I was recently laying out my battery/electronics box and looking for inspiration via pics of other boxes on this forum. That resulted in the following list of links which others might find helpful when laying out their own box. Simply click one of the blue links below and then scroll down until you see the photo(s) of each.
And if I missed your box please add it!
After almost one year tinkering on my Efoil I finally have no break downs for the last 10h of ride… This is why I thought it’s time for sharing my -until now- working setup and thoughts. My idea is to have a propulsion unit were all axial sealing...
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Dear builders We would like to contribute to this awesome new sport and DIY projects! We are three brothers from Norway, one eye-doctor and two mechanical engineers, we also get help from some of our very talented friends that are into...
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EFOIL.builders
Electronics (ESC, remote, batteries)
I want to share some feedback with my tests with lipo battery : First test with 2 multistar 4S 20A, serial configuration, ESC 180A hobbywing Ride time : 20 minutes max Amp during session : 60A (Foil out of the water) the voltage...
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EFOIL.builders
Propulsion System (Motor, Gears)
The second survived so far. The prop is the cheapest you can get, no name, 180mm diameter, i cut it down to around 160 on a lathe. The other parts are milled, 3D printing could also work. The first motor was hydrodynamical opimized, that was a...
EFOIL.builders
Propulsion System (Motor, Gears)
The battery box, has 4 nylon 1/4-20, 3/4" long bolts passing through it. I have automobile gasket sealer on the heads of those nylon bolts. Those nylon bolts screw in to steel 1/4"-20 coupling nuts on the out side of the box. The coupling nuts...
Finally yesterday was first test in water… It’s still in a testing phase… so i’m using a board i made for surf foil, the electronic is in a case, and the wires are running outside the mast… and duct-taped to the board. the idea was to see if...
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after a few weeks in the dust, new board is coming along… all hotwired from a block of polystyrene, Plywood stich&glued for the electronic bays that extend inside toward the back and the foil screws to it. each bay is watertight from the...
Hi all, firstly I’d like to thank Pacific meister for setting up this community and secondly Silvio on which my set-up is based. My build is not yet finished yet, just want to share and i’m open for suggestions 🙂 After my chinese friends...
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thank you for this , i still will use a trust bearing … so things moved a bit, just order the takuma v100 today (1190€ 😱 ) test esc, datalogging is working (YES!!!) on my pc remote ( for my e-skate as well) nice! 2 speed mod got the box too ,...
Feedback after 50/60 hours of ride 🙂 No issue on motor, gearbox (sss 500kv, neugart 5:1) I have 2 lipsseal after the gearbox => no leak but the shaft after the last lipseal is a little corroded (bad shaft) I changed my ESC by a flier...
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After almost one year tinkering on my Efoil I finally have no break downs for the last 10h of ride… This is why I thought it’s time for sharing my -until now- working setup and thoughts. My idea is to have a propulsion unit were all axial sealing...
Reading time: 3 mins 🕑
Likes: 41 ❤