Avoid These Mistakes While Building a DIY Electric Skateboard!

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Today we review mistakes that all Esk8 builders should do their best to try to avoid. Doing enough research, carefully purchasing parts, practicing standard build methods, and working in a clean and safe space will help you out tremendously. Nobody likes to have to ship back incorrect parts half way through their DIY Electric Skateboard build.
... Please keep your ESC off of carpet. Thank you so much.
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[@jhmindcrafterm4470]

Just bought products from you! Can't wait to get it and build my board!

[@sageoz9886]

Waterproofing! I've twice fried esc's from small puddles that let ingress just enough water to cost me. Now I use a liberal amount of GE plastic sealant to all seams, stays flexible and seals it up tight! Haven't had an issue since and can now ride through heavy rain without worry. Next upgrade is ceramic bearings to really make my board waterproof ⛈

[@thedsyple]

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[@Xamuda]

Can you do "upgrading a prebuilt electric longboard"

[@MBoardsco]

Great idea!

[@jpaulglobal]

Hi, After installing new Boardnamics BN M1-AT Gear Drive on my Lacroix electric skateboard 12s4p p42a 21700 molicel and replacing motors from 6389's to 63100's the board would not charge. Charger showed green as if fully charged but was no charge left. After downloading the xiaoxiangBMS app it started to charge properly again! But now It will not charge again. The battery shows fully charged in xiao & stormcore app and shows green light on charger again but it is not fully charged. I'm seeing: - a MOSFET software locked alarm and also: - A cell over voltage protection alarm

[@evantspurrell]

thank you sounds like cogent advice i was thinking ESC first then battery then motors

[@psilovibin3810]

Awesome vid Mike, keep it up!!

[@esk8Kyle]

Haha my name is Kyle and that I would never ever make an assumption that my diy esk8 build is copied by someone... DIY involves researching compatible parts and assembling all together so make a board I'm satisfied with. James! I can't wait to see your calendar pics! Lol

[@loydbeukering1860]

Hello m-board I have the syl-08. I burned my esc so i buyed a new one but the condensator's on the esc where to low they where 470uf/36v end i needed 1000uf/36v so i soldert the two on my esc it when't fine en the torc was mutch improved But my speed is slower now i think i overloaded something but i dont know what Maybe you can help me Best regards from holland Soil Loyd van beukering

[@SkateSafeNow]

You're just spewing gold in the E, DIY Skateboard community. Thank you.

[@noahrutan8485]

Im support psycked to start building my electric longboard and your videos make things so much easier thank you!!!

[@MBoardsco]

Glad they’ve helped! Good luck on your build!

[@jacobcloinger5853]

I have flipsky vx4 remote and FSESC4.20 and the 6368 190kv motors, recently I had a fire in my efc. And the flipsky set up works great but can tell from my remote that the efc gets to hot and the board needs to rest. This day I pushes it hard and I caught fire. Since the I added a fan and air holes to my efc box. But why dose my electric mountainboard need break and maybe why or how come by efc box caught fire? Thanks

[@JT-xf9sw]

BTW, I put loctite on everything. Door locks especially and chair legs that would get loose

[@Bobbywade3232]

Hello there and thanks for the build. I’m going with a pre built board for my first board and then I will build a DIY longboard for sure. My question, Loctite red 271 or blue 242?

[@sageoz9886]

Bobbywade3232 blue 242 is great stuff and will hold plenty strong. Make sure to shake the bottle well. Red is pretty much permanent (needs high temps to break) so I wouldn't use it unless I'm planning on never seeing the insides again

[@jurajhatas2785]

Hello , i have question , i have this motherboard but i hav battery indicator diplay with anode (+) and catode (-) , where i must connect this wires ? please help me .

