Hi everyone. I haven't been reading the forums for too long but I've always wanted an electric vehicle. I had no idea that electric skateboards existed until I read this post on Hackaday: http://hackaday.com/2013/08/10/diy-23mph-electric-skateboard/
I've been building rc vehicles for some time and I've just recently completed my quadheli. After reading some forum posts on electric longboards I'd really like to give this a go. I've only rode a couple skateboards in my life but for $500-$600 I'm willing to crash and burn to get an electric vehicle. My only experience with gear ratios and belts have been mountain bikes and 3D printers. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm going to use this thread to document my experience during the build of my electric longboard. I'm going to make tons of mistakes so if you are learning too hopefully you can learn from my mistakes.
After reading forums and trying to get as much information as I can I've put together a parts list and a gear ratio calculator. It's an ODS document. The info I used to figure out gear ratio and speed calculations are from this post: http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=52839 Hopefully someone can point out if I've made any obvious mistakes. The variables on the calculator are marked in green and the calculated items are marked in blue. The parts list is on the first sheet and the calculator is on the second sheet.
Thanks everyone for the forum and posts
View attachment E-Board.ods
I've been building rc vehicles for some time and I've just recently completed my quadheli. After reading some forum posts on electric longboards I'd really like to give this a go. I've only rode a couple skateboards in my life but for $500-$600 I'm willing to crash and burn to get an electric vehicle. My only experience with gear ratios and belts have been mountain bikes and 3D printers. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm going to use this thread to document my experience during the build of my electric longboard. I'm going to make tons of mistakes so if you are learning too hopefully you can learn from my mistakes.
After reading forums and trying to get as much information as I can I've put together a parts list and a gear ratio calculator. It's an ODS document. The info I used to figure out gear ratio and speed calculations are from this post: http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=52839 Hopefully someone can point out if I've made any obvious mistakes. The variables on the calculator are marked in green and the calculated items are marked in blue. The parts list is on the first sheet and the calculator is on the second sheet.
Thanks everyone for the forum and posts
View attachment E-Board.ods