DIY Battery Spot Welder - Demonstration & Explanation darkkevind 2017-10-04 | I thought I'd do a quick demonstration while I'm using my spot welder at the moment to make up a 10s4p li-ion battery pack.**Nickel Strips**http://amzn.to/2j8HQvohttp://amzn.to/2jBqHhVebay.co.uk/itm/Solid-Pure-Nickel-Strap-Strip-Spot-Welding-battery-12mm-x-0-15mm-12x0-15-40A/263068537518**Solenoid Relay**http://amzn.to/2j5cLc8http://amzn.to/2j7GpNR**Choc Block (Electrical Connector)**http://amzn.to/2AScb90**Copper Nails**http://amzn.to/2hOHNbD**Heavy Gauge Cable**http://amzn.to/2j4Vy2G**Momentary Switch**http://amzn.to/2jF69Fvhttp://amzn.to/2j6hfz8http://amzn.to/2j5rLXy12v DC Delay Relay Timer - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-DC-Delay-Relay-Delay-Turn-on-Delay-Turn-off-Switch-Module-with-Timer/172821474475(To activate the switch that activates the solenoid, NOT to replace the solenoid.)My Website: http://kevindark.co.uk
DIY Electric Skateboard Esk8 Ride at Grafham Water with Carve UK darkkevind 2021-07-21 | Carve UK organised a group ride around the Grafham Water water sports centre just outside of Cambridge on Saturday 17th July 2021.The weather was amazing and the place was great fun to ride too, with gravel paths only suited to AT boards and nice smooth tarmac which is great to carve on. The route was definitely a test of how secure the nuts and bolts are on any electric skateboard! :D
Electric Skateboard Family darkkevind 2021-05-24 | Out for a family electric skateboard blast round the local park to get done fresh air and give the dog a good run.This was the first time I tested my board with its new battery and new custom vacuum formed enclosure. it performed very well and I'm very happy with the new battery.
Bearing Cracking Fixed - DIY Electric Skateboard darkkevind 2021-05-03 | Not sure if anyone else has suffered from this before, but this is a quick fix to stop your wheels/bearings from cracking/creaking inside your hubs when riding.
DIY Electric Skateboard - Components Upgrade darkkevind 2021-04-15 | I decided it was time to upgrade the trucks on my electric skateboard, so I went with MBS Matrix II trucks and Electric Board Solutions motor mounts.I also changed out the tyres for more knobbly off-road tyres because I do a lot of dirt track trails as well as riding on some grass, so it'll be good to have more traction.it was a good chance to give everything a good clean as well as I'd been neglecting it s little lately.it's around two years old by this point and had served me well.
DIY Electric Longboard (Rainbow Board) darkkevind 2020-09-07 | So I finally finished this AT electric longboard build for my eldest who already has their own street board, but wanted to ride everywhere that I do on my AT board.This is the board's maiden voyage.Parts List:* MBS Mountain Board: (Donor Board, bought off Facebook marketplace (similar to this board: atbshop.co.uk/mountainboards/mbs-colt-90-constellation-mountain-board)) £30* Motor Mounts: Diyeboard.com (http://www.diyeboard.com/all-terrian-motor-mounts-for-dual-belt-motors-p-711.html) £53* ESC: Flipsky VESC Dual Pro 4.20: (flipsky.net/collections/electronic-products/products/dual-fsesc4-20-100a-plus-based-on-vesc-with-anodized-aluminum-heatsink) £121* Motors: Flipsky 6355 160kv Sensored (flipsky.net/collections/e-skateboard/products/bldc-motor-h6355-160kv-1620w) £51 x 2 = £102* Wheels: MBS Rockstar II Hubs (powerkiteshop.com/mbs-rockstar-ii-hubs.htm) £45* Pulleys: EBS 68T aluminium (electricboardsolutions.com/collections/pulleys-belts-mounts/products/68t-pulley-for-mbs-rockstar-ii) £45 x 2 = £90* Enclosure: Aeboard flexible battery enclosure (aeboarder.com/collections/accessories/products/ax-scale-box) £79* Controller: Flipsky VX1 (flipsky.net/products/flipsky-remote-vx1) £39* Battery: Custom built 10s5p using Samsung 30q 18650 cells (https://eu.nkon.nl/samsung-inr-18650-30q-3000mah.html) £157
Off-Road Riding - DIY Electric Skateboard darkkevind 2020-06-27 | Took my board over a local wood called Gusted Hall Woods to do some exploring... what I found were some amazing trails and tracks! Hope you enjoy the video.