[@ChernoBueno]

I subbed because it’s perfect content

[@fbiagent3399]

What do you think about hobbywing escs for belt drive motor's.. I'm familiar with hobbywing when it comes to rc car builds and drone's and I find them very very reliable.. Just wondering if hobbywing is defent for eskate

[@seangallagher8200]

Yeah that motor pulley one was for me.. lol. I tried to bore out my 8mm to a 10mm. I don't work

[@keithrobinson870]

I've not made this mistake myself but a good one to avoid is Miss judging your wheel size my board comes with 73 Mill Wheels I'm about to upgrade but the setup I want has 120 Mill Wheels on the rear think about the size difference that represents it would jack up my rear and lower my front end so I'm going to need to purchase new front wheels as well just to keep things on a level in addition to that the rear come with a lift plate which I will also need to purchase for the front again to keep my wheels the same height

[@firchiken]

Do NOT solder on an expensive ESC unless you have experience with soldering, flux, capacitors, mosfets , temp levels, and multi-layer PCB boards. Also, use a good premium soldering iron.

[@Virtual-caveman]

I read it as flux capacitors instead of flux, capacitors. I was all to ready to make a time traveling skateboard.

[@bigdaddyz376]

Can anyone identify the brand or model number of the controller in the thumbnail for this video? Thanks

[@MBoardsco]

www.mboards.co/collections/escs/products/single-belt-driven-motor-esc

[@JohnRSmith-ky7kl]

I have an old 12 volt motor with two wires black and red and my controller has 3 wires how do I know which one goes where.

[@MarkusBenjaminAnders]

If you only have two wires from your motor it's probably not brushless, meaning you don't need an esc (if that's what you meant by controller). A brushless motor needs an esc for timing the current of the phases, a brushed motor (like the one you likely have) only needs a voltage controller like a variable resistor or pwm controller. Hope this helps. PS, make sure to get components that are compatible (electric-wise) so you don't burn out your circuits or cause damage to the battery. Stay safe

[@djHardToFindPriv]

About that ESD problem, that is usually most often happens when you have RAM, which i dont think is the biggest problem. The problem is that carpets actually can shorten small high voltage pcbs, often with capactitors around :) Just want to correct!

[@user-ch6xf1nq3j]

Hello! how to unite separated connectors of hub motor to 9 pin connector? i have a koowheel d3m 2gen board and want to replace all wheels and motors on all train wheels, and hubs swap to belt motors all motors with separated connectors, but in koowheel hubs and motherboard connected by 9 pin connector Help me please!

[@destinogomez2279]

I just bought a Viro and it won’t power on could you please do a video on just what the voltage coming off the batterie and the board trouble shooting

[@jaimebravo1007]

Hello. Please needs help my ESC is beeping without stop same with on/off button. I don’t know what can be, I got 2 LiPo battery connected.

[@nightvoyager1]

Hi.. i have an esc from my hub motor board.now i have a belt drive kit and can i use the esc from my hub motor board to cnnect the belt drive kit?

[@tonmakesvlogs6676]

I don’t know

[@honoreldorado3821]

Yes you can the ESC doesn't know whether it's running a belt-driven motor or a hub motor just make sure you get the wires connected properly blue the blue green the green yellow the yellow sometimes the yellow goes to the blue cuz they change the color for the belt Motors

[@alexvinnikov2967]

Hello skate-man ! thanx for your videos. :) and glad to get new info how better make own electric-ride. Still we need ``anti-spark`` switch-plug when using new type of VESC 4.2 ?

[@bred9152]

i wish this video was out a year ago when i started

[@Zoids-bf6op]

i wonder if hobbywing ecs can be used on smaller hub motors...

[@thewizardoffootball6439]

thx for this teaching

[@MBoardsco]

Thanks for watching!

[@Non8entity]

great feed back!

[@BrainDead3869]

Thank you for your video ! Thanks to it, I realised I made a mistake. I ordered a 6s/7s ESC and I've got a 10s battery, something can go wrong ? Cause in the video you talk about the fact is bad to have a 6s battery for a 10s ESC.

