My first electric go-kart

[Maxxpower1989]

First of all i want to apologize myself for my bad english its not my first language.

over a year ago after seeing some youtube video about the neuroti electric kart i decided to build my ow one.

I ordered the basic parts for my kart.

A motenergy 0709 engine
a alltrax spm 48500 controler
and 4 12 volt 50ah deepcycle batteries.

And the searche started for a suitable donor go-kart.
due to some familie affairs and personal issue's i was not able to build my electric go-kart.
a couple months ago i ran into a cheep rolling chassis.
with only some cosmetic issue's.

i starten welding the battery holders in place.

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a week or to ago i started to wire the go-kart

putting the engine on and use a 1/2 chain

and added a small control panel.

last weekend a continued the winring and added the battery's

at the moment i only waiting for the f/r switch witch i was forgotten to order with my engine/controller.

all in all it was a expansive but nice and some times dificult project so far.

 

[councilxvb32]

last month i buy one too, ATK-150C 150cc Go Karts, feel good
http://www.megamotormadness.com/go-karts-dune-buggies

 

[kouvpasir]

Specs of the motor ,controller and prises .
And a video in action please!

 

[landuse]

Nice going!

 

[Poboy kartman]

One thing that makes me go "hmmmmmm"...... I see the instrument panel labeled in English.....for our benefit?

Also.....just curious: Brothers P touch labeler?????

 

[Maxxpower1989]

One thing that makes me go "hmmmmmm"...... I see the instrument panel labeled in English.....for our benefit?

Also.....just curious: Brothers P touch labeler?????

no not for my benefit it just seems nicer.
yes it is a Brothers P touch labeler a H75.

 

[Maxxpower1989]

Nice going!

Thanks it is work in progness this weekend i just recieved the f/r soleniod.
it is a albright dc182B-8 i just wired the power cables.

 

[Maxxpower1989]

Specs of the motor ,controller and prises .
And a video in action please!

Hello a video in action need to waith for some time i first need to finish the wiring and i have not so much time the next weeks.

but specs/prices of the motor controller and a few other parts i can give.

The motenergy is a DC permanent magnet motor designed for 24/72 volt.
a 300 amp peek power 125 amp continuos.
weighing around 16,5 kg.

the controller i use is a Alltrax spm 48500 the specs of it i havent laying around but a link to the website.
http://www.alltraxinc.com/Products_SPM.html

the cost zo far are

The compleet rolling chassis € 175

the controller/motor/main contacter/diode/resitor.
was a compleet package orderd from www.evdrives.com
and cost me with shipping import cost taxes and so on to the netherlands about € 1350

the batterys/charger cost me around € 800

The f/r soleniod cost me with shipping around € 180

Switches/0 awg wire/cable lugs/bolt/nuts/metal and so on cost me around the € 350

fore i started with this project i wasent in possession of a tig welder/bench grinder and other tools.
so this also cost me around € 1100

so yes it is a nice but expansive project so far.

 

[drm]

wow

thats one heck of a first kart.

 

[Maxxpower1989]

my motto if you do something do it good.
the nicest thing would be a lithium battery pack but that is way to expansive for me.

 

[drm]

my motto if you do something do it good.
the nicest thing would be a lithium battery pack but that is way to expansive for me.

Ha! says the man with almost 4k euros into his kart...

 

[Maxxpower1989]

Ha! says the man with almost 4k euros into his kart...

Alright you have a point butt a good lithium pack is also very expansive.
when my go-kart is finished let see what it can do.
maybe i put i lithium battery pack in it.

 

[Ih82lose]

I'm about to begin assembly on a similar 48V race kart project and wanted to ask what settings you planned on using when programming the controller? Specifically, what will you set as the maximum current draw? Momentarily at startup, these motors will pull a lot of amps, so it seems a set of 50 AH batteries would get depleted quickly with acceleration. I am thinking of setting mine to a maximum 100A draw, giving approximately 45 min of spirited use with a similar set of batteries.

Will you be charging the batteries with a 48V charger? I was planning on picking up a charger for a utility cart or golf cart, but didn't know if there were better options.

Keep up the good work!

 

[wesleyb82]

Are you concerned about shorting the controller leads with your leg??

Nice build I am building something similar right now with an etek motor and a Li Cobalt battery from a Chevy Volt which I will post soon. Nice work

One thing that makes me go "hmmmmmm"...... I see the instrument panel labeled in English.....for our benefit?

Also.....just curious: Brothers P touch labeler?????

This freggin guy cracks me up

 

[kouvpasir]

Hello a video in action need to waith for some time i first need to finish the wiring and i have not so much time the next weeks.

but specs/prices of the motor controller and a few other parts i can give.

The motenergy is a DC permanent magnet motor designed for 24/72 volt.
a 300 amp peek power 125 amp continuos.
weighing around 16,5 kg.

the controller i use is a Alltrax spm 48500 the specs of it i havent laying around but a link to the website.
http://www.alltraxinc.com/Products_SPM.html

the cost zo far are

The compleet rolling chassis € 175

the controller/motor/main contacter/diode/resitor.
was a compleet package orderd from www.evdrives.com
and cost me with shipping import cost taxes and so on to the netherlands about € 1350

the batterys/charger cost me around € 800

The f/r soleniod cost me with shipping around € 180

Switches/0 awg wire/cable lugs/bolt/nuts/metal and so on cost me around the € 350

fore i started with this project i wasent in possession of a tig welder/bench grinder and other tools.
so this also cost me around € 1100

so yes it is a nice but expansive project so far.

This is going to be fast.....

 

[Nikmish]

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[Nikmish]

any updates?