Jaybirdinski
10 µW
- Joined
- Jan 1, 2018
- Messages
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Here is my newest creation I lovingly call "The Drunken Mosquito"
2 x 100w panels - $138
24v MPPT charge controller - $28
24v 20ah LiPo battery - $112
24V geared motor kit - $80
2 bicycles chopped up and smashed together (no weld) in cruzbike fashion - $108
PVC pipe with glue, tape and zip-ties to hold everything together (barely) - $20
Box to hold battery, motor controller and mppt - $5
New crank set - $10
Hacksaw, metal files, cordless drill with bits, pliers, crescent wrench, allen wrenches, etc. - $75
Perplexed looks from local Chinese - priceless
Time of construction - 2 or 3 weekends
All prices are for products purchased in China.
Vehicle weight - 64 lbs.
Top speed unassisted - 12 mph
Range - with no sun has a 20 mile range on the flat; with full sun on a summer day - 40+ mile range on the flat (maybe longer? still testing)
2 x 100w panels - $138
24v MPPT charge controller - $28
24v 20ah LiPo battery - $112
24V geared motor kit - $80
2 bicycles chopped up and smashed together (no weld) in cruzbike fashion - $108
PVC pipe with glue, tape and zip-ties to hold everything together (barely) - $20
Box to hold battery, motor controller and mppt - $5
New crank set - $10
Hacksaw, metal files, cordless drill with bits, pliers, crescent wrench, allen wrenches, etc. - $75
Perplexed looks from local Chinese - priceless
Time of construction - 2 or 3 weekends
All prices are for products purchased in China.
Vehicle weight - 64 lbs.
Top speed unassisted - 12 mph
Range - with no sun has a 20 mile range on the flat; with full sun on a summer day - 40+ mile range on the flat (maybe longer? still testing)