Electric skateboards are a popular item these days. Just imagine gliding down the street or sidewalk with ease, while feeling the breeze move through your hair. Purchasing an electric skateboard can be very expensive. If you do not want to spend a lot of money purchasing one then you can invest your time and money in building one. Below you will find the steps to creating your own electric skateboard masterpiece.
Before you begin make sure to collect all the supplies needed to build your electric skateboard.
Necessary Supplies
- Top mounted Longboards – You can change any skateboard into an electric board, yet a top mount skateboard is favored so you can have enough space underneath for your components. A longboard is likewise ideal for its steadiness and for smoother rides. A longboard is not required only recommended because they provide you with a smoother ride.
- Battery Pack – You will require a rechargeable battery pack for your electric skateboard. The battery pack will be used to power your skateboard.
- Most developers utilize Lithium Polymer (LiPo) batteries. A 5,000mah battery ought to be perfect. In the event that you have any lying around you can utilize it. The EPOWER pack is recommended for your electronic skateboard. These battery packs can be on the expensive side, reaching costs of about four hundred dollars because of the different components.
- Wheels – You will require wheels with more width than normal. A wheel with a larger width will allow you to add the pulley.
- Speed Controller – This is the most important electronic part that you will add to your electric skateboard. This particular part is the thing that controls the speed of the motor. The VESC is a famous sort of essential ESC engine speed controllers. It costs about $100. DIY units are likewise accessible which incorporate an electric motor along with a speed controller, and it spares you the lengthy task of coordinating segments.
- Electric motor – In order for your electronic skateboard to have power you will be required to obtain an electric motor with a high torque. In order for a motor to qualify as a high torque engine it will need a low kV rating in the vicinity of 200kv and 300kv. The most popular type of engine amongst electronic skateboard builders is a 230kv engine.
- Motor mount – This component is needed in order to append the engine to the skateboard. A motor mount can be purchased for about eighty dollars. Some people choose to make their own. A mount can be created with just aluminum. Once created the mount can be attached to the motor using a strong bonding substance or you can weld it to the skateboard.
- Pulley – The pulley is the thing that you’ll use to exchange control from the electric motor to the wheels. It needs a proportion design, with the motor pulley being inferior in size when compared to the drive wheel pulley, the size of the pulley is important because with a smaller pulley less speed can be exchanged without any force being lost. Many electronic skateboards that are built utilize a 14T or 16T engine pulley with a 36T drive wheel pulley.
- Remote control – A wired controller is recommended for throttling. Some people choose to utilize a wireless controller. Choosing a wireless remote tends to be a more expensive choice as these items can have costs starting at sixty dollars.
- Device Casing -All of your components will need to be housed so that they do not get damaged. This is where a device casing comes into play. There are different substances that can be utilized to create a device casing.
- Plastic may be a popular choice but it is not recommended. A plastic device casing can get damaged. When the casing is damaged then the electronic components are in danger of being damaged as well. A metal device casing is highly recommended as it can protect your electronic skateboard’s valuable parts when you are on the road. Also, aluminum works extraordinary, and can be fortified as you wish. Simply ensure it has enough space to contain every one of the segments.
General Procedure
- Affix your device casing unto the lower side of your board. Screwing the device casing is the recommended technique to attach it to your board but other options are available. Just make sure the device casing is firmly secured.
- Load the speed controller, battery pack into the device casing, and affix them.
- On the off chance that your electric engine has a round shaft, at that point you have to convert the roundness of the shaft into a rectangular shape on two sides. A rectangular shape will help better exchange energy to the pulley. The recommended tool to reshape the shaft is a file. Also, while filing the shaft, you should take the initiative to reshape the bore of the pulley system so that it will fit the shaft better.
- Dismantle the large wheels that you have chosen for your skateboard. Ensure that the drag of the bigger pulley is more extensive than the distance across of the skateboard’s axle. At that point affix the bigger pulley to the inward side of the wheel. You can utilize numerous screws or some other technique if you want.
- Reconnect the wheel with the skateboard.
- Affix your electric motor to the skateboard utilizing the motor mount, and after that combine the engine’s wires to the speed controller’s out. If you have chosen a wireless controller over a wired one, you can use this step to also attach the wireless receiver to the skateboard.
- Associate the two pulleys utilizing the belt, and modify the motor mount until the point when it fits firmly.
- Close the packaging. Your ride is presently prepared.
