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    Newbi - Add-a-motor DIY trike project.

    Motor and controller are on order. At Edward Lyen's suggestion I took a look at the http://www.thesuperkids.com/15wabmcbrmos.html 1500 watt motor. Quite likely all the motor I will ever need. And I am betting that it is lighter than the 11kg (24 lbs) Golden 5kw motor. While the Golden...
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    New e-trike enthusiast. Project add-a-motor.

    I live and work in the Town of Rural Hall, North Carolina, USA (population 3000). Better known as "The Garden Spot of the World" - I kid you not! :) Check it out for yourself: www.ruralhall.com My plans to "electrify" the trike involve all rubber cogged belt (5mm HTD) drive in two reduction...
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    Newbi - Add-a-motor DIY trike project.

    Found some interesting reading on the Astro 32xx line of RC motors last night. The 3215 might just be ideal for my needs - everything about it (except price) appears to fit my needs. I guess you gotta pay to play these days, but $600 for a motor (plus I'll need a controller and battery pack)...
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    Newbi - Add-a-motor DIY trike project.

    I have noted that the steering can be slightly affected by a strong power stroke on the peddles in low gear. But never enough to actually slide the front tire. Perhaps my 285 pounds keeps it planted on the road. The roads here are probably not more than 5-7% grades. But some of them are...
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    Newbi - Add-a-motor DIY trike project.

    If this motor could sustain 1000 watts for say 8-10 minutes at a time I might could use this. Will do some research to see how well it has been holding up for folks. Does this one have the 'skirt bearings' you mentioned? Question: Can I use this motor (or any typical 1kw BLDC motor) with a...
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    Newbi - Add-a-motor DIY trike project.

    Not sure how this applies to my install. The peddle chain drive does not play any role in my motor drive plans. In this trike, the right rear wheel is driven via the 21 speed chain/deraileur system. Nothing changes about that. The motor drive will be applied solely to the left rear wheel...
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    Newbi - Add-a-motor DIY trike project.

    I chose to use a belt drive partly because I think it will give me some options regarding the cantilevered axle. It appears to be only about 5-7 degrees off horizontal. Will either let there be a slight twist in the final belt connection, or more likely I'll just fabricate a mount that secures...
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    Newbi - Add-a-motor DIY trike project.

    More research is underway. My post is part of an ongoing search for the best result I can build. I am a mechanical engineer - so some parts of this are fairly straight up in my mind. But I have very limited knowledge of ebikes and BLDC motors and controllers. Am learning as I go. I plan to...
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    Newbi - Add-a-motor DIY trike project.

    Sun EZ-3 HD USX recumbent trike - Adding electric power. The trike design led me to a plan to utilize the left rear axle for the motor driven wheel and leave the right rear axle/wheel as the peddle driven wheel. Each wheel is locked to its respective axle with a good heavy duty key, and both...
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    New e-trike enthusiast. Project add-a-motor.

    Am really glad to find this forum and hope to visit it often. I am a 65 year old kid, new to the recumbent world. Rode motorcycles most of my life, but gave that up after a few close calls reminded me that my luck had held oh so many years. Not wishing to temp fate, I sold my last motorcycle...
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