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Two Brand new 12 volts, you can see their specs on the pictures above. Only time they have been used is with testing and such

Ok lets go point by point. The belt has absolutely no slippage. so maybe the problem can be that the belt is too tight? Also the wheels are nice a greased up and those are the same i use for my gokart so they have no issue getting up to speed. On the throttle I might note that it is an...

Hello DIY, I have finished m Electric skateboard for the most part, i have decided to post on this side of the forums to hopefully get a bit more traffic on the subject. here is the link to the original project thread http://www.diygokarts.com/vb/showthread.php?t=21887 Not posting here to brag...

Ok here's a good update (about time) I was home this weekend and most parts got here, sadly the speed controller box got home the hour before I had to leave for the week, but with that being said everything has arrived, I put in the belt and got the motor running, and started assembling the from...

Yep already bought a small 24v 2 amp charger. A small electronic speed controller since the old one was completely unresponsive, also bought some small connectors for it and an electronic thumb accelerator that fits on the brake lever so I can do brake and accelerate with the same hand. Ill keep...

The short answer to your question is NO, unless you're an electric engineer that can make complicated circuits and boards. The good news is that Ive been looking into a VERY similar subject, here is what i can do to help (i hope). http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=7361 All...

So ive solved the charger issue, i did a lot of digging and thankfully being a student in a pretty large university finding an electrical engineer was not terribly difficult. Also came across this: http://www.wikihow.com/Convert-a-Computer-ATX-Power-Supply-to-a-Lab-Power-Supply So basically...

Thank you :iagree:

Ok, not many electric folk around here, so here is what I've gathered on my own, ill try and hit each of the key points above. >best price bar none is eBay, if requested I can link the specific dealer but they beat any other price by about ten bucks per piece and the shipping was almost free. I...

Hello DIY, I need Help, Electric Skateboard ^_^ Hello, I'm fairly New to the electric side of DIY, I just finished my first gas powered go kart, and I'm starting on the my next project, BUT I need help, Lots of it. (here is the link of my first project)...

It has a briggs and stratton 3.5 HP engine, from a craftsman eager 1 trimmer

Yep just the angle of the picture.

Here it is finally put in the final pieces, the floor and bumper. This weekend I got it up to 29.2 mph, hopefully ill break 30 after some more tweaking the carburetor.

Any cheap 5/8" suggestions ?

Yes they are, at least untill I get my hands on some better ones. However I have taken some precautions mentioned on a previous thread. I re-welded the hubs onto the rim and welded the two halves of the rim together to ensure strength, also I greased the hell out of the bearings to get the most...