[@MBoardsco]

If you use a 10s battery with a 6s ESC, the ESC won’t cut the battery off at the proper voltage and can damage your battery.

[@BrainDead3869]

@@MBoardsco 😩 alright, I'll return the product and take the proper one. This video saved me 100$ 👍 Thank you mate !

[@davidfaustino4476]

Lolol if you plug a 10s battery into a 6s ESC you will have a dead 6s ESC.

[@Snap123S]

Gawd! Ive done this so many times...especially belts. Ive got like 8 pairs of belts ive never used 🤦‍♂️

[@9DmgDone]

I seem to of ran into a problem, I tore the cord that the Bluetooth controller uses to connect to the ESC

[@mickeyrietveld9249]

Amazing channel, you make such good videos!!!

[@MBoardsco]

Thank you!

[@jonnupe1645]

I recommend people who need to worry about static to get a 'esd (electrostatic discharge) wristband'. Maybe build one? It's just a wrist band with a metal plate connecting to a resistor.

[@MBoardsco]

Very very cheap on Amazon 👍🏻 definitely recommend it

[@cris_crafter]

Oh no! This is not so good advice. The ones just with a resistor and nothing else wont help at all, they remove 0% charges. You need to get the ones which are connected to ground, like in your outlet or the body of the heat radiator in you room. The ones without a cable wont help at all. Greetings from Germany

[@MBoardsco]

Even better!

[@jonnupe1645]

@@cris_crafter leave it to our German friends to understand technology to a science, this is a very good point that I overlooked. Thank you for catching my mishap lol Gratitude from Texas 🙂

[@cris_crafter]

​@@jonnupe1645 First, thanks for the compliment. haha No problem, everyone sometimes says something wrong. I just wanted to clear this up, so nobody buys such a wristband and accidentally kills some Hardware. Have a nice day!

[@NoGamble.NoFuture.]

Hey Mboards I am about to order a kit. Is the 6s2p battery good for the duel hub 90mm motors? I'm on a budget and I only need to get a 8-10 mile range

[@Chatherton99]

10s2p will get you a realistic range of 8-10 or even more depending on type of ride/rider

[@MBoardsco]

I’d recommend a 10s2p as well if possible, will be happier with it over the 6s2p with dual hubs

[@stevevazquez9520]

I bought a all in one power truck and the motor mount always came loose I put lock tight on it right when I received it it came loose I’m at the point of wondering if I should weld it or use super glue

[@jony_bo1087]

if you can, weld the motor mount on your truck... safes you so much pain

[@rodolfotec]

After you applied the loctite, did you leave 24hrs for dry?

[@cityboys7723]

Thanx for the tips, but I think it would be even better, if u sold lock tight on your website on the kit building section

[@MBoardsco]

Will look into this!

[@Ndrewcow]

I have a wowgo 2s and want to swap the battery for the lycaon gr battery for more range. Will this work will it fry my esc or motors or anything if I use this higher power battery? I really look forward for your response!

[@davidmiller4758]

Long as the batteries are the same as far as 10s or 12s go and it's what the esc takes it should work no problem

[@ZephyMotion]

My board for some reason turns off randomly I seen that my charger might be the problem because it won't change colors even when the board is dead

[@JackjackHD]

can I use a 21.6 V Lithium Battery on a 25.2 V ESC?

[@colvinau1403]

No the battery has to be Atleast the same as the recommended on the esc/vesc use the live chat on mboards.co

[@julioarroyo63]

What type of degree or knowledge you need to build a E-skateboard?.

[@cudiedgar]

nothing big, just time and interest. start by watching every stingle video in this channel ;)

[@DanielPilkingtonProps]

Hey, so the trucks and wheel setup you showed at the start of the video look a lot like the flipsky kit or one of those chinese mountainboard kits.. I'm curious how do you find they ride? I've heared good and bad about this setup but most of them are not first hand

[@MBoardsco]

Yes that particular build was using the generic mountain board trucks. They’re alright, nothing special. But the price is right!

