How to make a homemade electric longboard

If you are a lover of technology and also enjoy walking outdoors with your longboard, this project will surprise you. With a small electric motor you can make it walk through the streets of your city, and transport yourself wherever you want in a different and fun way.

In addition, by choosing this alternative you will be betting on a more sustainable mobility, since you will be able to travel long distances reducing air pollution, excessive energy consumption and the saturation of urban communication routes that the use of other transports such as the car; with which you will be contributing to take care of your environment and the well-being of future generations.

There are already options on the market that seek more sustainable mobility, such as the case of the Emov, the folding electric scooter, or the bicycle with a treadmill; but you can also make the transport you want to get around yourself, building an electric bicycle or, why not, as you will see here, a longboard that will take you wherever you want.

– A longboard

– Electric motor and batteries

– Tweezers

– Drill

– Nuts and bolts

General procedure

1. Choose the table you are going to use. Longboards will go faster than a traditional skateboard and have more capacity to house the electric motor.

2. The motor is the heart of your longboard. Its power will be what determines the speed of the table and the energy consumption. 36 volts will generate less heat than 24 volts, giving the motor a longer lifespan.

Note: You can purchase specially designed motors for longboards or skateboards that will already contain a kit with everything you will need to assemble them.

3. Replace the rear truck of the board with a solid axle and sprocket on the axle. You may have to drill the slots in the wheels to fit the pulley later.

4. Mount the motor under the board with bolts and nuts so that the drive belt fits on the sprocket. The belt must be in the fixed position of the pulley, which can be found on the engine. Next, you need to attach the other end of the belt to the pulley that attaches to the wheels. Make sure that the speed regulators match the voltage and power of the motor.

5. Mount the batteries. Most electric batteries are 12-volt, so you’ll need two batteries for a 24-volt motor or three batteries for a 36-volt system.

6. Fit the joints together. Start the engine, and put it to the test!

warnings

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How to make a version of the electric longboard that can be controlled from your cell phone

In this video you will see the step by step of a version of this electric longboard that you can control from your cell phone via bluetooth. You can also access the instructions on Instructables here.

Start choosing a more sustainable mobility today!

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