http://hitorqueelectric.com/contact/ Jim rebuilds forklift motors for a living, and for fun he customizes motors for people to put in their electric vehicles. When you tell him what it is you want to do, he will help you put together the right motor for your project and do it for a good price. damon
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 01:13:11 -0400From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: [ElectricMotorcycles] Advice on places to order Etek motor fromThanks everyone for the insight, I guess I should have told you a little more about my project. I am trying to build a light weight electric dirt bike or dual sport on about a 250cc frame around 250 lbs. I want an off road capable electric dirt bike. My budget is $3,000. My choices for motors were Etek, Prem 132, and ADC. Eteks were good for the budget and had nice HP output. My thoughts were to run a 72volt system and I had read somewhere that the Eteks were able to handle 72volts, but now I am hearing differently from you all. I plan on doing some tricky stuff with the controller so that I can select performance modes, like 1) go super fast for a short period of time 2) go slower for maximum range. And I realize my biggest hurdle is fitting all the batteries on that small frame. I figured the Eteks were the right size for the job. But now you have warmed me up to the idea of the ADC 6.7. How long is the ADC 6.7, is it over kill for such a small frame? how much does the ADC 6.7 motor typically cost, and does everyone go through Jim Husted? How do I contact him? Any advice would be welcome, Thanks for you time,EricOn 9/22/07, Shawn Waggoner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> I agree with Damon. The Etek is very prone to meltdowns under the > typical loads an average 400-500 lb bike can generate. A local member> down here in FL, Jeff Patterson, that has a full size electric custom> cruiser (pictures are in the photo album and still on the front page of > EM.net) and has been running a 6.7 ADC. The bike is right about 600 lbs> without rider. Even after a couple of sprockets swaps, the duty cycle of> the motor was wrong and as a result drew too many amps for too long. The > motor would get extremely hot after 10-15 minutes of riding. The motor> was drawing around 130-140 amps continuously at 40 MPH.> > Jim Husted built a custom 7.5" motor with 8 brushes to handle the > application. A new motor is being fabricated and the motor will be> tested soon. The bigger motor should be able to handle the load.> > If you have a super lightweight bike, the Etek would be a good fit. > However, I personally feel that the series wound motor like the 6.7" is> a much better motor for the EM.If you have a heavier bike, a larger> motor like the 7.5" would be great.> > Shawn> > damon henry wrote:> > Well, my advice is don't buy one at all. They seem nice until they> > melt down. I would contact Jim Husted and get a nice ADC 6.7 inch> > motor that can handle the job. Some have gotten by with Eteks, but > > many have also burned them up. I bought my Alltrax from> > http://www.evsource.com/.> >> > damon> >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:37:08 -0400> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [ElectricMotorcycles] Advice on places to order Etek> > motor from> >> > Hi everyone,> > I am ready to start buying the parts for my motorcycle but I > > was wondering where the cheapest place to buy and Etek motor and> > Alltrax AXE7245 controller are? does anyone have any favorite> > sites that they trust for such parts? And what is the ballpark > > price I should be able to get an Etek for so that I know I am not> > over spending.> >> > Thanks for the help,> > Eric> >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Can you find the hidden words? Take a break and play Seekadoo! Play> > now! <http://club.live.com/seekadoo.aspx?icid=seek_wlmailtextlink >> > _________________________________________________________________ Capture your memories in an online journal! http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us