[@DanielPilkingtonProps]

@@MBoardsco sweet, thats what i assumed! Thanks 😊 p.s. Love your content 😁

[@BlazeTrades]

Hey, I want to get a board, backfire g2 black. And want to know if I can get a longer lasting battery, like a 10s4p just for the extra range

[@MBoardsco]

It’s possible but you’d need to change your enclosure out to accommodate the larger battery. Would most likely be more cost effective to build instead of modifying a brand new board.

[@BlazeTrades]

@@MBoardsco wow that was a fast reply!! I just wanted to know if I’d be able to do that for the future just so I can spend less up front, I really like this boards specs, but I think I would rather build it if I can get the same specs under $500

[@BlazeTrades]

@@MBoardsco would it be difficult to build rather then pay a little extra to get a board already done?

[@benhibberd6907]

Along with the don't build on the carpet, don't build on a metal table either a shorted ESC isn't good

[@MBoardsco]

Yes good point!

[@christophermills9453]

Is it possible to get a dual VESC if I wanted to have two motors?

[@Happymz]

Christopher Mills yes on bandgood

[@jittcrazy1882]

Bad hall sensors frying hall circuit which depending on esc bricks either 12v, or entire esc side. Sensorless is so nice.

[@nin1ten1do]

have werry bad experience with FOC in iner runer's.... thzey sweeking, they shifting and also.. have no torgue on PWM + sensrs.. all pretty clean..

[@jittcrazy1882]

@@nin1ten1do no

[@TheMenace2004]

Would two 5S batteries with 18.5V (37V total) work with an esc that’s rated for 36V?

[@MBoardsco]

Yes 2 5s battery wired in series would form a 10s battery and would be compatible with a 36v ESC.

[@chandrasuryanto1355]

@@MBoardsco what would happen to 36v ESC if I plug 2 6s LiPo?

[@MrFishing2001]

@@chandrasuryanto1355 That would boost the voltage to about 42 volts and would likely overvolt the ESC. I'm unsure though, that would be very ESC dependent and its individual technology.

@@chandrasuryanto1355 u should get a 12s esc based on VESC, they are available from all diy suppliers, budget to bespoke

[@calebsherman886]

Don't wire your ESC power wires backwards. I've done this, not with an electric skateboard, but an RC Tank ESC. It was a really sad moment.

[@MBoardsco]

Ahhh man. I’m so sorry to hear that 😭

[@supermario0211]

Buy the correct motor mounts and not some universal for there fit round truck. I ended up changing the mounts 2 time before changing the trucks also because a round truck couldn't hold a duel belt 6354 on a 10s5p battery. after 2-3 rides the mounts was loose again. So don't try to save money on the trucks and mounts, it will come back and bite you..

[@jony_bo1087]

that's so true! I am using these cheap motormounts and they are just terrible.... I've been using them since 3 years now but its not worth it. Mine are now pretty tight on there but just get a caliber truck and the right motor mount for it.

[@techandtravel5259]

I have learnt a ton from all your videos man - thanks a lot. so much so that I am going to start my own build and show it on my channel - would be sick for you to check it out and rate it when I post!:)

[@brandol4719]

DIY 1st build; Torqueboards 6380/ 170KV Single 12S Samsung, 9Ah, 60-120a Chain-Driven; 14/27, 97mm (Abec 11 75a, 44cp) BestTechBMS + 4.2 Vesc (5.1firmware) Loaded Dervish (2 flex) + Caliber II (7") + Evolve- Speedballs (abec9) bearings. 32mph, no prob @ 5'11", 190Lbs (road), desert climate.

[@corbinandersen809]

Was planning on doing something similar but all I know is most likely lipo 12s probably single 6374 belt driven and some sort of VESC but definitely still brainstorming as it's a first build but I have always loved bombing hills

[@brandol4719]

@@corbinandersen809 now you can bomb any good stretch of pavement! Are you considering 150, 170, or 190 KV?

