remenakb
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Hi everyone. I have started a journey to convert my black widow gas powered go kart to electric.
Can you guys help me pick out components for this setup?
What I am looking to do.
1. Drive the kids around the yard and in the woods behind the house. Dirt trails with a couple slightly steep inclines.
2. Same top speed as it current has (roughly) ! 20ish mph
3. Have a good runtime that lets us get out in the woods and drive for a while and come back. I am hoping for 1 hour, but also don't want 20 batteries to do this.
4. Budget: around $500, but flexible.
Karts current setup:
1. 16" tires
2. 4.1 HP @ 3500 RPM
3. 60 tooth axle sprocket
4. #420 chain
5. 16x8x7 rear wheels
6. ~300 lbs kart weight
7. ~200 additional weight with me and the kids
Parts I am thinking of/need advice on.
1. Motor: I want something that can propel us and have some room to spare.
2. Controller: I would prefer one that is programmable so I can program power limits and other factors. Not necessarily if these are too expensive or not readily available.
3. batteries: SLA, whatever voltage needed for motor I get along with capacity needed.
4. foot pedal: https://electricscooterparts.com/throttlesstandard.html#cablepullhrottle - hopefully reuse the current pedal on the cart.
5. reuse the kill switch for controller on off.
What else do I need?
Wires
Fuse
Terminal block
Volt meter
reverse switch? or is this built into controller?
Thanks for any help you guys can give me in helping this project come together.
Can you guys help me pick out components for this setup?
What I am looking to do.
1. Drive the kids around the yard and in the woods behind the house. Dirt trails with a couple slightly steep inclines.
2. Same top speed as it current has (roughly) ! 20ish mph
3. Have a good runtime that lets us get out in the woods and drive for a while and come back. I am hoping for 1 hour, but also don't want 20 batteries to do this.
4. Budget: around $500, but flexible.
Karts current setup:
1. 16" tires
2. 4.1 HP @ 3500 RPM
3. 60 tooth axle sprocket
4. #420 chain
5. 16x8x7 rear wheels
6. ~300 lbs kart weight
7. ~200 additional weight with me and the kids
Parts I am thinking of/need advice on.
1. Motor: I want something that can propel us and have some room to spare.
2. Controller: I would prefer one that is programmable so I can program power limits and other factors. Not necessarily if these are too expensive or not readily available.
3. batteries: SLA, whatever voltage needed for motor I get along with capacity needed.
4. foot pedal: https://electricscooterparts.com/throttlesstandard.html#cablepullhrottle - hopefully reuse the current pedal on the cart.
5. reuse the kill switch for controller on off.
What else do I need?
Wires
Fuse
Terminal block
Volt meter
reverse switch? or is this built into controller?
Thanks for any help you guys can give me in helping this project come together.
