Electric Skateboard

One of my wishlist items was to have an electric skateboard, as I often skateboarded around and thought it would be extremely convenient to have one for getting around campus. After building the skateboard and arriving at university, I realized it wasn’t the best choice, as the campus is fairly small and the skateboard weighs 15 lbs.

After extensive research into DIY electric skateboards, I sourced all the necessary parts and embarked on the project. This was one of my first soldering projects, where I had to solder large XT90 connectors onto 12AWG wire, learning about power systems and LiPo batteries along the way. The images to the left show the parts I obtained for my skateboard.