4WD or RWD
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Functional Artist
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Howdy & 
1.) If "it's" powered by gas, it's an engine (Internal Combustion Engine)
...& if "it's" powered by electricity, it's a motor
2.) 350W = ~1/2 HP
...even if you use (4) of them, it would only = 2HP
3.) How would you attach the front (2) to your steering wheels?
1.) If "it's" powered by gas, it's an engine (Internal Combustion Engine)
...& if "it's" powered by electricity, it's a motor
2.) 350W = ~1/2 HP
...even if you use (4) of them, it would only = 2HP
3.) How would you attach the front (2) to your steering wheels?
Hi. firstly my english is not werry well and im sorry for that.
I have 4 motors laying around and i am fairly new to this hobby and i thought i can find a way to attach them in front. But when i think about it its going to be hard.
im sorry if i make mistakes while writing.
I have 4 motors laying around and i am fairly new to this hobby and i thought i can find a way to attach them in front. But when i think about it its going to be hard.
im sorry if i make mistakes while writing.
Functional Artist
Well-known member
No worries!Hi. firstly my english is not werry well and im sorry for that.
I have 4 motors laying around and i am fairly new to this hobby and i thought i can find a way to attach them in front. But when i think about it its going to be hard.
im sorry if i make mistakes while writing.
I'm just trying to help get you thinking
...& maybe fill in some info, that you may not know
thanks for the support.No worries!
I'm just trying to help get you thinking
...& maybe fill in some info, that you may not know
im 14 years old and i have interset in gokarting. I have 4 motors which i metioned at the start of the converstation each rated 350w 24v. i have some thoughts about what can i use for chasie(idk what they called) and when browsing in youtube i came across a guy which uses shopping cart for it. and i think why i cant do it.
heres the cart i think about to use but when you mentioned that my motors gonna have a total of 2hp i think 2 hp is not enough. I probably need more bigger motors.
so what are your thoughts about it?
Denny
Canned Monster
Most of us are located in the USA. If we knew about where in the world you were maybe we could help you out. You’re young and we like to encourage kids and help when possible. Is a gasoline engine any possibility? It is a much easier first kart to build.
Thanks for trying to help me about my project. im from Turkey. i might use gasoline engine but i already have electric motors.
Functional Artist
Well-known member
FYI:
Here is a video of a "hand controlled" (no steering wheel) kart I built ~5 years ago.
It is motivated by (2) 24V 350W electric motors
...& powered with (2 12V 12AH SLA (Sealed Lead Acid) batteries
Here is a video of a "hand controlled" (no steering wheel) kart I built ~5 years ago.
It is motivated by (2) 24V 350W electric motors
...& powered with (2 12V 12AH SLA (Sealed Lead Acid) batteries
Functional Artist
Well-known member
Um...oop's it's been a while since I built, that kart
IIRC it started off with the (2) 24V motors (& 2 12V batteries)
...but, it wasn't very powerful
...&/so, by the time I did this video, (I think) I had upgraded it to (2) 36V motors, that were powered by (3) 12V 12AH SLA's
Here is the upgraded version
It's called the Land Speeder
...& it is motivated by (2) 48V 1,000W motors
...& powered by a 48V 50AH Lithium battery module
madprofessor
"Loose Cannon Creations"
micro, take notice of how FA's motor power is chained to the front wheels. They're much bigger (diameter) than the little rear wheels. I see two advantages to that............ With all that power slamming on, they'll be less likely to spin the tires on unpaved areas, and if there's enough power to worry about, the rear wheels act as a wheelie bar.
Denny
Canned Monster
In the early 1990s I passed up a chance to go to Istanbul to teach General Motors automobile repair. My wife wouldn’t let me go. It’s a shame I heard it’s a beautiful country with a fantastic history.