IF you have the room and the means, try it. We'll use you as the reference. In fact not too long ago on the evdl, a member used a bunch of ETEKs to propel a VW. (Sorry, I dont have pics) So if that can be done so can your idea.
If they are simple PM DC then you dont have to have a controller for each but a way to balance them in parallel. Or just hook them up and see if they can take the load without one motor shorting. Combined with serial-motor-switching, it should be interesting. --- "Seth A. Keel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have 2 eteks and a D&D ES-33 that a friend let me > borrow. A single > etek fit perfect, but it's pushing a '75 Gold Wing > and probably will be > underpowered. The pair of eteks fit, but it's real > tight and will take > a lot of extra work to make it work. The D&D fits > too, but is longer > than I would like. So any of those options would > work, but are not ideal. > > What I'm wondering is... has anyone built a > successful bike using 6 to 9 > smaller PM DC motors? The small treadmill 2-3hp > ones I've seen look > cheap and I doubt they are as strong as they are > rated, but would they > work if you had enough of them? What are the > primary reasons to not use > them? And would a separate controller be needed for > each? > > Thanks, > > Seth > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
