What was your gear ratio? me
On 8/6/07, Garret Maki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My first conversion was 660# plus me at #165 = 825#. I had a series wound
> 6.7" D&D ES-33 claimed 36 peak HP at 72v. It was pretty peppy, road the big
> hills here in Colorado one really big one I would drop to 50 MPH but that
> was because my flooded batteries didn't want to put out more that 200 amps
> for that long.
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> dale henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> i agree with jeff about he need for two motors for 1000lbs
>
> as for "4) Do any of you use an overrunning clutch coupling, or something
> similar, so the motor shaft isn't directly linked to the final drive?
> " i would also like to find something like that.
>
> "Seth A. Keel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Great list. I've been following along for about 3 months now and it's
> been very helpful to hear the comments and ideas from the members.
> Travis' post has got me going, 'cause I'm interested in motors too.
> There is a 1975 Honda Gold Wing disassembled in my basement and I'm
> trying to figure out how to rebuild it. Which motor to get is the
> current question and it's such a pivotal one that the rest of the design
> is waiting for it.
>
> Here are a few questions that I'm struggling with.
>
> 1) What's the difference in quality between ADC and D&D?
>
> 2) Can a PMG-132 push my sled at 60mph for 10 minutes without
> overheating? There's another 5 mi. of city driving on top of that to
> get to my job. Can it be done on 60v or or should it be done with 72v?
>
> 3) What's a typical watt/mi estimate for a bike that's around 1000lbs.
> with rider? I've been using 300watts/mi. in my calculations. Is that
> close?
>
> 4) Do any of you use an overrunning clutch coupling, or something
> similar, so the motor shaft isn't directly linked to the final drive?
> An OCC is basically a freewheel. My diesel has a mpg readout in dash
> which, even if it's not perfectly accurate, definitely shows that
> disengaging the engine when it's not needed and coasting to stops saves
> a lot of fuel. I'd like to do the same with the EM without having to
> add a clutch. It would also eliminate any concern over the motor lockup
> issue that was discussed recently.
>
> Any thoughts or suggestions would be very much appreciated. Thanks,
>
> Seth
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