Hi, think I got this working now, sorry AOL is free for me to use, so i use it.
I have a quesiton about those hub wheel motors, like the 1000 watt model at http://abc.eznettools.net/D300013/X300109/eKits2.html Can I reverse them by the controller or a custom switch? I dont know if an electric wheelchair is considered an EV, but its my only way to get around and at 4-6mph its slow going and at that, I have to deal with over heating because of the small 400 watt motors and severly limited 2 channel 70 amp total controller and thermal roll back. I want to make a standard looking wheelchair with 2 of thoese motors on the rear, then mount hand rims to them for manual operation, put 4 batteries under the seat for the 48 volts, then find a 48 volt charger or use 4 12 volt ones, 1 for each battery. Then rig up a joystick like to control it for the long haul and use my hands on the hand rims like a unpowered wheelchair indoors. Wheelchairs steer by braking the inside wheel and or accelerating the outside one and in tight areas, even reversing the inside wheel. My goal is to run 15mph with tons of torque. I want to run till my batteries die or I get a flat. I dont want to have to stop and wait for something to cool down or some the controls to get lax or sloppy as it warms up. I hope the 2 1000 watt motors would be heavy enough for continious use. I am thinking of using the wheel size up to 24. I need to do more planning for the frame for the ride height I want to make up for my long legs. Thanks for any input, sorry about the HTML thing. Jeff Richmond, VA, USA http://www.wheelchairmodifications.org
