Recent content by MrDude_1

hey fechter! Not long after this post, I sheared the motor shaft on this kart. Had it sitting these last couple years. I decided to bring it back with a nice beefy motor, but was thinking about how someone posted a current limiting circuit... I searched and found this. You mentioned you would...

I just want to point out that even if you put it in a bucket of room temp water, and kept the water at that temp, you EVENTUALLY will burn up the phase runner if you keep pulling maximum phase current from it. The thermal path from the mosfet die to the mosfet package can only support so much...

heres a thread on the powerful $30 controller I used: https://www.endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=83573 As long as you dont need current limiting or a voltage cutoff, it works well.

yeah, I ran one of those on a massive DC kart motor until it melted the wires... they're pretty robust considering how simple they are.

I am both really happy you have your arduino throttle working.... and cringing at the block "programming" used. On the otherhand, its literally what I do for a living.

Im that guy. If I was at your shop, I would have bought your spokes for $30 to support you. I know I could buy the exact same spokes for $13 off the internet, but I did take some of your time. The larger problem is that most bicycle parts are cheap. Bicycles are incredibly simple and parts are...

uhh... ok. :lol:

well theres your problem. You bought a poser helmet with no real protection. Buy a real helmet, and the wind noise will be almost non-existant (and your face will stay pretty). For example, if you wanted to stick with Bell, Look at a Bell Star.

All of them including this one can have profiles if you have a cycle analyst v3

If you happen to find one in the southeastern US, could you send me a PM? My brother is a bit of a moped/scooter fan and hes showing an interest in electrics. Id love to get him out of his modded GY6 stuff and into EVs... and if he doesnt like it, I'll ride the thing. lol.

Correct. There are 2 basic types of wheelies. Balance point wheelies have the Center of Gravity of the bike balanced over the rear wheel. This takes almost zero power. If you want to accelerate, you need to dip the weight forward a bit first, and to brake you lean back further. These are the...

Random thought... if you took one of those hub motors that bolted to the rim, and instead bolted a chainring on it... would it be a good choice for a gokart motor? I mean you could gear it up or down a bit to match the wheel size... although 1:1 is probably about right since you want good...

I learned on 50cc pitbike motards... started with them, then dirtbikes, then sportbikes. wheelies on ebikes that have amp or torque based throttles is easy. wheelies on ebikes that use speed throttles or laggy throttles is a bit harder.

Thats pretty cool. I kinda want to make the boat equivalent of this: Something the size of yours with an enormous engine poking out of it. Sure an EV boat would be cool too, but it wouldnt have the same "joke" factor in it. :lol:

The act of importing them for road use is federal. The act of registering, titling and how you may drive them on the road is state. so its a mess.