6 Year Old Girl Tries Electric Skateboard For The First Time darkkevind 2020-06-10 | My daughter has wanted to try my eldest daughter's board for a little while now... Only just now do I think I can trust her with the controls...
Come Ride With Me - DIY Electric Skateboard Ride Along darkkevind 2020-02-14 | ## WARNING! Long (possibly boring) video ##In this video, you tag along with me on one of my regular rides I do during the working day to blow off the cobwebs, wake me up and get some fresh air.I'll try and select chapters so you can skip to the more interesting parts if you want. Please don't judge the messiness in my office! I blame my wife! :DI hope you enjoy seeing our lovely seafront here at Southend-on-Sea in Essex, UK.Camera angle change: 3:25Almost a crash: 8:56Down on the seafront: 12:20A little chat: 14:20Adventure Island: 23:00Pit stop: 23:50Camera angle change: 30:15Back home! 30:30
Complete NooB Tries My Electric Skateboard! darkkevind 2020-01-31 | Dan has never stepped on a skateboard in his life! JP used to ride when he was younger, but not for years! However, he does still snowboard from time to time...How will Dan get on!? Crash? Maybe? :/
Electric Skateboard Riding With My Daughter darkkevind 2020-01-04 | I'm documenting my daughter's progress with skateboarding... she's come on so much over the last 6 months.
Paris Electric Skateboarding Cup 2019 darkkevind 2019-06-03 | Come and join us in Paris 11th - 14th July for the Paris Electric Skateboarding Cup! There's going to be events every day, free and to pay for like group rides and street & all-terrain races respectively.If you don't want to race you can come and try the tracks out and join us for the group rides.Event Details:https://www.itselectric.fr/Carve UK Group:facebook.com/groups/ElectricSkateboardingUKVideo Credit: Carve UK, Tim Wood, Anonymous
DIY Off-Road Electric Skateboard - Forest Run darkkevind 2019-05-07 | Took some footage whilst riding through the forest the other day on my AT electric longboard I built. It handles the mud, leaves and sticks no problem, but it's not really for proper 'off-road' riding... it's more of an urban street cruiser.
DIY Electric All-terrain Skateboard - Ride darkkevind 2019-04-12 | Just finished my new all-terain electric skateboard build. This is its maiden ride down Southend seafront.Performed amazingly! Couldn't be happier with it. Going to post a build video soon...
7 Year Old Changes Bushes - DIY Electric Skateboard darkkevind 2019-02-25 | My daughter's first experience at board maintenance, changing her harder stock bushings out for some 75A soft bushings to aid her steering, considering she's as light as a feather! 🤣
Southend (little) Group Electric Skateboard Ride darkkevind 2019-02-15 | A couple of guys from Carve/eSwarm came down from London to have a ride along sunny Southend seafront.Bit chilly though!Carve: youtube.com/channel/UC5NUorX-s6jyhH3g2QxT0IQ
DIY Electric Skateboard - Beach/Dog Run darkkevind 2019-01-05 | Took the dog down the seafront to give her a good run. She loves to swim in the sea too. By the end of my ride she was flagging but was keeping up and sometimes overtaking me at first.
DIY Electric Skateboard - Seafront Ride darkkevind 2019-01-03 | My son and I went for a ride down our local beach, even though it was freezing cold! He wanted some footage for his new Instagram channel he now has as he's just turned thirteen. He's getting better at riding, he's now trying carving and he's happy to go quicker nowadays too.I love riding down the seafront here in Southend-on-Sea... so many heads turn as it's still a relatively new form of transportation, and my light setup gives the board a futuristic look.Camera: Samsung Galaxy S7Gimble: DJI Osmo IIMusic: bensound.com
Family Skateboard Ride - DIY Electric Skateboard darkkevind 2018-12-09 | We all took a little trip out with the dog to a local marsh area by the sea, where it was very windy! The wind blew my 7yr old daughter along in her manual penny board skateboard!
eSwarm.london 28.09.18 darkkevind 2018-09-30 | Monthly electric skateboard event through the centre of London, eSwarm!Come and join us next time! Find us on Facebook & Instagram.eSwarm channel: youtube.com/channel/UCzRguSAxGU7DqyVY_bc-pnwCheck out my son's new channel (who features in this video) here: youtube.com/channel/UCFM-6_Nsba8j_8N6zyN4SyA
DIY Powerful Electric Skateboard - Belt Drive darkkevind 2018-09-27 | Although I built my son an electric skateboard at the beginning of the year, it was only a rushed together, single belt drive train and used HTD3 pulleys and belts which, even with my son's weight, kept slipping.I acquired this cheap (Atlantic Boards) deck second hand and decided to embark on a more powerful, more robust dual belt drive whilst trying to do as good a job as possible with the build quality and finish.
