

The main BLDC driver board uses Rubycon capacitors, etc.

The machining on the aluminum wheels is great. It is made cheaply, but, a lot of the parts are of high quality. If you are a cautious person, use your preferred battery source instead, and just recycle this one. I haven't dug into the battery pack yet, but it claims to use LG cells, and has a BMS board (see ifixit teardown). Here is what mine contained: - 2 channel BLDC driver (STM32F103R), open source control software available - 2 BLDC motors with tires, hall sensors, 6.5", 350W, ~16RPM/V, 36V - 2 IMU sensor boards (each has 2 opto-interruptors, 1 GD32F103C8, 1 MPU-6050) - Battery pack 10S 4400mAh, with BMS 160-180Wh - Wireless module (bluetooth audio?) This seems to be the most common version, although a few variations are out there. Some reports are that FETs had shorted however. I would suspect if its not working, the battery or charger has died and the parts inside are still good. Gotrax Edge Hoverboard for Kids Adults, Top 6.2mph & 2.5 Miles Max Distance. I paid $50 for a somewhat working unit, but you can even find them for less than that if they are non-functional. Shop for Rollback All Hoverboards in Hoverboards at Walmart and save. If you are into motors and drivers, there is quite a lot in them. Anything high torque low RPM may be suitable here.

You can find a lot of projects on Hackaday, etc. Had this saved, forgot to post: Now the interest in hoverboards has tailed off there are a lot cheaply available on the second hand market. But the original board could be very useful, for a more powerful robot. Have you looked at the motors yet? I ended up using a "500W" alix bldc driver, cost ~$15, as its much more compact than the original board. The board you have is not the common generic model that was popular a few years ago.
