Hello All,
I thought i should introduce myself first, am quite new to this forum and to electric forms of transport. However i have been doing RC for about 6/7years among many electrical and mechanical projects, i am definitely not a pro but somewhat of a hacker. This right here is an early new year resolution for me as i am awful at documenting anything i make or do ..... this will then be my first ever build thread after many years of hacking and making slightly mad projects
Since this is my first e-Longboard build i will stick to parts that i can buy rather than make myself.
Now onto the good stuff, my plan is to create a board that has plenty of torque to hammer up hills and cruse about but also be edging on the slightly crazy. I will start by creating a solid single motor board then maybe add another motor in the future. Now for the parts, so far i have...
- Vault Smart Bomb Deck
- Caliber 44 Trucks
- Seismic Speedline Wheels
- Mini Logo Bearings
- Alien Drive Systems Single Motor Mount
Coming in the post...
- Hobbyking Kforce 120A https://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking...orce_120A_HV_OPTO_V2_5_12S_Brushless_ESC.html
- Hobbyking SK3 http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbykin...SK3_6374_192kv_Brushless_Outrunner_Motor.html
Some pictures ....
The Vault Deck was meant to be a scratch and dent item RRP was £105 ish and the price i paid was £42 delivered.
Caliber 44 Trucks for a bit more stability at speed.
Loving the Pully
Gearing:
I used a RC calculation's page to work out my top speed http://scriptasylum.com/rc_speed/top_speed.html. So my gearing is a 36T sprocket and a 12T spur with 77mm wheels, that gives me a rollout of 3.17:1 and a max speed on 12s Lifepo4 of 24.93 mph on max voltage ... or 22.86 mph on Lifepo4 nominal voltage. This will be a good starting point, i can get a bigger/smaller pinion at a later date depending on my temps and current draw.
Next steps...I will now have a go at making my own shock absorbing bushings out of 10mm thick industrial rubber sheet this should also allow enough clearance for the 63mm motor can, I will post later with some more pictures. Then i will assemble the board without any motor mounts or electronics and give it shakedown to see how the board itself handles, i normally only ride drop decks so this is my first ever topmount.
WATCH THIS SPACE
I thought i should introduce myself first, am quite new to this forum and to electric forms of transport. However i have been doing RC for about 6/7years among many electrical and mechanical projects, i am definitely not a pro but somewhat of a hacker. This right here is an early new year resolution for me as i am awful at documenting anything i make or do ..... this will then be my first ever build thread after many years of hacking and making slightly mad projects
Since this is my first e-Longboard build i will stick to parts that i can buy rather than make myself.
Now onto the good stuff, my plan is to create a board that has plenty of torque to hammer up hills and cruse about but also be edging on the slightly crazy. I will start by creating a solid single motor board then maybe add another motor in the future. Now for the parts, so far i have...
- Vault Smart Bomb Deck
- Caliber 44 Trucks
- Seismic Speedline Wheels
- Mini Logo Bearings
- Alien Drive Systems Single Motor Mount
Coming in the post...
- Hobbyking Kforce 120A https://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking...orce_120A_HV_OPTO_V2_5_12S_Brushless_ESC.html
- Hobbyking SK3 http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbykin...SK3_6374_192kv_Brushless_Outrunner_Motor.html
Some pictures ....
The Vault Deck was meant to be a scratch and dent item RRP was £105 ish and the price i paid was £42 delivered.
Caliber 44 Trucks for a bit more stability at speed.
Loving the Pully
Gearing:
I used a RC calculation's page to work out my top speed http://scriptasylum.com/rc_speed/top_speed.html. So my gearing is a 36T sprocket and a 12T spur with 77mm wheels, that gives me a rollout of 3.17:1 and a max speed on 12s Lifepo4 of 24.93 mph on max voltage ... or 22.86 mph on Lifepo4 nominal voltage. This will be a good starting point, i can get a bigger/smaller pinion at a later date depending on my temps and current draw.
Next steps...I will now have a go at making my own shock absorbing bushings out of 10mm thick industrial rubber sheet this should also allow enough clearance for the 63mm motor can, I will post later with some more pictures. Then i will assemble the board without any motor mounts or electronics and give it shakedown to see how the board itself handles, i normally only ride drop decks so this is my first ever topmount.
WATCH THIS SPACE