance DIY will not be cheaper. But you’ll end up with new knowledge and a good board
Can’t say exactly how much Ive spent but it’s def in the hundreds of US dollars. It can be expensive when you go crazy but still nothing compared to my other hobby, cars.
Diy is worth it cause those prebuilt boards break too but their parts are much more expensive and sometimes depending on the manufacturer they won’t sell you certain parts.
I knew diy would be more expensive
I did not go diy route to cheap out. I thought it was fun but my fun factor is kind of challenged by all the frustration and money lost
DIY is cheap for a mid quality board…a reasonable dual hub board can be done for $300…but nice boards are definitely more expensive up front when making them from parts
for my first build i got so f’ing confused by the vesc. I kept plugging the remote reciever into the wrong place, and i cut up my whole vesc heat shrink. then i couldn’t get dual to work cause no good tutorials and i threw a book across the room cause i spent like three days doing master and slave! the book broke my closet door. my parents were pissed and yeah.
I recently installed my loop key wrong and burned up 2 Focbox to an unrepairable state. Even with some experience you can still make a stupid mistake that can break shit lol
I have a box of broken vescs
Think I’ve got 6
Broke 3 batteries 6s-10s
Broken 2 decks
Chunked 2 sets of wheels
I’ve got a pile of enclosures
Too many failed motor mounts to count