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    Motor burning out

    Cool! But we really want to build it ourselves as a project with the kids.
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    Motor burning out

    Awesome, thanks! Lol more money down the go kart rabbit hole :P
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    Motor burning out

    Would this be ok? The one you linked is US based and we are in Canada. Shipping is quoted at $200... VEVOR 1800W Electric Brushless DC Motor Kit 48V High Speed Brushless Motor with 32A Speed Controller and Throttle Grip Kit for Go Karts E-Bike Electric Throttle Motorcycle Scooter and More...
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    Motor burning out

    Yes, we just got it last week! I am getting my husband to read all these comments too because I don't know what some of the things you're recommending are :P But my husband loves Princess Auto and will be familiar with those parts.
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    Motor burning out

    Thanks! I appreciate that. It's just that we have no idea how to do better (yet, I hope). So when it's just criticism and no alternative offered... I don't know where to find this info. I've watched so many YouTube videos, read through this forum etc. but when you're brand new to electric...
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    Motor burning out

    Thank you. I appreciate that. We are brand-new to all of this but would love to get into building projects with our kids. We were trying to copy this build (99) build a go kart with pvc - YouTube. This guy uses some sort of little motors that can attach directly to the axle, but he's in ...
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    Motor burning out

    You know what they say... when you have nothing nice to say.... This is our first time doing anything like this.
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    Motor burning out

    Thank you for the reply. My boys are 45 lbs (the twins, who are 7) and 65 lbs (my 9 year old). They'd ride it one at a time. I will buy the motor and speed controller you linked, thank you! The motor we bought said it was used for electric scooters and robotics, and the speed controller came...
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    Motor burning out

    Hello! My husband and I have been building a go kart with our 3 sons. It finally worked, but then the electric motor burnt out. It smoked and then died. We aren't sure if we should buy the same motor again because we don't know if the issue is that there's too much flex in the front axle or...
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