Recommendations and general help

Jgarrison34 · December 18, 2018, 7:37am

Or 4x5s lipos

J0ker3366 · December 18, 2018, 7:40am

You could fit 4x 5s in a similar but slightly taller case. Maybe and inch taller. But yes they’ll fit. The case I have holds 2x 4s stacked on that their sides perfectly. So if you went 5s you’d have to get a slightly bigger case.

Skunk · December 18, 2018, 7:40am

At that point you’re spending about 300 on a battery that’s on a odd shape. Un less you know how to take packs apart and reshape them

Jgarrison34 · December 18, 2018, 7:41am

That’s definitely something to think about. It’s probably sorta water proof too I bet?

Jgarrison34 · December 18, 2018, 7:42am

Any recommendations on a 18650 pack?

Jgarrison34 · December 18, 2018, 7:43am

I would be willing to spend up to 300 on the right battery. It will take time but I could swing it

Skunk · December 18, 2018, 7:44am

I saved up and got a pack made by @psychotiller But the deck is designed for flat packs

Jgarrison34 · December 18, 2018, 7:45am

Yeah I’ve seen his packs. They’re expensive. But so are all batteries really I guess.

Indiangummy · December 18, 2018, 8:11am

Go for @Boardnamics mounts. They are Rock solid and you can get the with idler bearings. Oh and they are af

Jgarrison34 · December 18, 2018, 9:02am

I’ll give them a look thanks! What’s the Benefit of idler pulleys? More teeth in mesh?

Jgarrison34 · December 18, 2018, 9:06am

That would save me huge on build cost. Thanks!

Jgarrison34 · December 18, 2018, 9:09am

Will they fit TB caliber clones?

Indiangummy · December 18, 2018, 4:08pm

Yes they will fit tb trucks.

Jgarrison34 · December 19, 2018, 5:22am

So if I take say x2 5s 5000mah lipos and put them in series. That wouldn’t increase the mah correct? It would increase voltage I believe?

Indiangummy · December 19, 2018, 6:46am

It would increase voltage but not capacity. For series connections you add the voltage’s and the capacity reamins the same. For parallel connections you add the capacity and the voltage’s stay the same. @Jgarrison34

Jgarrison34 · December 19, 2018, 6:59am

Thanks for the confirmation. Right now I’m trying to figure out how to wire up a 10s2p pack using 5s lipos. It’s confusing lol

Indiangummy · December 19, 2018, 7:03am

id go with 5x 2s lipos and with a c rating of atleast 60c. look at what @Namasaki did for his build. its actully what im building right now myself.

i actually just finished up wiring my pack. https://www.electric-skateboard.builders/t/no-words-just-pictures-delete-words-use-pm/2992/8570?u=indiangummy

Jgarrison34 · December 19, 2018, 7:45am

Okay that looks doable. The whole BMS for charging thing looks intimidating lol. Are you gonna do that or balance charge?

Indiangummy · December 19, 2018, 7:52am

bms charge. i felt the same when i was in your position. use the search function and you should be able to find a lot of info. i know its intimidating but you can do it. ps im from atlanta too.

Jgarrison34 · December 19, 2018, 8:05am

I saw the diagram @Namasaki made for his electronics setup. It made a kind of sense. I think I could do it actually. So basically after you wire the 5 2s batteries in series you then use the balance leads on each pack and plug them into the bms in order. What wires were used on the bms side of the Connection?? Then positive goes to VESC and negative goes to b- on bms? Plus there is the charging port that I don’t quite get, and a couple other things. Sorry to bombard you lol. If you don’t want to answer all these questions it’s okay. Awesome! Maybe we could ride together sometime? I’m getting a meepo V2 for Christmas so I’ll have something to ride until I can get this board built. I’m in the suburbs north of the perimeter