Electric Longboard
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An electric longboard, or skateboard, is a regular board kitted with new trucks with belts or inwheel-motors that is driven by a controller and powered by a large battery pack.
Owned boards
Electric longboards
Some of the currently available electric longboards as of 2016:
- Boosted Board
- Yuneec E-Go
- Marbel Board
- MaxFind
- i-Wonder
Setup
The following is my preference and suggestion for an optimal electric board, with good speed and range, and excellent handling properties.
Complete board
- Range: 20 Km
- Speed: 20 mph / 32 kph max.
- Ride height: 10 to 12 cm
- Weight: 5 to 7 Kg
Deck
- Type: C-type, wheel cutout/exposed
- Material: flexible reinforced bamboo deck
- Deck length: 36 to 38 inches / 91 to 97 centimeters
Trucks
- Width: 10 inches / 25.4 centimeters
Speed Controller
- Type: VESC
- Configuration: Application
- Driving method: FOV
Wheels
- Type: Orange Polyurethane (PU)
- Diameter: Ø75 to 80 (BoostedV1 uses Ø75, V2 Ø80)
- Width: 45 to 50 mm (Boosted 56mm - Orangatang Kegel)
- Hardness: 85
Motors
- Type: brushless three-phase motors
- Configuration: dual
- Rating: 250 to 270kV - higher gives more speed, lower more torque - per voltage
- Output: 1000 to 2000 Watt
- Transmission: fiberglass belt
Battery
- Type: Lithium-ion Polymer pack or INR cells
- Voltage: 36 to 48V - 10S to 13S
- Capacity: 3000 to 5000 mAh - 110 to 240Wh
Charger
- Type: external battery charger
- Output: 150W
Remote
- Type: wireless
Custom build
- Deck, front truck and electronics bay compartment from: MaxFind A-max style electric longboard
- Rear truck, wheels and motors from: L-Faster dual motor rear truck
- Remote from: Ebay
- Batteries from: Hobbyking Zippy Compact
