Many drag racers (gas engines) have done the same thing with the gas pedal vs. the carb linkage. Hey, we're all human! Your final results is a very impressive build!
Thank you! I really enjoy sharing this information to help other people. Also, I have high capacity LiPo and LiFEPO4 cells for sale on my e-bay store www.ebay.com/sch/traderrje/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
I had a go cart just like your back in 1991 it had a solid axle with a 5hp Briggs n Stratton. A timing gear off a 318 welded to the axle and it hit 70 mph
Yeppers! This baby does get very hot under extreme use, especially since it is being overvolted so much. Since it is a completely sealed motor, I put the hose on "mist" setting and just get it wet and it cools down quickly. No issues. :) There are some circular heat sinks out there but I'm concerned about personal injury due to the aluminum vanes sticking out.
I love the detail in your videos! I wish I had found them when we were doing our little electric kart as your tips would have saved me a ton of time 😂 I am curious though, under prolonged use, do you have a heat problem with this motor? Our motors would get hot and I had to add fans to help keep them cool. Granted our kart is mostly used off road, but still. Also, you are completely right when you say the camera does not accurately capture the speed hahaha! Seen this for myself.
Thanks! I try to put as much detail as possible to help everyone out there. Some people lose interest because they aren't looking to build anything, they just want to see it "go" and watch an entertaining video. That's ok too but I'm not super focused on entertainment, but moreso giving you the tools to inspire people to go out and build things. :)
Thanks! Check out my other videos of the Hammerhead NEV conversion and the fat tire bike. :) The three speeds is a feature of that particular speed controller. Most of them have it. Any SPDT switch would work. (Single pole, double throw). if nothing is connected to the 3 speed switch wire, it is "medium". Moving the switch up or down closes the circuit for "slow" or "fast". I just used these: www.ebay.com/itm/382649710427
It is going to be me and my friends first time building a go kart any suggestions of how to build one?It is going to be me and my friends first time building a go kart any suggestions of how to build one?
That would be too much work.. One of the main points of having a BMS for multi cell battery configurations is for the BMS to do the balancing for you. In this case, it would be an 87.6v charger specific to LiFEPO4 cells, that is what we're using.. The BMS handles all the work. Prior to this battery, the original design was the Nissan Leaf cells, and we were using one of those nice 1-12a variable 84v chargers for 20 series Li-Ion.
hey what is the diameter of the shaft of this motor? i want to connect a cvt on it, but it needs a key shaft and want to see if its possible to make an adapter. Thanks
I don't think that is going to work very well. The purpose of a CVT is to insure that the best gear ratio is being used for the gas engines's optimal torque range at any given RPM. An electric motor is 100% torque at 1 RPM pretty much across all RPM ranges and is much more efficient. You will be more than likely be losing performance. However, to answer your question, it is a 10mm shaft that utilizes a double D bore at 8.5mm.
@@TexasNEV why would that not work? A cvt is similar to a normal transmission in terms of it's purpose, giving extra torque at low speeds without losing high speed. I want to drive off road with a lot of hills so I would like it to have more torque for when I go uphill without reducing the top speed for the flat parts. Also thank you for your answer 😊 A porsche taycan has 2 gears for example as well as some formula e cars
