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you could probably chop up and convert a little powered kick scooter or convert a weed whacker with an RC motor and use a tiny wheel. *shrug*

seems there's no reason for me to try and build a motor..oh well. I might post a build thread in the general ebike section at some point but it'll probably be a mid-drive hub. sorry :oops:

I had a mutt that could maintain 20mph for several miles and he could hold that speed up some fairly good hills. I've also had a dog that wouldn't run at all. :) :lol:

oooh, magnets! :shock: 8) If I get a vote I'd say keep it simple and try to improve efficiency and performance on the next one. Once the first one is running I'm sure you'll get ideas for improvements. :)

It looks like the rotor can be 11" diameter before clearance starts getting scary. Given that, I'll look at larger magnets and see what jumps out at me. I still have a lot to do in order to make the trike roll but it should go together pretty quickly next month. Once it's together I'll have a...

Using #25 sprockets and chain I made a simple 2-stage step up... The MY1016 motor I had came with a #25 11t sprocket. If the jackshaft had a 55t and an 11t, and your pedals spin a 55t linked to the 11t on the jackshaft, you should get a 25:1 increase..meaning 100rpm at the pedals would be...

lol...it's currently 0% efficient, so I don't wanna hear too much efficiency talk. :lol: motor_volume doesn't know anything about magnet geometry and layout though..? Using round or square magnets means fewer can fit on a plate. I was kind of assuming 64, 1"x0.5"x0.5" N52 magnets would help...

Most cheap brush motors make decent pedal generators if you gear 'em. I had a 250w MY1016 based pedgen for a while and it wasn't terrible. edit; wrong pic..don't do that.

I saw your first one and noticed the gearing, so I knew v1 wouldn't do it. It seemed pretty strong though, iirc. So what does it take to make a single stator axial that compares to an ebike DD hub?...no iron core!... :wink: I was hoping a larger diameter rotor, thicker/stronger magnets and...

1) Make up and down action. 2) Convert that to rotation. Versus... 1) Get a motor that rotates. Which one makes more sense? :pancake:

It's not that simple to me. I tried reading the manual on the first page and it's gibberish on my screen. The pictures appear ok but most of the text looks corrupted or something. Maybe I'll try another reader. I appreciate all your effort, I really do -- computers don't always cooperate and...

I think they make it look too easy. I tried reading most of it but it seems kind of cluttered with tuning/revision info. I'm lost. I still want to build an axial motor but if I can't figure out how to drive it then it may end up being a generator instead. :oops:

I'd plan to convert the carbon bike since the total package would be that much lighter, but I'd get the kinks worked out on something cheaper first.

I guess they didn't want to cut a 1' x 2' piece of steel, so I can't start on the magnet plates. The person I talked to on Saturday made it sound like I just needed to have someone come back on Monday to get a piece cut because the guy that does the cutting wasn't there. I knew I should've hung...

TURBO.. This Used to Run a Boat, Ok? :lol: