![]() ![]() The ESC I use is a good one shared by many major brands. “I would not say my ESC is the best, better VESC can cost up to $300 and that’s for a single motor! So to assemble an affordable board, Kieran picked out a good quality ESC that can that can give the best riding experience while staying on budget. It will allow you to stay at any speed you want when going downhill.”ĮSC can get expensive, and there is really a point of diminishing returns where a pricier ESC does not improve the riding experience further, at least for Meepo. With a good ESC, you can have a better control of the brakes. On the opposite side of things, ESC also controls the braking experience. A good ESC can allow the rider to control the acceleration – whether if they want it to be abrupt or to be gentle. “ESC impacts the riding experience significantly. Now, every time I get a new batch of batteries, I will test them out in my everyday commute to make sure that they are good.”ĮSC is another component that was carefully picked for Meepo. ![]() That stinks and I’m sure my customer will not be happy if I sell them an Eskate that performs that way.Īgain, I don’t want this problem to plague my Meepo and after some back and forth with the battery supplier, we solved the issue. To my knowledge, some of the big players in the market still haven’t solved this issue.Īnother problem was when the battery was below 50%, some board will slow down ridiculously when going up a slope. We worked together to tweak the BMS so that battery overcharging would not happen and the brake would not fail that easily. I want the problem solved and that’s what I did by working with the battery supplier. Neither do I want to skate around to drain some battery before I go downhill. I don’t want to work around it by not charging the board fully. I have a stretch of downhill road in the beginning of my commute and I would be afraid every time going down it, frightened by the prospect that my board will power off. It manifests as ‘the remote disconnected’ but it was actually due to the battery’s BMS cutting off the charge. “When I was riding other electric skateboards in the market, there were a few problems that bugged me.įor one, there was the issue where when braking with a full(or near full) battery, the board may turn off as the regenerative braking will be charging the battery over its max capacity. Kieran then went on to explain why he cares so much when picking the battery for Meepo. I have to get Samsung cells in model 22P to get the best performance.Īnd When building the BMS, it is important to know how the ESC is programmed, what is the consistent current drain needed, and what is the max current the battery can provide in a stable manner.” ![]() People may say Samsung or LG battery cells is good.īut using a good brand by itself isn’t enough. “I have tried and change the battery I use for the board for around 6 times. Some of the viewers expressed interest to buy the board, and after some back and forth, the first Kieran-made-electric skateboard was sold to a viewer from the US.Īfter proving that selling electric skateboard online can work, Kieran fired his boss and started his own electric skateboard company.Īnd yes, Meepo got its name from the DotA character with the same name. Instead, what Kieran got was the interest of some viewers abroad.Some of the viewers expressed interest to buy the board, and after some back and forth, the first Kieran-made-electric skateboard was sold to a viewer from the US. He showcased the board on Youtube to try to get the attention from retailers hoping for some B2B business opportunity. He started from what he has and with some mix and matches, got a board that has the performance that he was satisfied with. In April 2017, with the ease of access to all the parts and manufacturers, Kieran started building a board for himself to use. Most Chinese electric skateboard manufacturers are not E-skaters, and their board’s performance annoyed Kieran when he was using them for his daily commute.
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