Inspired by a foild drive demo this summer, i decided to try my hand at a DIY build.
Plan is for a Foild Drive Gen1 style lunchbox to attach to the deck of my current wing foil setup.
After endless hours of reading excellent posts from @Maui , @Jezza, @Bzhwindtalker, @hangloose, @nekitesurfing, and stoke-inspo from the generic foiling podcast, I decided to jump in, buy the bits from china and have a crack…
Initial purchases:
Motor 6384 120kv £40 Aliexpress
Replacement ceramic bearings
2 x 6900 and 3 x 6800 £24 Aliexpress
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005964511962.html?spm=a2g0o.order_detail.order_detail_item.3.63dcf19cKVSDN7
Maytech V2 remote £99 Aliexpress
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001394081297.html?spm=a2g0o.order_detail.order_detail_item.3.2d8ef19cW6Kr0j
Propellor Michobby £46 Aliexpress
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005608859004.html?spm=a2g0o.order_detail.order_detail_item.5.2d8ef19cW6Kr0j
Flycolor 150A ESC £79 Aliexpress
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003807681126.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.15.21ef180299cEZh
DC/DC convertor (40v/5v) Digikey €20
Xt90 connectors Digikey €10 for 3
3D printed motor pod based on designs by @hangloose (v3 unisex version I think, adapted for F-One mast). Santa brought me a BambuLab A1 Printer €300 (But i put that down as a general investment…)
Battery - Plan is to get a local ebike battery builder to make a 12s2p pack (with the idea of maybe progressing to a Foil Drive Gen2 style under board mounting later, if i complete and survive my first build).
