Recent content by Functional Artist

Still workin' on the graphics for this racer ...& doin' a bit of research At first, I wasa thinkin' something like this I like this, even better More drawin' Speakin' of the USA 250 logo My sign/sticker place, seems to be having some trouble re-plicating this USA 250 logo idea Over a week...

Hey Ez, Castor I think she is more used to the steering on her kart ...& the steering on that kart has 0* Castor * I didn't even know about Castor, when I designed & built that kart :unsure: Whereas the steering on this racer has ~5* of Castor ...& as such the steering is a bit more...

Hey T, Actually, I only have ~10 karts that are "ready to roll" & fully functional...ATM ...6 here & 4 in storage :thumbsup: But Some issues have arisen about my storage situation :ack2: I sold a piece of property ~15 years ago ...& "in" the deal was a "lifetime use" clause, for a small...

I got another/fresh camera ...& we finally gots us some dry weather :wai: So, we (my daughter & I) loaded the Granite racer up ...& took 'er to a local parking lot (business closed/for sale) We didn't try-n-get any data (speed or power) ...we just "zipped" around, the parking lot, for a...

Yes, a HUGE compliment :thumbsup: ...as that "is" some beautiful work :cheers2: But, I question: When you say that you DID all of "this" ...with "this" bucket of tools ...& simply on a piece of plywood...IDK :unsure: May we see your workbench?? ...or can/did you do all of "this" on a milk...

It rained on & off almost the entire weekend ...so, more testin' was put "on hold" :confused: Sometimes the rain wasa commin' down in "buckets" * See how much water is "shooting" out that downspout? o_O In between down pours, I worked on adding a brace to the rear deck (1" x 1" x 16g. square...

The speedometer, I'm usin', is just an old cell phone (without service) ...with a speedometer app installed ;) It displays the ...Current Speed (nice-n-big-n-clear) :2guns: It also, displays & records the ...Top Speed ...Average Speed ...Distance traveled ...& has a built-in timer (stopwatch)...

Hey WTR, I have PZEM-051 meters on several karts, several EA racers & my ElMoto (electric motorcycle) too ...& haven't had any issues :wai: But, the readings, with the 50A Shunt, were definitely "off" ...& (now) they seem proper/normal, with the 100A Shunt, that the meter came with :thumbsup...

OK Let's get back to the "crazy" readings, the power meter was displaying, in the 1st video The Voltage & Ah readings seemed normal ...but, the Wattage & Amperage readings seemed/were really high I saw (& verified by watching the video) (another version of a digital notebook) Wattage readings...

Nice...really nice! ...but, kinda too nice? :thumbsup: Is it really "backyard built"?? May I ask ya to "show" us ...some of "your work"??? I'm NOT trying to be NEGATIVE (-) ...but, we have seen & examined a lot of mini-vehicles ...both DIY/backyard built & factory built & The design &...

Are you'all watchin' the USA Freedom 250 Gran Prix Indy Car race :auto: ...that is running thru our nation's capital today? :unsure: It's the first time in history ...& as such it's gonna be historic :banana: Another way of celebrating our nation's 250th birthday :2guns:

Yup, for some reason (should have worked fine) the 50A Shunt wasn't co-operating with the meter (it came with 100A Shunt) ...so, I took 'er apart & did some investigatin' :thumbsup: Ta do this I had ta remove 1.) the battery pack, 2.) the seat 3.) the wire strain relief clamps 4.) the...

Hey T, Evil f'n artist sounds kool ...but, the EA program is "geared" towards kids/students ...so, we'll have ta save that, for another project (maybe the Morgan) :cool: Hey Denny, Kinda reminded me of: "Hope ya had one hell of a piss...there Arnold" :mad:

I watched the entire video ...& I've been tryin' to tell you'all electric karts are BAD AZZ :thumbsup: BUT IMO that seemed like a "long form" commercial, to help sell these really expensive karts :confused: A kart "slams" into a mini-van ...hard enough to break a tie-rod, on the van ...& the...

Um...those Nighthawk karts are ~$10,000.00 https://www.gokartgod.com/products/nighthawk-pulse?variant=48217827901659 I got less than $1,500.00 into my Hell-raiser It's "powered" by a 48VDC 4,000W motor (~5HP) ...NOT a 72V 20,000W (~20HP) motor & I can do "doughnuts" too :sifone: