kfong
100 kW
I've been wanting to do a long board, kept looking at various designs. The one that seemed promising was the Onda long board. The original plastic structure was a turn off though. This year they came out with a woodie. The $50 off sale was a no brainer. I'm impressed with the new design and see no faults with it. I wanted larger than normal skateboard wheels, since cruising on small wheels can be dangerous on bad roads when going 15-20mph. I have the motor, but need to design the mounts.
Board arrived with wheels removed. They supply a tool to attach them, be sure not to overtighten. The wood looks great, they put a clear grip surface on the top. The board is actually bigger than I imagined, but I'm quite happy with the size. Trucks are aluminum, and they supply you with a bag of torsion shocks to set your preference. The flex on the wood board is noticeable, but not overly soft. There looks to be plenty of room behind the trucks to place the batteries, due to the hieght of the wheels. The motor will be mounted towards the front of the trucks, I think I will try just one motor first and see how I like it.
I will be designing the mounts to be belt driven, since it will be quieter than a #25 chain. Off the shelf parts will be from this source http://www.electricscooterparts.com/drivebelts.html, seems like they have a good selection to work from.
Motor is an old Turnigy sk6374, something I had laying around from previous projects. Hopefully the kv works out. Need to run the numbers. I will be installing one of my smart switches to protect the batteries and tell me how much capacity is left. Version 2 should be ready this spring. The throttle control will be wireless, I will either spin my own or use an RC setup. I really want to use an ebike motor controller with variable regen. This will require hall sensors.
Board arrived with wheels removed. They supply a tool to attach them, be sure not to overtighten. The wood looks great, they put a clear grip surface on the top. The board is actually bigger than I imagined, but I'm quite happy with the size. Trucks are aluminum, and they supply you with a bag of torsion shocks to set your preference. The flex on the wood board is noticeable, but not overly soft. There looks to be plenty of room behind the trucks to place the batteries, due to the hieght of the wheels. The motor will be mounted towards the front of the trucks, I think I will try just one motor first and see how I like it.
I will be designing the mounts to be belt driven, since it will be quieter than a #25 chain. Off the shelf parts will be from this source http://www.electricscooterparts.com/drivebelts.html, seems like they have a good selection to work from.
Motor is an old Turnigy sk6374, something I had laying around from previous projects. Hopefully the kv works out. Need to run the numbers. I will be installing one of my smart switches to protect the batteries and tell me how much capacity is left. Version 2 should be ready this spring. The throttle control will be wireless, I will either spin my own or use an RC setup. I really want to use an ebike motor controller with variable regen. This will require hall sensors.