Great video. You've got some balls to go this fast with an DIY trolley. A little tip: make your wheels conical shaped. So the outside of the wheel has a smaller circumference than the inside. Just about a few millimeters. This way the trolley will stay on the track without colliding onto the flange, which will roll very smooth. Real train wheels are shaped this way as well.
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It has just showed up today on my You Tube listing 14/04/2021. What a nice video, the solar cart is fantastic as is the railway line and countryside. I loved the sound of the birds singing and the noise of the cart as it speeded up. 👍
Looks like a bunch of fun! Wish I could do this. Amazing sceneries and great job on your trolley too. I enjoyed every bit of this, thanks for sharing:)
Hes talking about the indirect input of solar energy. Its not driving because of the solar power stored in that particular time. Instead its powered by batteries wich were charged with solar power. Its like saying i drive a solar powered tesla, just because i charged it with stored solar power it doesnt mean its solar powered but battery powered
I had a battery tram at my home in the UK. I recharged it from the household power supply. Our nearest power station was nuclear, so did that make my tram nuclear powered? No, it was just battery powered, like this trolley.
Agreed tbh, while I get that the energy used to power the trolley ultimately comes from the sun, it isn't "solar powered" any more so than your example, or electric trains being "water powered" because the electricity was generated at a hydroelectric power plant. The title's quite misleading, but nonetheless it's still quite impressive and I'd love to build a trolley like that one 😂
En Uruguay son unos fierros puestos en barro, porque la madera esta desde hace 150 años entre agua y tierra, que ya es barro, los trenes en Uruguay son malísimos
whitesky18 You can’t carry a backpack on you and not put it down, likewise you can’t carry solar cells with you when you can just charge the battery cells with them beforehand. This reply doesn’t matter since your comment will be reported, wackass.
So you think solar panels convert the solar energy into electrical energy in real time? lol the technology ain't that advanced yet, friend. Solar panels are connected to batteries which store the energy in chemical form, which is then used to do mechanical work or convert it into other form of energies.
@@ashutoshsharma1293 i already knew that, but why did the "electric rail go-cart" builders claim it was "solar powered" when it was actually battery powered?? Yes, it takes forever to charge anything with solar panels!!
@@ashutoshsharma1293 and these companies that sell and hype up solar energy claim its the best, i would rather pay my high-priced electric co-op than have something thats not dependable. If you live off the grid and have solar, when the batteries go dead from no sunlight, youre screwed.
@@paulsmith5398 Yeah, that's common sense which is why world is never going to fully depend on the solar energy until our civilization is advanced enough to harness all the energy coming from the sun. Renewable energy sources are not dependable and that's why they're either used in combinations (Solar with wind and hydraulic) or not used at a very high scale for most things.
That's nice! Here in Brazil you can get more than 2000 miles of abandoned lines, you could travel your nice trolley by the railroad crossing some states, beautiful enviroment so see... Some tracks there is no train for more than years. You just have inspired me me to make one like that and ride at a town where my father lives. More than 100 miles without no trains, that track pass by farms, Rivers, hills I gonna make my one simulating first at Autodesk Inventor.Congratulations about your trolley
В каждом взрослом мужчине живёт мальчишка, который жаждет приключений. Я бы тоже не отказался прокатиться на такой дрезине по заброшенной железной дороге.👍
Not misleading, it said solar powered. Not solar covered or something. They claim the batteries are charged with solar panels, and I don't see any reason to doubt that.
@@i5-4670k That is totally not the point. When people say solar powered it generally means there is a solar panel on the vehicle itself....by claiming your "battery was charged by solar energy" thats just pure bullshit.
Location is beautiful. I see a business opportunity here . They can provide such 'Toy Train Ride' 😆 to Couples. Surely it will be quality time for them. 😉
To have panels run the motors direct would take dozens of panels. Far easier to use a few small panels to charge batteries and use them to provide the large amps needed. Not realy solar powered cart though, just battery powered, you could always charge it from a wall outlet and shoot another video called "NUCLEAR POWERD RAIL CART HOME MADE"
But you need to store energy before you can use it effectively. Nuclear power is used not directly, but to turn turbines which then generate electricity. When you see "Solar Powered Light" - the solar part is actually to charge the internal battery - it would be useless when the sun goes down and you need a light, if there were no batteries? So there are varying means for storing electricity in order to use it. How friendly that is and what the source of that power is - is the differentiator? Common arrangements include: - Solar > Battery > Consumer (Off-Grid) Solar > Inverter > Grid Wind > Battery > Consumer (Off-Grid) Wind > Generator > Grid Nuclear Reactor > Turbine > Generator > Grid
DEAN WATERS use high voltage thin film grid tie panels if you could afford it heavy duty lithium ion batteries deep cycle,,, if not then use 6 volt heavy duty golf cart batteries build a trailer put solar panels all over it also build a roof canopy put solar panels on it,,, I imagine you’d have to stop and give the bank a complete charge maybe for a day that’ll give you time to rest up though have some fun
Battery charged by solar cells energy conversion,motorised to mech energy,brakes provide,speed control by resistance banks .solar to elec,elec to mech via motor,brakes mech & elec control resistance box,voltage redn .
Whether it's solar powered or not it's still pretty cool!! I'd pay for a ride on that!.. You should send this to Northern rail to show them what fast rail travel looks like lol.. 😉 😉 😉
There are some powered by pedals. I've seen one that was an ordinary bicycle with extra wheels that folded out to go on the tracks. He could fold them up and rides off cross country then go back on the rails again! So cool!
I'd like to make something like this one day, however with a longer wheelbase for a smoother ride: I noticed yours was 'Hunting' a bit! Nice build though.
IMO...not enough footprint on the rail....unmaintained track is likely to be out of gauge. In a derailmnent, the cart would stop abruptly. You would not. I suggest you consider the consequences of tumbling along the railbed at 30 mph...probably miles from help if any was available. Clever machine, but you are leading candidates for the Darwin award.
Geoff, thanks for FINALLY sharing this!! Yes!!! But those wheels could extend just a bit farther over the rail head---man, it looks really close to slipping off the inside in a few shots. I'd really hate to see that happen as such high speeds with no helmets or protective gear. VERY COOL!!!
I think they meant that the batteries were recharged by solar power before placing them in the buggy which still counts as solar power in my book. There are no portable solar panels suitable for this buggy that can maintain anywhere near 160 amps peak draw or even a quarter of that draw.
I want to have my own abandoned railway line. I wan't to live in middle earth too! Do you adopt a 37 year old German, who is promising to behave? I've learned nothing useful so far, only useless computer skills, but I can help herding sheep, don't know.
Ralph Nader wrote a book in 1965 called, "Unsafe At Any Speed" that talked about how dangerous cars were. Always a naybob, naysayer, or Negative Nancy in every crowd.
@mr2gti Hi we are doing exactly that, making trailers covered in soar panels, and yes, we have made wider wheels ! and yes it is a blast, so much so that the NZTA (transport liciencing authority) said I am operating an "unlicenced train" dangerously.... will getting a licence make it "safer" makes it hard in NZ to pioneer new technology to the point we are taking it offshore where many rail outfits have offered us use of their tracks.. cheers Geoff
Nice piece of equipment. I am curious of the componentry to build a 15" gauge tram for my backyard. Obviously the power source is DC, but is the motor DC, or AC? If so, is it 3 phase? What sort of speed control are you using? Seems like very good braking capability.
