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I thought it ended brilliantly. Crashes get a lot more media coverage and this one was spectacular and well timed for greatest effect with the two leading drivers on the last lap. More people will tune in next race to see what happens between the two drivers next time. Noone was hurt and it was a gr...

I' sure there would be at least a dozen aussies in each major city that would be keen to build an electric kart and start a competition, hiring an existing kart track a few times a year for an electric kart meet. The challenge will be to get them together and agreeing on a motor, battery and control...

Australia mines the raw materials and Rod designed and produces the BMS in Australia but batteries are made in china, the sevcon controller is a european controller and motors are motenergy, an american company but not sure where they are made. I don't know much about sprint kart frames, but I have ...

Onboard footage is great.
Wayne

After taking Rod's kart for a spin and finding out how much fun an electric kart is, I was keen to share the experience. Rod kindly let me write it up on Instructables. Here is the link if you are interested in an overview of building an electric kart. Rod's Electric Race Kart on Instructables Inclu...

Had an absolute blast in Rod's electric kart recently and have put together a summary on building a gas beating electric race kart

Any comments on the article or suggestions on how to improve the kart appreciated as is your votes in the Instructables "Battery Powered" competition.

Thanks
Wayne

Yes thanks to the organisers for all the work put in. Thanks to Chris for your energy and enthusiasm, marshals for keeping it running smoothly, info displays, BBQ crew and people on the front gate (Richo put in a long stint),
Wayne

A double channel digital pot sounds like a good idea to facilitate adding throttle programs. I don't understand the voltage reference issue but this may have been what I had been warned about previously. Also if the 5v input is coming from the controller is it possible / likely that there is more to...

That would be very simple if it works, are there any risks of smoke and tears?

Two resistive throttles connected to a 5v power supply from each controller, so I believe this means the controller throttle input is 0-5V.

Throttle used is one of these

It's a resistive throttle pot (supplier link) http://www.evworks.com.au/index.php?product=CTL-EVW-TBX-5K My understanding is that it takes 5V input from the controller and returns a 0-5V signal back to the controller. From my limited understanding of the way things work, I thought it would be ok jus...

Just wondering if anyone knows where I may find a circuit diagram for an electronic splitter to convert one throttle output into two. I am currently running two throttle pots mechanically connected to output to the twin controllers on my EV. An electronic splitter would be more elegant solution and ...

Electronic throttle splitter. Just wondering if anyone knows where I may find a circuit diagram. I am currently running two throttle pots mechanically connected to output to the twin controllers. An electronic splitter would be more elegant solution and wouldn't drift out of balance like the twin po...

Thanks for hackaday headsup. Would have been nice if they let me know.

Looks great but I would be sitting down, not standing up with that kind of performance.

Have got the test project up and running now and the approach works perfectly without spinning the inside wheel, even on loose gravel. That is of course unless you want to spin them.

Its also quite quick to build. Most of my time went into design and sourcing parts, the build component is actually quite fast. Unfortunately producing custom bodywork is laborious and slow, so am still trying to find someone with a body mould I can use to short cut the process. Also would love to s...

I've been focussing on a new EV build project which only just got up and running in November and Rod has been assisting me on the odd day when there were not other commitments, so the River Raiders weren't prepared for the EV Challenge this year, but I agree that the changes to the rules are not at ...

Really big aluminium extrusions are possible, but not readily available and they will typically have a much heavier wall thickness, so pressed ali is the way to go. I have used 6mm socket screws into rivnuts at 50mm spacings to hold the lid down (should have put that in the instructable) and it is w...

Thanks. I don't think it would be hard, just time consuming, infuriating and slow. Have dealt with licensing before on a previous project and they specialise in being as difficult and unhelpful as possible so am in no hurry to get tied up by the worst bureaucratic red tape I have ever experienced in...

My lightweight EV platform developed in Margaret River WA has just been featured here on Instructables http://www.instructables.com/id/Electric-Vehicle-A-simple-lightweight-EV-platform-/ Basic stats 14kWh LfP battery pack, 45 100Ah CALB cells (150kg) Twin Greatland AC motors, belt drive to rear whee...

had power out myself for two days myself, week before last, reinforcing my own plans for an inverter for backup power. I don't think the motor controllers are going to drive a household AC system directly, so might be more important to match voltage to standard inverter input. I'm bemused by the tho...

Have discovered my motors (twin AC induction motors, RWD) which are now installed and power cabling done http://forums.aeva.asn.au/smileys/smiley4.gif have controllers that use the canbus system discussed previously in this thread, so maybe that could be used in managing motor torque for traction co...

sorry, why gear ratio, are power, torque and weight the same?

maybe, but this is serious http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/stor ... Motor.html
10kW in a motor 90mm long x dia110mm.