[@corbinandersen809]

@@brandol4719 190kv unless you would recommend otherwise lol

[@brandol4719]

@@corbinandersen809 Well, I believe that you can generalize a KV rating for these brushless with Torque. 150= most/hill climber... 190=least/best for Top Speed.

[@user-gy7kk2pz8f]

Working on my board naked.

[@marioschmid6227]

A very big mistake you can possibly make is not to use a anti spark connector to connect your battery to the esc. The spark can blow your esc up.

[@MBoardsco]

Yes this is huge. I’ve done this myself during my early building days. Antispark switches are worth every Penny.

[@honoreldorado3821]

@@MBoardsco I was connecting my Hub motor and my hall sensor +5 volt red wire touched one of my motor wires bullet connector believe it was the yellow wire there was a small Spark now my ESC won't turn on I believe my capacitor is shorted out. I have replaced capacitors on the cheap Langyey ESC and and was able to make them work again I'm sure you probably have a good idea as to what I shorted out on my hobbywing. And black goop that they pour on top of it is it bitch to take off the circuit board!!!!!! I'm very good with electronics so I can replace diodes capacitors mosfets hoping you might be able to save me some time and anguish I have tested the capacitor with multimeter in continuity mode setting, and it beeps when I touch the positive and negative so thus meaning and it shorted out right what else would I have shorted out what do you think unfortunately with covid-19 I don't have the money to buy a new hobbywing ESC:-( 🥵🤯 thank you for your help God bless if anyone else has any ideas I'm listening :-) LOL

[@ollieb7019]

The connection between my antispark (Flipsky) and the ESC blew up earlier and charred one of the wires. I'm going to test the ESC tomorrow.to check whether another £100 went down the drain. Isn't a loop key better than an antispark switch?

[@MBoardsco]

Loop key is pretty much the same thing just with out any electronics. So very cheap to replace. Just depends on what you define as “better”.

[@nicod974]

No locktite, use your girlfriend nail varnish 😉

[@nin1ten1do]

dont need 3s.. just cut down overall amperage..

[@Ponymaster-ff4zc]

Great vid

[@elijahcorbett7476]

Is it cheaper thn buying a eboard

[@MBoardsco]

It can be cheaper right away depending on the build. But many times your savings begin to be more obvious as you upgrade your build or make repairs.

[@elijahcorbett7476]

@@MBoardsco im 6 ft 3 an 230 pounds so id need a considerable amount of power i believe im not looking for speed but battery longevity and torque im a mechanic so i can put one together no problem but idk what is going to be best to buy one or build it whats gonna move my big ass the longest?

[@MBoardsco]

We always recommend DIY as you can always out spec a prebuilt board if you build one yourself. This way you can always upgrade in the future if you need even more power.

[@FlipskyTech]

😀

[@projectrc4978]

a big problem i see is people using esc's from rc cars and the like.

[@jofagoma]

Cool

[@calebsherman886]

Cool

[@JT-xf9sw]

Ill tell you the mistake I avoided. Coming from a IT/Software Engineer/Electrician background (I use my soldering gun to work often for small quick projects),I really wanted to build a board. Then reading up and realizing that I'll never want to build an electric Skateboard 🛹 , because as a working professional with a family, I'm far better off spending the money for a really good pre-built eskate. Allowing me to enjoy my new eskate hobby while still allowing time for me and my family.

[@JT-xf9sw]

If anyone is wondering, I ended up buying the MetroboardX

[@ndsrocks1]

@@JT-xf9sw good choice, Ilan builds tanks that last and is a good guy!

[@Coolcucumber2]

Not really a big one - just play your battery enclosure before you buy/build it

[@bentownsend4964]

1:59 hmmm

[@MBoardsco]

It really is important to know the size of your shaft 😂

[@jony_bo1087]

at first I actually ordered a motor with a 5mm shaft, wasn't working quite well

[@morsumbra9692]

Ya done a good job not putting on too much weight after college man! Making money can make ya fat real quick lol.

