Sorry for the messy work bench but that’s how it is with my DIY projects. 🙂 This is the Build Kit Boards Duo kit with a custom battery setup.

The battery enclosure is one from their site that is on fire sale due to being left over from their previous kit version. It doesn’t exactly fit so I did a little work on it with a hacksaw. It is bound to the board via 8 thumb screws that attach to steel threaded inserts that I installed on the deck. I do have to remove all the screws to take the batteries out and charge them… I’d like to come up with a better solution but no good ideas so far.

For batteries I’m running three 5000mAh 4S LiPo batteries in series, so effectively a 12 cell. There is room in the enclosure for three more of these so I can have two 12 cell packs in parallel. I’m hoping for a 25 mile range from that setup.

I commuted to work on this this morning and had a blast! Electric skateboards kick ass.

  • Nate Cox@programming.devEnglish
    3·
    3 months ago

    This is damn cool. What’s the weight capacity on one of these, I want one that can support my ogre form.

    • pelotron@midwest.socialOPEnglish
      4·
      3 months ago

      Great question; I’m not sure. It’s probably dependant on deck material but I’ve seen some ogrish skateboarders in my day. And if you think about the forces generated by average sized skaters pumping through the bottom of a half pipe or landing a big jump, it’s probably greater than your average ogre just cruising.