Recent content by ian928

I think you are looking at the first battery i Linked to! Check out the one named 2000W!

Thank you Functional Artist, your assistance is much appreciated! What is the difference between the charger you Linked to, other than it being 2,5A whereas the one I Linked to was 5A? I think the battery has Aviation style connector. Also, do I understand you correct with «not being able to...

So, I found another one, 58Ah, 50A continous: China battery, 2000W Tempting... 58Ah and only 4 kg. It cost about the same as 4 SLA batteries with 12-15Ah. How about this charger? Ebay Charger On the small "Bugatti" car I mounted the charger onboard and connected it through the controller, I...

Batteries: I did a search on Ebay and there are a lot of these: Chinese Li-ion 58Ah: Seems too good to be true... This surprises me: "Maximum operating current: 13A" Is this correct? Seems very low, for 1800W I need 37,5A if I am correct. Compared to 600A from the battery pack Functional...

So, I have started thinking about batteries. I used 2 lead batteries in the small build, it worked very well so I thought about the same for this build. I see my local supplier has 18Ah batteries as the biggest. 4 of those will however be costly and heavy, 24kg! I can get a used/rebuilt 15Ah...

That is beautiful workmanship! I look forward to follow the progress. I had never heard about the Vale before, wonderful special. I remember seeing a homemade cyclecar in a private museum in England, it was built by a father to his son as a copy of his own racecar.

Ahh, that was the first mini car for my boys, it is a pedal car converted with a transaxle from a mobility scooter and a speed controller off Ebay. I have widened the track and fitted wheels from a pram. My youngest son has driven it for many many hours! I converted the electric "handbrake"...

This project have been at a standstill for loong, but now I have had some progress at last. I have come to the conclusion that I do not have time to do it like I really would like, so to get it finished I just need to put it together and get on with it. I had another thread on it but I get a...

I used a complete axle from a Mobility Scooter to power my sons Pedal Car. I think it is around 20:1 gear reduction. Something like this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/DRIVE-DAYS-ST1-TRANSPORTABLE-MOBILITY-SCOOTER-TRANSAXLE-FASCIA-WHEELS/183413530792?hash=item2ab44c60a8:g:S2oAAOSwbVdbjQLZ:rk:9:pf:0...

I am sorry for my comment about overweight people driving Mobility Scooters. It was meant to give a humorous twist to the fact that these motors have to be designed to carry heavy people. The point about americans was because there is few of these here in Norway but they are more common in the US.

My 4YO have a transaxle from a Mobility Scooter. I am not sure how many watts this motor is, it is adequate for him but not more (the vehicle is much lighter than yours though) The motor is absolutely massive for the power it has, I can not imagine it ever overheating. It was made to drag...

Torsk is Norwegian: https://no.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torsk A predatorial fish but not quite the teeth painted on the boat... Ian

Ahhh, Its a bike! Didnt realise that... My sons car has two pilot lights and two brake lights anyway. Maybe you can find 24V bulbs you could use instead?

Thank you, very tempting but very costly! These guys in Australia sells a cheaper kit: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Gokart-Quad-ATV-Buggy-Front-Stub-Wheel-Axle-Hub-Disc-Twin-Brake-System-/262895856941?hash=item3d35d06d2d I would then have to change to another type of stub axle AND find a rim with...

Aha you say that the Axle will/could bend? I am Sorry I did not catch that when you said that the axle was "flimsy". My cart will be considerably narrower than the original cart. I also plan to weld a cage on Top of it to fit the GRP body, hopefully this will stiffen the body and minimise the...