How to make these kind of electric skateboard in detail (including how to program vesc) also will you start selling these motors on your website. ua-cam.com/video/B1hhUuxnIfI/v-deo.html
I've been on the website and played with the kit builder. If you try build a kit that has a similiar spec/features to like an exway wave riot etc, the end cost is a few hundred dollars more expensive than the complete Exway. I'd like a video discussing the value of building your own board that will be more expensive than a complete board from competitors.
Right from the start it can be difficult to compete with China's prices. But one thing that is huge and will ultimately save you money in the long run is being able to service and upgrade boards yourself. When something goes wrong you'll be able to fix it yourself. Many times with off the shelf boards, you'll have to buy a completely new board in some cases. And a US based support team is absolutely essential in our opinion. We actually do have a video that dives into this more in-depth on our channel :)
It highly depends on what you consider "DIY", and what your skill level is. Sure, buying a kit from a trusted US-based shop is a good way to start, but it´s in no way comparable with "true" diy. Building your own battery, sourcing parts directly from china, etc... and of course sourcing used parts (the deck for example) For example, a short breakdown of my first build: Deck: 25€ 20x Samsung 40T cells 80€ BMS 10€ (only for charging) Hub motors incl. trucks (which i recommend for first build btw): 96€ Dual ESC with FOC: 46€ Small parts and hardware: 20€ Enclosures: Designed to perfectly fit my components in CAD and 3D printed (around 6€ worth of PETG filament) + around 30h of research and work (which is only worth it, if you enjoying tinkering of course) So if you are ready, and have the tools, space and skills for a high "DIY" level - you can build a decent board for extremely low cost. Not to mention the fun, rewarding feelings and experience you get on top. Sure, thats not for everyone, and this is why kits are also awesome! but you pay for the research and everything else wich was done for the kit of course. Greetings from germany! BR
@@d3rsch0rsch Honestly for someone like myself, price would be the only reason I would do a DIY "kit" build. The price of the kit is going to need come under what a so called chinese brand complete board sells for. Reason being, every single board on the market is extremely modular. If there is an issue it is easy to replace the part. For example Exway wave , replacing the battery takes 5 seconds, replacing the entire drivetrain takes 2 minutes. The esc is even compatible with both belt and hub motors. Replacing ESC is easily done itself if needed. I don't feel a service centre is now needed as much when board parts are so modular. With all this being said..having the exway come as a complete board and cheaper than a kit build board and taking how easy it is to replace the major parts...personally I can't really see how you wouldn't buy a chinese brand board when they are a few hundred dollars cheaper. Would be fun to try your skill level of DIY though.
@@travistravis7190 Sure, it´s absolutely OK, people are different, and thats great! For me, i´m more a DIYer than i´m a skater. So building stuff is more than half the fun for me, than "having" the result ;-)
@@travistravis7190 Honestly Chinese Brands make awesome boards, Exway, Backfire, Meepo, etc. But the DIY is for people that want to have control of everything, the type of trucks, the type of BMS, the type of batteries, the customizability of the ESC, etc. Personally, I think, the best starting board would be from a well known Chinese brand and DIY should come later if you like tinkering with every little thing, but if you want to just drive and have fun, you should buy a pre-built.
Hey, I’ve been doing research and I think I’m ready to build my first electric skateboard but I need to make sure I got the right parts Motors: 90mm dual hub motors Esc: 36v dual motors esc form mboards Batteries: Turnigy 5000mAh 3S 20C Lipo Pack w/XT-60 (2x) Charging board for batteries: NIDICI XT60 Lipo Battery Charger 2-6S Parallel Balanced Charging Board Charger: Skytoy iMAX B6
That all sounds great! If you can spring it, a complete 6s lithium ion battery might be a more plug and play option. Charging each Lipo battery separately does get quite old pretty quickly. But up to you! This parts list would work!
@@MBoardsco thank you so much, I think I’ll stick with those batteries and if I get really tired of it, I’ll get a 6s2p from your site. By the way, with my setup what is the range and speed?
