Folks, i got an interesting idea and i am curious..
It seems that the faster you spin an electric motor, the more power it makes per a given amount of magnet and copper.
I'd love to take a fairly bone stock, super low turn count hub motor, dump tons of volts into it, and run it through something like a 2:1 gear reduction via chain to the rear wheel.
Seems like you could theoretically run 2x the constant rated wattage this way. It would be like lacing a motor up to a 13" wheel, but running it in a 26" wheel effectively.
I'm wondering if there would be any limitations in terms of bearings being shredded by this? or anything else?
It seems that the faster you spin an electric motor, the more power it makes per a given amount of magnet and copper.
I'd love to take a fairly bone stock, super low turn count hub motor, dump tons of volts into it, and run it through something like a 2:1 gear reduction via chain to the rear wheel.
Seems like you could theoretically run 2x the constant rated wattage this way. It would be like lacing a motor up to a 13" wheel, but running it in a 26" wheel effectively.
I'm wondering if there would be any limitations in terms of bearings being shredded by this? or anything else?