Meepo / YeePlay ESC Running Brushless Motor darkkevind 2018-09-04 | I had a spare one of these ESCs as I recently updated mine, do I thought I'd try and use it on another build I'm doing for my son... Turns out they don't just run hub motors, they can run these 5065 brushes motors too! Unsensored though, if I put the sensor wires in it just judders... Which makes sense.
eSwarm - London 24 Aug 2018 (promo) darkkevind 2018-08-23 | Come along to THEE group ride to be at! All boards (& scooters) welcome. All skill levels welcome. Come see and marvel at the HyperBoards of London and ride along with loads of other like-minded esk8 riders, taking in the sights of London City!24th Aug 2018facebook.com/events/516872985481993
DIY Electric Skateboard - Bearing Test darkkevind 2018-08-18 | When cleaning my board I noticed the wheels spun for a long time after I span them a little... I was intrigued to see how long they could spin for under their own steam... I was shocked!Does everyone else's wheels spin this freely too?
Electric Skateboard Ride, London, August 2018 darkkevind 2018-08-17 | Myself and some fellow esk8ing friends ride through London to pick out and choose the best routes to ride through London on an electric skateboard.
DIY Electric Skateboard - Abec-11 on Hub Motor darkkevind 2018-08-05 | Short demonstration of my Meepo/YeePlay hub motors with Abec-11 107mm urethane on. This changes the wheels from standard 90mm diameter, with just 10mm of urethane, to 107mm diameter and 27mm of urethane.
DIY Electric Skateboard at Olympic Velopark 2018 darkkevind 2018-07-19 | I took my son to an esk8 meet up at the Lee Valley Olympic Park Velodrome, on the outdoor track (Velopark). We had lots of fun and whizzed around the track for an hour before riding round the Olympic Park itself.
DIY Electric Skateboard - Riding on grass darkkevind 2018-07-16 | This is my current main board, a customised YeePlay with Koston drop down deck and a 10s4p Samsung 30q battery pack I built myself. Orangutan Nipples bushes and a custom enclosure.
DIY Log Cabin Garden Room darkkevind 2018-07-04 | Back in the summer of 2011 I decided to build the kids a garden room/playroom (with the help of my dad), to store some of their toys and play with them, and also to give myself a little workshop.Music: bensound.com
Fun times at Hadleigh Bike Park - Jun 2017 darkkevind 2018-05-24 | Little video of our day out to the bike park with all the fam. Even Leo took his bike for a bit of shuffling around!
London Esk8 Ride - YeePlay Deck Swap - Electric Skateboard darkkevind 2018-05-11 | A short video demonstrating my YeePlay parts deck swap with a Koston drop down deck, and done riding in London with the esk8 crew.
Leisurely Beach Ride with the Dog darkkevind 2018-03-10 | Went for a little ride down the beach in a break in the constant rain we've been having. Millie loves it when I take my board because she gets to run so much!
Cutting Nickel Strips The Easy Way darkkevind 2018-02-25 | No more cutting my nickel strips with blunted scissors and getting blisters anymore!This is quick, easy and you can do several strips at once. It also give strips of consistent length due to the adjustable stop fence. This means I can set it for 4p packs (as in this video) or 5p or 6p and so on...
DIY Electric Skateboard Park Ride darkkevind 2018-02-18 | A little ride with the kids in the park today, me on my electric skateboard and Luca on his double kicktail DIY board that I built for him.
Evolve R2 Remote 1000mah Battery Upgrade darkkevind 2018-02-16 | The new R2 remote for Evolve electric skateboards comes with a pathetic 500mah lithium battery. The previous remote's battery was 750mah! Why Evolve? Why!?This means that it barely lasts over three hours! That's less time than you should get out of a stock Evolve board battery pack, let alone one with one of my upgraded batteries in. Evolve claims it lasts 4 hours... It doesn't.With this upgrade, in theory it should last over 6 hours! Plenty of time for a decent ride...Find the battery I used here:ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=901860&_sacat=0
Two Year Old On Electric Skateboard darkkevind 2018-02-13 | Leo decided he wanted to have a go of my electric skateboard, add them insisted that I ride his scooter while he rides the board the rest of the way!
