speedyxjs
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 12:41 PM |
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Electric motors
Im in the process of planning a future project and i need to find an electric motor with around 80 - 100kW.
Does anyone know where i can find motors this powerful? Iv done a few searches but dont seem to be able to find very much.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 12:45 PM |
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is this for the starter motor for your jag engine?
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 12:46 PM |
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No 
Its for an electric car. Probably a midget or similar 
I want to find out costs, Ah etc
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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sickbag
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 12:46 PM |
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Not sure what the power rating is but what about those ride on pallet trucks you see whizzing about in warehouses.
They used to be for sale in a weekly business mag (can't remember what it was called) but they didn't cost much.
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James
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 12:51 PM |
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Anyone got a link to that American electric powered Se7en?
Was really well done IIRC.
They could tell you what to use.
Cheers,
James
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tegwin
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 12:52 PM |
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Your best bet is to look on some of the US eletric car websites...
If you are wanting to do a "proper" job find an AC motor...... budget around £800 upwards.....The motor and batteries will cost a LOT...
but worth spending the cash on!
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sickbag
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 12:53 PM |
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Or you could strip a (ahem) milk float.
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iank
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 12:53 PM |
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Lots of useful information on the forums here
http://www.diyelectriccar.com/
This thread has some interesting information regarding using a transmission for efficiency reasons.
thread
[Edited on 17/4/09 by iank]
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 12:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
budget around £800 upwards
Thats less than i was expecting
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 12:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by sickbag
Or you could strip a (ahem) milk float.
Id like a top speed of more than 2mph
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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sickbag
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 01:06 PM |
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Not to mention the road crushing weight of their batteries. 
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 01:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by sickbag
Not to mention the road crushing weight of their batteries.
Im going to try to avoid using too many batteries. The car will only be used in the dry weather so would fit solar panels and id like to understand
the braking thing honda use on the hybrid civic (a bit like kers i think).
The original midget engine was cast iron anyway so that'll give plenty of room for some nice heavy batteries
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sickbag
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 01:52 PM |
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Re: the solar panels. I've often looked at the solar panels they're sticking on those remote road signs as I've driven past and
wondered how easy they would be to 'borrow'. A couple of them should help you run your car.
I'm currently converting all of my house lights to work off batteries and an old UPS so an extra trickle charge from solar panels during the day
would be useful.
[Edited on 17/4/09 by sickbag]
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tegwin
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 01:54 PM |
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running a high performance AC motor... you would see little return from solar cells IMHO... better spending the money on some lithium batteries!
If you want to do regen braking effectivley you will need an AC motor and some clever control circuitry... theres loads of DIY info out there!
This is something I really fancied doing.... but to an elise instead....
have you thought about getting a small gas turbine engine to generate the elctricity onboard the car? :p
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hellbent345
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 02:40 PM |
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electric motor
another motor
fuel cell system
http://www.greenmotorsport.com/green_motorsport/products_and_services/2,1,388,17.html
Green motorsport do a lot of that kind of thing, and if you speak to them they may well point you in the right direction of what to buy and batteries
etc to have
al
[Edited on 17/4/09 by hellbent345]
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coozer
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 03:17 PM |
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I'm thinking of a little motor that will go in place of the 6hp 2 stroke on my Speedy, something that will give me 60mph and a decent 50~60 mile
range per charge.
New to all this electronic shat, seems quite common in the USA but not hear where we invented it!
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 06:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
No
Its for an electric car. Probably a midget or similar
I want to find out costs, Ah etc
See, that's why it is always useful to try to put it in context for us. We have quite a few motors
in work that are far more powerful than you require (but they're 3 phase which probably isn't that great for your particular application!)
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 06:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Richard Quinn
quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
No
Its for an electric car. Probably a midget or similar
I want to find out costs, Ah etc
See, that's why it is always useful to try to put it in context for us. We have quite a few motors
in work that are far more powerful than you require (but they're 3 phase which probably isn't that great for your particular application!)
Sorry
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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chrisg
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 06:29 PM |
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These people
BVS
are building an electric Haynes Roadster, might be useful?
Cheers
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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