Recent content by The Apprentice

I've enjoyed reading this thread during my new found (lockdown) spare time. Well done Ed on producing such a fun and unique vehicle. You've shown admirable persistence in coming to terms with the electrical side of the project and it is clear your knowledge is expanding rapidly from the early...

In the UK your electricity supplier should be crediting you for the power you feed into the grid, reducing your bill, I think the rate is set nationally. This is on top of the government green incentive subsidy which pays you for the installed capacity weather its generating or not. This should...

An ineresting story about an Indian engineer who built a solar charged electric Tuk Tuk and drove it from India to London. The video on the site is worth a watch. This seems like a good take on the possibilities of electric vehicles for mass use in "emerging markets". http://solartuktuk.com/

Great project. The nipple / spoke angles on those wheels worry me. It looks to me like you run some risk of snapping nipple heads off or breaking the spoke where it enters the nipple, as the spoke tries to pull straight under load. Motor cycle and car wheels with high angle spokes tend to have...

Well done on a great project and thanks for the detailed build thread. I'm looking forward to the drive report and seeing some pictures of it "in the wild". Congratulations Giles.

Congratulations. A stunning result for a maiden outing. Well done Chris and the rest of the Voltron team. It's been an inspiration watching via Endless Sphere your progress through Voltron 1 and onto Voltron 2. It's very impressive to come out of the box with a win. I hope everyone enjoyed the...

The tool you need is a "Megger" or more properly an insulation tester. These can be found quite cheaply often as part of a multimeter or as an individual meter. Look on e-bay, they usually test at 500v and 1000v and give a readout in Mohms. For everyday use a reading of greater than 1Mohm is...

DDK, Any updates on the trikes? Having been a regular lurker on your thread I'm missing your postings of ingenious alternative transport (and lifestyle). I hope no further blind drivers have been testing the strength of your rides and that all's well with you. I look forward to the next...

Just a thought, I note that in the picture the bulge / failure is at the valve, perhaps the wide valve section of the tube is below the tyre bead and pushing it off the rim when inflated. It may be worth pushing the valve most of the way into the rim before inflation this...

http://www.framebuilding.com/index.htm advertises online frame building kit. I haven't used them but just come across the site when considering projects. If you just want a scrap frame to cut up I've got a broken Merlin alloy frame that you're welcome to in Plymouth.