Recent content by skdoo

We're working on getting them to paris! It's flat braided cable, like http://www.alcoltd.com/copper-braid-images/copper-braid-pvc-sleeved.jpg or http://www.maneywire.com/images/products/Tinned%20Copper%20Braid.jpg

Battery is attached with six security Torx screws that are loctited into threaded metal inserts. Battery wires are soldered to the battery and soldered to the ESC on either side of the deck. No tracks for the wiring. Flat and wide for current capacity while maintaining a low profile, all...

We've gotten as much as 9 miles from it with gentle usage, but it's no fun then :)

The remote battery lasts multiples of one charge of the board battery. You can't connect a 12S 3.2V/cell BMS to a 10S 3.7V/cell BMS without modifying both hardware and software. The board will not work without the BMS.

Yeah having a real warranty is way different (cost and logistics) from having people fix it themselves.

Battery wires are power, ground, and two for serial. The charge current is limited not by the wire gauge but by the BMS charge circuit. Cells are A123. What do you want a spare battery for? :) Truck spacers are needed for drivetrain-deck clearance. Heavier riders will compress the...

That's what happens when you have to have a warranty :)

Haha, if you have questions, just ask! Actually, I'll be in Vancouver next week for work - want to meet up? Pediglide, motor encoders are hall rotary encoders, not optical.

Oh well now that's just not fair :) The Boosted one is both current-limited and speed-limited.

That's ideal, but you also have to take into account how the battery is mounted and connected. Our batteries are soldered in and attached with loctite on the screws. That keeps the physical battery and the connection from coming loose due to vibration, shock, etc. Great for reliability and...

10-12 miles skating on a sidewalk sounds pretty rough to me, honestly. I have lots of friends who use e-bikes for that distance but we're also lucky to have good bike lanes around SF. San Antonio (I used to live in Dallas) is less bike friendly. We're always looking at improving battery...

We usually see about 14-22 watt-hours per mile with our setup.

Haha, ok, just checking. Might be the first time I've heard someone say it accelerates too slow :) Also, I have to say it... please wear at least a helmet. I'm really comfortable on electric boards after riding for years and I still wear one every ride. It's personally saved me a few times.

Thanks for the review! Which mode are you riding in? The torque and speed you describe sound more like beginner mode than what the board's limits are.

We're in Mountain View but frequently ride in SF.