Electric Skateboard Rev’ed To Version 2

diy electric skateboard

What’s cooler than a sweet skateboard? A sweet electric skateboard! And the only thing cooler than that is a DIY electric skateboard. [comsa42] has proven to be a DIY electric skateboard aficionado with his new project. It’s a rebuild and upgrade from his electric longboard that has previously been featured on Hackaday.

The most noticeable change is the size of the deck, it was cut down to be 31 inches long to enhance its maneuverability. The electronics are housed in an updated fiberglass compartment that attaches to the bottom of the deck. The old compartment had a large port that had to be removed in order to charge the battery. The new compartment has a plug for easily connecting the charger.

The drive components still consist of a brushless DC motor, RC hobby ESC and a LiPo battery. Previously, an RC transmitter and receiver were used to control the motor. [comsa42] wrote an app for his phone to send throttle signals to a Bluetooth module which controls the ESC as well as relays battery life back to the phone.

We think this project is pretty rad and wouldn’t mind taking this skate for a spin around the block.

5 thoughts on “Electric Skateboard Rev’ed To Version 2

  1. The nice thing about a controller is you can build in a dead-man switch so the motors shut off if you let go of it… I wonder if that’s built into the app somehow?

    1. I was thinking the same thing; but the app looks like it is using a finger position on the touchscreen to determine throttle position. I would guess that removing your finger would brake and stop the board.

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