Recent content by theice45

I got my first ride on my board today! I think I was going roughly 17mph at full throttle, and it's so much fun! Next up is to finish my electronics enclosure: bonus points if you can guess where that's mounting. Thanks to everyone that helped me out! [moderator edit to disambiguate the...

http://diyelectricskateboard.com/product/electric-skateboard-motor-6355-230kv-2650w/ so this motor should work nicely? I'm concerned about it being sensored (in sensor-less setup, they mention it needing a kick on startup, is this true?)

Alright, great! Any chance you have some recommendations for motors of that size? The alien power system one I referenced seems to have great reviews, yet the shipping cost is killing me.. Worse case, I'll get it from them, just wondering.

14:40, Would it be detrimental to buy the 270kv? I don't mind going faster, but I'm still trying to learn how much torque corresponds to kV.

Don't worry, I appreciate the feedback. So for a more sane setup, based around what I've been reading, I'm now thinking of a 6S setup on either an Alien 6355 Outrunner 230KV, or 5065 270KV at the same gearing as mentioned above (1:2.864) I've calculated that those should get me to around...

Hey guys, I'm new around here, so please let me know if I'm violating any sort of rules. I have a Turnigy Aerodrive SK3 - 4250-350kv motor around, and was thinking about building a board (have access to a 3d printer, so I could make a motor mount and such easily) I was wondering if you guys...