DIY Electric Skateboard for The Best Battery Chosse - Samsung 30Q 6.0 Battery

Hello everyone.

I switched my LG 6.4 battery in my Wowgo 2s for the new Ownboard Samsung 6.0 battery.

https://imgur.com/a/xtfSIi3

Here are my experiences.

Installing battery.

The LG6.4 and the Samsung 6.0 are the same size so the foam pads surrounding the LG battery are a perfect fit for the Samsung battery. The main power connector for the ESC is the same so no problems there. However the charging connector on the Samsung battery is the same (male) one as the connector in the battery box. I just cut the connectors of both batteries and switched them for now. BIG WARNING is that the color on the cables on the inside of the charging port are wrong. Red is (-) and black is (+) and to add to the danger the crap cheap connector that is used on the boards and batteries will let you put it in both ways. So if you connect red to red and black to black you will short out the battery when charging.

Hill climbing.

When comparing the fully charged LG 6.4 battery to the Samsung 6.0 there is an improvement in hill climbing.There are two hills in my area where the LG 6.4 has never been able to get me up. I am however, 105kg ( 231 punds) so keep that in mind. The Samsung battery got me up both hills and more importantly the Samsung battery could still get me up with only 30~% left.

Speed / acceleration.

Comparing the fully charged LG to the Samsung there is not much noticeable difference in acceleration during low speed. However, above 30km/h ( 18.6 Mp/h ) you can feel there is more power. You reach top speed faster. The top speed is limited by the ESC however, since there is almost no voltage sag in the Samsung battery you can get there for most of the ride. My experience as a heavy rider is that the Lg battery could not climb hills or get me to top speed at 50% and down.

Braking.

I don't understand how the battery would affect braking, but there is a noticeable increase in braking power. Also when trying to stand still with the board at a red light the board will stay still better even though the Wowgo 2s ESC does not have the parking break feature. I have two friends that have tried my board before and after the battery change and they said the same thing so i'm not crazy. However better battery means that you will experience a loss of brakes when fully charged. There are very little braking available the first 2 minutes of riding.

Range.

You lose some range, about 2km ( 1,24 miles ). However with almost no voltage sag in the Samsung you can have "fun" for almost all of the range.

All in all i think the upgrade was worth the money and effort. I'm sure i perceived it as a big upgrade because i'm a larger rider. However, getting rid of the voltage sag and being able to supply 30 amps instead of 20 to the ESC is a real upgrade.if you don't want to splash out the money for the Sanyo battery the Samsung 6.0 with Samsung 30Q cells is definitely an option.

I just wanted to share some experience hope someone finds this helpful!

This is the battery link:

https://www.ownboard.net/collections/accessory-parts/products/ownboard-electric-skateboard-battery