Electric Mountain Board

Step 1 Parts and Tools

I tried to get as many parts as I could locally but most had to be ordered online. The prices are approximately what I paid. Total cost of the project not including the board was about: $350

Board: MBS Core 95 from MBS Mountainboards. $300

Brakes: MBS V5 Brake Kit also from MBS Mountainboards. $60

Motor: 24V 300W Electric scooter motor from my local scooter shop. $30

Sprocket and Chain: Scooter sprocket and #25 chain also from my local scooter shop. $20

Steel pieces: 16ga sheet steel, perforated square tube (14ga), perforated bar and two flat bars (14ga) from Lowes. $20

The batteries, charger, controller and throttle were all ordered from Monster Scooter Parts.

Batteries: Two 12V 10 Ah scooter batteries. $65

Charger: 24V 1.6 Amp XLR Battery Charger and XLR charging socket. $38

Controller: 24V 500W Universal Voltage and Speed Controller. $33

Throttle: Generic 4-wire thumb throttle. $13

Other parts: Wire, electrical tape, wire connectors, nuts and bolts, zip ties, tie down straps. $35

Tools Used:
Socket set
Sawhorses
Hacksaw
Hammer
Adjustable wrenches
Hex key wrenches
Pliers
Clamps
Drill and bits
Jigsaw and blades
Metal files
Wire stripper
Chainbreaker - $30 from Monster Scooter Parts

Comments

[DirtShaman]

Rad! Your next step should be to get a 14.6 Volt car alternator, rig it to a tire, and put a sound system on board. You could possibly add some solar cells to the deck for some power. Keep up the good work!

[bowmaster]

Love the sound system idea.

[dabombmaker]

er lol sound system? don't get me wrong the alternator sounds great for a break generator, and most def some solar cells for the deck

[jeremyfox43921]

hey love this project im am going to u build 1 to save cost tho im going to use the parts from a Scoot N' Go electric scooter all i would need to buy is board and metal. The scooter can be looked at as a kit for this it has everything u have listed and is only 150$ so hope that helps some ppl out :) ty again and good instructiable

[hock3ydud3]

that would be so awesome to have...im uber jealous of you lol

[frontier]

just build yourself one, you dont have to spend anything close to as much, obviously money was no issue for this guy. but with some part harvesting here and there and some creativity, you could have something similar for probably 80USD or less.

[caffine_loady]

you could have saved money by buying a used electric scooter to salvage parts... the batteries, motor, speed controller, 24V charger and charging socket, even the on/off switch, chain, sprocket...