Evolve Carbon GT 18650 Battery Upgrade Installation darkkevind 2018-02-02 | A quick time lapse of me upgrading an Evolve Carbon GT with a new, bigger & more powerful 18650 battery.Visit: http://kevindark.co.uk/evolve-battery-upgrade to learn more about how to upgrade your Evolve electric skateboard.
Building a Battery Using DIY Car Battery Spot Welder darkkevind 2018-01-16 | Here i demonstrate how to build a battery pack for an electric skateboard using 18650 cells.The cells I use here are Sony Konion VT6 cells.This pack is 36/42v and capable of delivering 120A continuous! The configuration is 10s4p.Overview of my DIY spot welder. On this video there's a list of all parts needed to make the spot welder.youtube.com/watch?v=b_kGgPVrcCI
18650 Tool Revival - Mini Drill Hack darkkevind 2017-12-19 | I thought I'd make a quick video about my mini drill hack to revive it and be able to use it again by using an 18650 battery cell instead of the stock NiMH cell it originally came with, which has since died and corroded! :/Found it on Alibaba!alibaba.com/product-detail/Cheap-Price-3-6V-Cordless-Mini_60503870171.html?spm=a2700.9114905.0.0.48ZOIcSame one here but on Groupongroupon.com/latest-deals/gg-stalwart-60-piece-36v-cordless-rotary-tool-set
DIY Battery Spot Welder - Welding up some 18650 cells darkkevind 2017-12-02 | A quick demonstration on how easy it is to use my DIY spot welder to weld pure nickel strips to 18650 lithium-ion battery cells.
DIY Battery Spot Welder - Update & Demonstration darkkevind 2017-11-19 | I've created another video go explain my DIY spot welder and to cover a lot of the most asked questions I've been getting on previous videos and dispelling solve of the myths surrounding this method of spot welding.**Nickel Strips**http://amzn.to/2j8HQvohttp://amzn.to/2jBqHhVebay.co.uk/itm/Solid-Pure-Nickel-Strap-Strip-Spot-Welding-battery-12mm-x-0-15mm-12x0-15-40A/263068537518**Solenoid Relay**http://amzn.to/2j5cLc8http://amzn.to/2j7GpNR**Choc Block (Electrical Connector)**http://amzn.to/2AScb90**Copper Nails**http://amzn.to/2hOHNbD**Heavy Gauge Cable**http://amzn.to/2j4Vy2G**Momentary Switch**http://amzn.to/2jF69Fvhttp://amzn.to/2j6hfz8http://amzn.to/2j5rLXyMy Website: http://kevindark.co.ukEvolve Battery Upgrade: http://kevindark.co.uk/blog/read/10
Southend Seafront E-sk8 Ride - SEP 2017 darkkevind 2017-09-17 | Some footage from my ride along Southend Seafront
DIY Electric Longboard - Dog Run - Gunners Park darkkevind 2017-08-08 | Took Millie for a run over the park today. Bless her she couldn't keep up at times, I had to slow down for her! Hit a top speed of 20mph though. Pretty hairy!
DIY Battery Powered Spot Welder - Update darkkevind 2017-07-28 | Just a quick update about my DIY spot welder. I've changed it slightly to accommodate the high current by using thicker cable and mounted the solenoid more rigidly to the battery terminal so there's not too many things flopping around.NEW: Update video: youtube.com/watch?v=o1NFbchHeM8**Nickel Strips**http://amzn.to/2j8HQvohttp://amzn.to/2jBqHhVebay.co.uk/itm/Solid-Pure-Nickel-Strap-Strip-Spot-Welding-battery-12mm-x-0-15mm-12x0-15-40A/263068537518**Solenoid Relay**http://amzn.to/2j5cLc8http://amzn.to/2j7GpNR**Choc Block (Electrical Connector)**http://amzn.to/2AScb90**Copper Nails**http://amzn.to/2hOHNbD**Heavy Gauge Cable**http://amzn.to/2j4Vy2G**Momentary Switch**http://amzn.to/2jF69Fvhttp://amzn.to/2j6hfz8http://amzn.to/2j5rLXy
DIY Electric Longboard Family Fun darkkevind 2017-07-24 | A very damp afternoon out with the fam, mucking around on my electric longboard.