[@MBoardsco]

😂😂 thank you for the laugh man haha

[@doiceslife8374]

Found out the hard way on why not to build on a carpet lol

[@joshinwithu]

me too, i fried my focbox unity

[@esk8spirit362]

I have one. DO NOT BUY FLIPSKY CRAP...

[@LiveFreeAndSmileBack]

Why? I was just about to do that :p

[@jony_bo1087]

well I have a flipsky motor (6384) and esc (4.12).... they work great so far. I have a 10s 2p battery pack and the combination works great!

[@morsumbra9692]

You literally the only person I've ever heard or seen say this... unless you got engineering logic behind you GTFO

@@morsumbra9692 they seem to fail a lot, but it might not be fliskys fault, might be a faulty set of chips in the supply, and that affects everybodys vescs =\

[@TheThebayboy510]

Choose wrong deck 🙄

[@superchannel6506]

Did you glue your hand to face? Yeah this is a big mistake.

[@romaanmalik1355]

joe mama

[@tristanredfern2190]

Just buy a dam pre built board

[@ludviglindh4398]

That's way more expensive and are often not even that good

[@floriL3636]

Do you buy pre build PCs?

[@SAXASIANGUY]

Build your own - don't have a subreddit with thousands of members to help you find issues, don't have customer support for parts, hard to find same parts after 2-3 years. Evolve/Boosted all the way! (Even though Boosted is out of business) Edit: I build my own PC's but won't build my own board (even though I can)

[@vasbossgaming1779]

@@floriL3636 well tbh prebuilt pcs and pre built boards are very different. its bad to buy a pre built PC but its ok to buy a prebuilt eboard

[@Fenixswe]

It's not about the destination, but the way there!

[@qbeats2062]

You cost so many customers money buy telling them to put on loctite. Better to use nail polish; that way when you need to change something you can take the pulley off.

[@MBoardsco]

We always recommend Blue Removable loctite. This wouldn’t cost anyone extra money.

[@Gannon777]

Blue loctite doesn't stop you from taking the screws out, and its only a few dollars

[@Sam-bn9ix]

Ladies and gentlement dont use this guy for parts advice all he does is promote his own business. Aliexpress and banggood are sooo much cheaper and thats probable where he gets his stuff from

[@MBoardsco]

Welp, this is our business’s KZbin channel 🤷🏻‍♂️ but I would never give out info that didn’t ultimately help our customers get their builds done ✅ Also can’t express enough how inconsistent AliExpress seems to be. Haven’t and won’t use them to stock parts in our store. We only use trusted sources when it comes to stocking ever single product we offer.

[@Sam-bn9ix]

Have never had any problems myself with them. After all it'll all comes from same factory. I appreciate its ur business channel but titling your videos with DIY is quite misleading cos its not really DIY

[@seangallagher8200]

@@Sam-bn9ix you're an idiot. It's DIY cause you Do It Yourself.... With his parts... Don't hate the hustle.

[@brandol4719]

@@Sam-bn9ix Dude, he lead with "torqueboards build", "my builds", etc. You want one off videos with less experience (most times), less exposure, and potential uncertainty in unfamiliarity of PARTS being used...or am I wrong? lol "MBoards" emphasizes SAFETY over all else, promotion included, even at 6:18 there's no discrimination or favoritism for own brand (as a general example). So chill tf out bruthuh and go build something!

[@Sam-bn9ix]

DIY to me doesn't consist of bolting a few parts and plugging them in. That's not DIY in any sense. Making the devices from the constituent parts is DIY. This guy effectively sells an expensive kit to transform a board into an electric one! All I said is don't use him for parts get your own from aliexpress for cheaper. Be honest to the viewer explaining how there are other options available. Simple!