Electric Kart from Treadmill Motor

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I've salvaged a 1.5 horsepower treadmill motor. Specs are:

- 1.5HP
- 180 volts
- 5 Amps
- 4600 RPM

Needs to carry a 160lb person at around 10mph. Is this possible?
 

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according to the calculator (im not sure if theres a difference between calculating with electric motors vs with gas ones) you should hit about 12mph with a 10t on engine, 20t on a jack shaft, 10t on the other side of the jack shaft, 60t on the axle, and 10" dia tires
 

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After the motor itself, frame, tires, steering, braking, what are the major components will i need?
 

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First thing's first. That's not an AC motor is it? Does it say AC or DC on the data plate? I don't mean to insult you if you already know what I'm getting at, but a lot of people ask about treadmill motors. So far, they've all been AC, including one I nearly grabbed...
 

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axle, seat, throttle, chain, sprocket, controller, batteries, and a few other things. darn, i missed the tredmill part, yeah toystorys right, make shure its dc
 

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There are two separate things in your question. First , you build a cart (and everything you need to know about it , you'll find on this forum. You just have to read a lot). The second part is electric stuff and that is the same for all electric vehicles (in essence). Some information's you can find here and some on Endlessphere forum (for example) .That means that you'll have to read some more about electric motors , controllers , voltage , amperage , batteries , switches, fuses , throttles (well it is not a throttle , but you know what I mean) and a few more things...
Basically , there is no manual for that stuff, or "how to..." book , because everybody does it a bit different (depending on their skills , budget, available components...).
Research is the key. Good luck !
P.S. That motor of yours can be a bit tricky to implement on a kart , because of 180 V rating. It can be done by using a DC - DC converter , but somewhat expensive . You can (in general) over volt motor any time , but it's not healthy for it to put more Amps trough it, which will happen if you use less than 180 Volts .
 

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I have tried one to do an electric go kart using a treadmill motor, but unforunatey it was not a success. I'm not sure where and what i have done wrong, but i'm sure i do not want to repeat the experience.
After this i bought a new go kart for myelectric go kartsson, and everything is ok.
 

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Sorry, but the thread is almost 2 years old, your probably not going to get a reply with any substance to it. Mostly just people telling you off for dragging up ancient threads. Hate to be negative, but yea, if its not me it will be someone else. Would be worth posting a new thread about your kart though.
 
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