Created on 07 Nov 2017
Building a powerful electric longboard from first principles
Part | Cost | Quantity | Total |
Micro USB Breakout Board | $1.50 | 1 | $1.50 |
Remote Control Subsystem: Break out USB to charge remote | |||
STX882 Transmitter, SRX882 Receiver | $8.00 | 1 | $8.00 |
Remote Control Subsystem: This is the transmitter and receiver for the remote | |||
OP Amp + ATiny Housing | $0.19 | 2 | $0.38 |
Remote Control Subsystem | |||
ATTINY85-20PU (Microcontroller IC) | $1.26 | 1 | $1.26 |
Remote Control Subsystem: AVR AVR® ATtiny Microcontroller IC 8-Bit 20MHz 8KB (4K x 16) FLASH 8-PDIP | |||
NE5534 Texas Instruments OP Amp | $1.10 | 1 | $1.10 |
Remote Control Subsystem | |||
Wii Nunchuk | $8.00 | 1 | $8.00 |
Remote Control Subsystem: Remote Control that we will hack | |||
LiPo charging module | $7.00 | 1 | $7.00 |
Remote Control Subsystem: Unfortunately the only option available from amazon was 5 pc set | |||
190 kV motor Longboard Motor | $90.00 | 1 | $90.00 |
Motor specially designed for electric longboards | |||
Individually Addressable LED RGB Strip | $25.00 | 2 | $50.00 |
Lighting: Individually Addressable LED lights will be mounted on the bottom of the board | |||
Waterproof Wood Protector | $15.00 | 1 | $15.00 |
Wood Protector to protect the wood casing | |||
Red Reflective Tape | $7.00 | 1 | $7.00 |
Red reflective tape to put on back of board | |||
Headlight | $25.00 | 1 | $25.00 |
Bike Light will be mounted on the bottom of the electric longboard for night riding | |||
LiPo Batteries + Charger | $13.00 | 1 | $13.00 |
Remote Control Subsystem: Batteries | |||
Arduino Uno | $25.00 | 1 | $25.00 |
Lighting Subsytem: Central Controller | |||
VESC (Vedder Electronic Speed Controller) | $175.00 | 1 | $175.00 |
Require 5.5 MM Bullet Connectors on Motor + Battery Side | |||
Electric Longboard Drivetrain | $300.00 | 1 | $300.00 |
This part is very expensive, but it has every mechanical part of the drive train in 1 | |||
Arduino Nano | $33.55 | 1 | $33.55 |
Remote Control Subsystem: Controller for remote | |||
Project Totals: | 19 | $760.79 | |
Track 2 Base Budget: | $800.00 | ||
Preferred Vendor Budget Bonus: | $0.00 | ||
Remaining Budget: | $39.21 |