My first board build happened way before I found this site.
So thank you for the help you guys have already provided me on the research for my second Eboard.
This is my Penny Power MK4.
It’s just the right size to fit in an overhead and I have skated all over Sydney, Vegas, Tulsa, and OKC with this thing. She runs great but it’s too short and too tall to really top out. I have yet to get much past 15mph.
The bracket was originally too thin on the first run and I had it welded on (by someone who didn’t do a great job.) So I riveted another plate on there to beef it up a bit. I haven’t had any skips on it like I did with just the one bracket.
I didn’t want to have to remove my batteries so I built in a way to just plug in my charger to the board and with the flip of the switch, It is wired up for charging.
Here is how I wired up my switch. Originally it had like 3 switches with 3 positions each. But now it’s simplified down to one switch!!!
So there is a charge position, off position, and run position.
I am in the beginning stages of this build and I am still trying to get all my research in. My brother is in the process of getting a 3D printer so I am going to figure out how to make my housings and battery that way. But here is the start!!!
Let me know what you guys think. I really wish I had this site when I originally built my first one. Maybe I wouldn’t be on MK4.
Looks like a great start! I assume that the styrofoam on the board is to make vacuum abs molds, same as what I am going to be doing on my next build… I actually just organized an 18650 battery group buy to get the price down per battery… Mostly everyone that bought cells is going to be making a build thread about their build… here is the link if you want to check it out
I also created a build thread for my battery build I am doing… It icludes wiring and a parts list if you are interested
Hope this helps out! Let me know if you have any more questions!!
JLabs
Thanks! It actually saved me on wiring because I used it as a ground for everything and is the whole reason why I can go down to one switch!
I bought my deck off amazon. it is just a cheap blank but I picked up a carbon fibre vinyl from AutoZone. It’s one of those go faster stickers that adds 5hp to your car.
Serves no purpose other then “hey that looks cool!”
@Michaelinvegas I will be there next month for NAB! I don’t know how much free time I will have but I plan on bringing my board!
