Conversion Ability
With a thrifted longboard, some dedication, and lots of Amazon orders; I was hell-bent on adding some punch to this board.
9/10/22
Specifications
Top speed | 20-25 MPH
Motor Type | Belt Drive
Wheels | 4.5 Inch
Bearings | BONES Reds
Battery | Dual 5S LiPO in Parallel
Control Type | On-Board ESC with RF Remote
Addon Housing | All Designed & 3D printed
ESC & Housing
Motor Cable Passthrough
LiPO Battery & Charger
Motor Truck Mounting
The iteration process.
The very first design was acquired online and its main connection to the board was via the screwed on truck attachment, and a wire coat hanger acting as a stability device to ground the mount to a ring on the bottom of the board.
After I got more confident in my designs, I was comfortable using more and more 3D printer filament on the prototypes. Given that the board was in the deployment phase at this point, I was occasionally taking it out for test rides.
Through various test iterations, I ran into a wide-array of problems. Mainly concerning wobbling in the wheel assembly on the truck of the board.