paul
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Hi everyone, I just joined and thought I would introduce myself. I'm a retired gunsmith that likes to tinker on just about anything mechanical except cars because for some reason I always end up underneath working on them in the rain laying in the mud. I don't even own one anymore.
My current ride is one of my homebuilt recumbent trikes with a 750w 36v scooter motor driving though a jack shaft and the trikes chain system. It's using 12v 12amp lead bricks for the batteries and a 40 amp scooter controller. The motor operates independently from the pedals. It's geared down for 20 mph max which is faster than I can pedal anyway with the mountain bike gearing I have on it.
It can bee seen here: http://www.packratworkshop.com/trike5.htm
I had a 350w 24v motor system on it but it didn't have enough low end torque for me. I do a lot of junk scavenging for aluminum on trash days to cast at home (another hobby) and it couldn't pull my trailer with an aluminum engine block in it. A real treasure for a home metal caster! The best it would go was about 5 mph. The problem is neither could I very far with my bad leg (don't fall of a roof!) so I went for more power. This setup has no problems with my trailer being loaded and still going at a decent speed (at least 10 mph) so I'm pretty happy with it.
The pictures show it with the 350w motor but the 750w one is mounted in the same place. I built the battery holders to hold 2 on each side in case I ever decide to go up to 48 volts.
I really don't know the range yet as I just rebuilt the trike with the new motor and haven't had a chance to really check it out for range. I know I still have plenty of power left after a 8 mile ride though so it should do OK. I don't ride all that far most of the time anyway due to my leg. My trips are normally less than 10 miles.
My current ride is one of my homebuilt recumbent trikes with a 750w 36v scooter motor driving though a jack shaft and the trikes chain system. It's using 12v 12amp lead bricks for the batteries and a 40 amp scooter controller. The motor operates independently from the pedals. It's geared down for 20 mph max which is faster than I can pedal anyway with the mountain bike gearing I have on it.
It can bee seen here: http://www.packratworkshop.com/trike5.htm
I had a 350w 24v motor system on it but it didn't have enough low end torque for me. I do a lot of junk scavenging for aluminum on trash days to cast at home (another hobby) and it couldn't pull my trailer with an aluminum engine block in it. A real treasure for a home metal caster! The best it would go was about 5 mph. The problem is neither could I very far with my bad leg (don't fall of a roof!) so I went for more power. This setup has no problems with my trailer being loaded and still going at a decent speed (at least 10 mph) so I'm pretty happy with it.
The pictures show it with the 350w motor but the 750w one is mounted in the same place. I built the battery holders to hold 2 on each side in case I ever decide to go up to 48 volts.
I really don't know the range yet as I just rebuilt the trike with the new motor and haven't had a chance to really check it out for range. I know I still have plenty of power left after a 8 mile ride though so it should do OK. I don't ride all that far most of the time anyway due to my leg. My trips are normally less than 10 miles.
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