@@MBoardsco you won’t need to charge each lipo individually with the use of a balance board. You can plug all 3 set the amp charging rate and be done with it. Really popular thing to do in rc hobbies like racing drones. I’ve charged a total of 6 batteries at once
Could you talk about battery maintenance? For example, I live in Rochester, NY and don’t use my board year round. How can I make sure my battery doesn’t go bad during the winter season, other than keeping it at a normal temp?
Luckily when I was building my first board I went with 6s lipos. I then got a VGA port and soldered each lead onto it and soldered corresponding ports on the balance charger side. It made charging the board so much more convenient.
Maybe you can help me with a video ,I’m trying to program a flipsky vesc 6.6 plus and two things happen that I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. 1 - If I save motor calculation on the side pressing the M. Should save motor calculation but it don’t or if I go to the top and back up motor setting it doesn’t , makes my throttle stop working in using a twist throttle wired with mechanical brakes by MBS on the front wheels. By the way I’m running lipo batteries 10 cell 5000 ma , with 2 flipsky 6384 motors 190 kv ,my gear ratio is 6:1 -12 teeth on the motor and 72 teeth on the wheel ,wheel diameter is 200 it a mountain board MBS. 2- the second problem ,is when Im trying to setup the throttle it says my firmware is old ,so I download 60 and default 5.1 version and can change the setting then if I go back later it wants me to download again and I don’t know what I’m doing wrong? By the way I watch the video you did on how to setup your vesc so l don’t know what Im doing wrong.if I don’t save the setting or make changes it seems to work fine. Also in your video you said how you have change your board or the years, I think as builders and makers it is part of are DNA .
Building an electric skateboard would be just about the most attractive thing I can think of. Should have a boyfriend by the end of the day. Go to our website and pick up a kit. ;)
What video or tutorial do you want to see next?
How to make these kind of electric skateboard in detail (including how to program vesc) also will you start selling these motors on your website.
ua-cam.com/video/B1hhUuxnIfI/v-deo.html
"Giveaway" in next video for new year 😚
Would like to see a high end build
You got it 👌🏻
I like revel kit look but it expensive. Maybe there other option?
I've been on the website and played with the kit builder. If you try build a kit that has a similiar spec/features to like an exway wave riot etc, the end cost is a few hundred dollars more expensive than the complete Exway. I'd like a video discussing the value of building your own board that will be more expensive than a complete board from competitors.
Right from the start it can be difficult to compete with China's prices. But one thing that is huge and will ultimately save you money in the long run is being able to service and upgrade boards yourself. When something goes wrong you'll be able to fix it yourself. Many times with off the shelf boards, you'll have to buy a completely new board in some cases. And a US based support team is absolutely essential in our opinion.
We actually do have a video that dives into this more in-depth on our channel :)
It highly depends on what you consider "DIY", and what your skill level is. Sure, buying a kit from a trusted US-based shop is a good way to start, but it´s in no way comparable with "true" diy. Building your own battery, sourcing parts directly from china, etc... and of course sourcing used parts (the deck for example)
For example, a short breakdown of my first build:
Deck: 25€
20x Samsung 40T cells 80€
BMS 10€ (only for charging)
Hub motors incl. trucks (which i recommend for first build btw): 96€
Dual ESC with FOC: 46€
Small parts and hardware: 20€
Enclosures: Designed to perfectly fit my components in CAD and 3D printed (around 6€ worth of PETG filament)
+ around 30h of research and work (which is only worth it, if you enjoying tinkering of course)
So if you are ready, and have the tools, space and skills for a high "DIY" level - you can build a decent board for extremely low cost.
Not to mention the fun, rewarding feelings and experience you get on top.
Sure, thats not for everyone, and this is why kits are also awesome! but you pay for the research and everything else wich was done for the kit of course.
Greetings from germany!
BR
@@d3rsch0rsch Honestly for someone like myself, price would be the only reason I would do a DIY "kit" build. The price of the kit is going to need come under what a so called chinese brand complete board sells for. Reason being, every single board on the market is extremely modular. If there is an issue it is easy to replace the part. For example Exway wave , replacing the battery takes 5 seconds, replacing the entire drivetrain takes 2 minutes. The esc is even compatible with both belt and hub motors. Replacing ESC is easily done itself if needed. I don't feel a service centre is now needed as much when board parts are so modular. With all this being said..having the exway come as a complete board and cheaper than a kit build board and taking how easy it is to replace the major parts...personally I can't really see how you wouldn't buy a chinese brand board when they are a few hundred dollars cheaper. Would be fun to try your skill level of DIY though.
