Recent content by DeamEyes

I solved the riddle and figured I'd leave the solution for anyone else with the same issue. Although most tutorials on interfacing an ESC with an arduino warn against connecting the power line to the arduino's power pin, that is exactly what needed to be done for the ESC to receive the signal...

A while back I began building an imitation of Adrian/Kepler's friction drive and have finally had all the necessary resources to hook up the motor/esc portion (or so I thought). I hooked up the motor to the ESC and plugged in a 5S battery that was fully charged and the ESC makes the turn-on...

I finally got the cables soldered together to try the ebike controller on the outrunner. The motor runs in a very jerky fashion, but as its a motor the controller was never meant for I can't bee too surprised. I assembled a pivot mount that I'll be loctite-ing all the bolts on, waiting for the...

Yeah, after my post I realized I'm mixing apples with oranges. Perhaps creating a rig that uses a roller, but engages on a pivot is the middle ground for this project. I'm not against investing in a RC ESC and some 10s lipos (it'll cost less than the batts I have); its just a shame I don't have...

Well you are best suited for advice as your setup is what most closely matches my specs. As I stated in my original post I'm hoping for a drive that can achieve 25-30 mph max speed. On the old commuter booster page Turnigy Brushless ESC 85A is listed. Does this seem suitable for my purposes, or...

I'm glad to see replies from the friction drive experts. Thanks for the advice so far. 63 miles (~53 going by the 85% estimate for no-load) does sound a bit much. I went with the larger motor as it was the closest to the max voltage of my controller and hopefully won't smoke it testing this...

Well I've done quite a bit of reading on here (and much more remains). I've read both of EVTodd's builds, Spinning Magnets build, Most of the way through Keplers', and although I've perused it, I'll be reading Adrians' commuter booster thread next. I decided to buy a Turnigy Aerodrive SK3 6374...

I previously bought an ebike kit with a direct drive hub. I have since made the change from a freewheel to cassette system and 6 to 9 speeds on my bike and am no longer able to use the motorized hub I had. I know I can get a motorized hub from ebikes.ca that is 9 speed compatible, but as I use...