Recent content by piersdad

its the old politics say something stupid change the national flag make a complete idiot of your self and you are sure to get national head lines and free advertising all over the country i bet the casinos are doing well

interesting. i specialize now (in retirement) with mobility scooters 24 v at 6km/h =6 amps 144 watts 24v at 12 km/h =12 amps 288 watts total weight approx 150 kg 4 cross ply tires all independent suspension and wind shield combination of cog belt and chain drive. so although i cant have...

i have used motors 36v 150 amps 1500 rpm at 144 volts and about 6000 rpm very rough max voltage for any motor is 10 volts max for each commutator segment. ie toy motor 3 segments 30 volts. 50 segments 500 volts ( but that might be a bit much. but 10 segments will commutate 100 volts and as...

not quite what you want but some good ideas here when a sighted and blind couple wanted to tour the country a 4 wheeled tribrid has solar panels as a sunshade and dual pedal power as well as electric power http://www.storydad.com/forum/index.php?topic=611.0

I see the oil spill as the beginning of the end to gas powered cars and the uprising of all electric vehicles just at the time when oil consumption is starting to out strip production we get the short cuts that lead to accidents

glad to see some one else testing these cells best we know what happens before some one inadvertently gets hurt. lead acid cell explosions have a one in 3 chance of fatality the foil in the lifepo4 cells appears to be copper and alloy and the black stuff must be the lithium phosphate...