beto_pty
1 kW
So my lifelong friend Adriana sees my videos and really likes the idea of flying down the road on her own board..
Ive already made a couple boards for some pals who are tinkerers and can manage to balance charge and plug and unplug, and keep on eye on charges and whatnot.Adri however needs a carefree board.. ride, plug and forget sort of thing...something that never needs tightening/balancing/tinkering.. we agreed a grand was a good price..The board`s name Butterfly...
Welded mounts and motors, locktightened everything... from wheels to trucks to motor screws and grub screws... low voltage alarm, 5200 mah 6 s batteries, hobbyking 150 esc, abec clones, longboard, quanum remote (apropriately painted pink) enclosure and mounted charger... All under a an 18 gauge galvaized steel enclosure.
Electronics galore...
stealthy look, well at least as stealthy as you can look in pink and violet...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xxlupoo2lyyafll/20140613_131721.mp4
The motor is turned on by a xt60 key that turns on the esc, (beetbocks idea if im not mistaken) the battery cell monitor... the charger/balancer is permanently mounted on the board so that it just plugs into the wall power source brick ...IN this manner batteries are balanced/chargerged every time, single cable charging... I tested 4 balance/chargers and none withstood more than a couple hours (some just one ride) on the board.. they are of course not designed for the vibration and shack they receive.. all exept the Hobbyking Imax B6 http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=41635 this one has over 2750 kms straped on my board and shows no signs of slowing down. Batteries are connected to the battery monitor, and permanently to the battery charger. You have to weld the second male extension which is not exactly fun but not really a problem either. The key connects the batteries ground wire to the esc, you use that as the 1st lead that connects to the battery monitor, that way everything turns on at the same time, as well as turns off...
Charging takes about 2 1/2 hours.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xxlupoo2lyyafll/20140613_131721.mp4
Adri wanted her max speed to be 30 kph so the Hobbyking is set to 80%, and appropriately geared. It gets 12+ km with my 195 lbs so I assume she can expect a decent 15 km range, as she weighs in at under 150 lbs. She wanted a light and stealthy looking board.. Pink as well... enclosure and trucks were painted violet-ish
She hasnt ridden it yet.. but im sure she will like it and we'll be seeing here at some point.
Here is a complete lookover of the finished board
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hs4l0719iyyrcyi/20140627_172548.mp4
I rode 25 kms on it over 2 days and it runs quite nicely (if not fast) and is extremely agile, being so small and light...Here is todays ride on what was a really nice morning...
[youtube]z2e347MJ0tc[/youtube]
Ive already made a couple boards for some pals who are tinkerers and can manage to balance charge and plug and unplug, and keep on eye on charges and whatnot.Adri however needs a carefree board.. ride, plug and forget sort of thing...something that never needs tightening/balancing/tinkering.. we agreed a grand was a good price..The board`s name Butterfly...
Welded mounts and motors, locktightened everything... from wheels to trucks to motor screws and grub screws... low voltage alarm, 5200 mah 6 s batteries, hobbyking 150 esc, abec clones, longboard, quanum remote (apropriately painted pink) enclosure and mounted charger... All under a an 18 gauge galvaized steel enclosure.
Electronics galore...
stealthy look, well at least as stealthy as you can look in pink and violet...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xxlupoo2lyyafll/20140613_131721.mp4
The motor is turned on by a xt60 key that turns on the esc, (beetbocks idea if im not mistaken) the battery cell monitor... the charger/balancer is permanently mounted on the board so that it just plugs into the wall power source brick ...IN this manner batteries are balanced/chargerged every time, single cable charging... I tested 4 balance/chargers and none withstood more than a couple hours (some just one ride) on the board.. they are of course not designed for the vibration and shack they receive.. all exept the Hobbyking Imax B6 http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=41635 this one has over 2750 kms straped on my board and shows no signs of slowing down. Batteries are connected to the battery monitor, and permanently to the battery charger. You have to weld the second male extension which is not exactly fun but not really a problem either. The key connects the batteries ground wire to the esc, you use that as the 1st lead that connects to the battery monitor, that way everything turns on at the same time, as well as turns off...
Charging takes about 2 1/2 hours.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xxlupoo2lyyafll/20140613_131721.mp4
Adri wanted her max speed to be 30 kph so the Hobbyking is set to 80%, and appropriately geared. It gets 12+ km with my 195 lbs so I assume she can expect a decent 15 km range, as she weighs in at under 150 lbs. She wanted a light and stealthy looking board.. Pink as well... enclosure and trucks were painted violet-ish
She hasnt ridden it yet.. but im sure she will like it and we'll be seeing here at some point.
Here is a complete lookover of the finished board
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hs4l0719iyyrcyi/20140627_172548.mp4
I rode 25 kms on it over 2 days and it runs quite nicely (if not fast) and is extremely agile, being so small and light...Here is todays ride on what was a really nice morning...
[youtube]z2e347MJ0tc[/youtube]