@@travistravis7190 Sure, it´s absolutely OK, people are different, and thats great!
For me, i´m more a DIYer than i´m a skater. So building stuff is more than half the fun for me, than "having" the result ;-)
@@travistravis7190 Honestly Chinese Brands make awesome boards, Exway, Backfire, Meepo, etc. But the DIY is for people that want to have control of everything, the type of trucks, the type of BMS, the type of batteries, the customizability of the ESC, etc. Personally, I think, the best starting board would be from a well known Chinese brand and DIY should come later if you like tinkering with every little thing, but if you want to just drive and have fun, you should buy a pre-built.
Hey, I’ve been doing research and I think I’m ready to build my first electric skateboard but I need to make sure I got the right parts
Motors: 90mm dual hub motors
Esc: 36v dual motors esc form mboards
Batteries: Turnigy 5000mAh 3S 20C Lipo Pack w/XT-60 (2x)
Charging board for batteries: NIDICI XT60 Lipo Battery Charger 2-6S Parallel Balanced Charging Board
Charger: Skytoy iMAX B6
That all sounds great! If you can spring it, a complete 6s lithium ion battery might be a more plug and play option.
Charging each Lipo battery separately does get quite old pretty quickly.
But up to you! This parts list would work!
@@MBoardsco thank you so much, I think I’ll stick with those batteries and if I get really tired of it, I’ll get a 6s2p from your site. By the way, with my setup what is the range and speed?
Around 18mph top speed, should be able to get 8-10mile range.
@@MBoardsco what if I add an other battery? Will that improve speed?
@@MBoardsco you won’t need to charge each lipo individually with the use of a balance board. You can plug all 3 set the amp charging rate and be done with it. Really popular thing to do in rc hobbies like racing drones. I’ve charged a total of 6 batteries at once
How do you wire the batteries
Great video, I absolutely loved it
Could you talk about battery maintenance? For example, I live in Rochester, NY and don’t use my board year round. How can I make sure my battery doesn’t go bad during the winter season, other than keeping it at a normal temp?
Small world! I was born in Rochester!
And yes we actually do have a video on our channel about that very topic!
Luckily when I was building my first board I went with 6s lipos. I then got a VGA port and soldered each lead onto it and soldered corresponding ports on the balance charger side. It made charging the board so much more convenient.
That’s an interesting idea!
6S lipos? Are you familiar with FPV by chance? lolol
Good to see!
Thanks
I like your video , thank you for the advice .
Maybe you can help me with a video ,I’m trying to program a flipsky vesc 6.6 plus and two things happen that I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.
1 - If I save motor calculation on the side pressing the M. Should save motor calculation but it don’t or if I go to the top and back up motor setting it doesn’t , makes my throttle stop working in using a twist throttle wired with mechanical brakes by MBS on the front wheels.
By the way I’m running lipo batteries 10 cell 5000 ma , with 2 flipsky 6384 motors 190 kv ,my gear ratio is 6:1 -12 teeth on the motor and 72 teeth on the wheel ,wheel diameter is 200 it a mountain board MBS.
2- the second problem ,is when Im trying to setup the throttle it says my firmware is old ,so I download 60 and default 5.1 version and can change the setting then if I go back later it wants me to download again and I don’t know what I’m doing wrong? By the way I watch the video you did on how to setup your vesc so l don’t know what Im doing wrong.if I don’t save the setting or make changes it seems to work fine.
Also in your video you said how you have change your board or the years, I think as builders and makers it is part of are DNA .
I need boyfriend 💋💋💋💋💋💞💞💞💞
Building an electric skateboard would be just about the most attractive thing I can think of. Should have a boyfriend by the end of the day. Go to our website and pick up a kit. ;)
@@MBoardscothis is the best response to a bot i have ever seen
now this is a salesman