Cully's Electric car ..T project

[Fooby]

I'll be the test pilot


POWAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[cully]

getting on with this well now
have got the motor speed controller mounted and have nearly wired all the control circuits

[cully]

big progress today
Ive had it running on the stands in the garage
video to follow heres some more pictures

been wiring in the essentials today like master kill switch and battery lines
still not quite sure where I'm putting the battery's yet cause i need to source a seat i can fit into




temperary battery's notice the fuse at the terminal for protection

[mark_airey]

@ the fuse setup, looking good though mate!

[cully]

ha just found out why the battery monitor dont work it needs a 3rd wire connecting not just two

online instruction manuals are good

[cully]

[Ben Jay]

40mm Drop on clones?

[Eeyore]

looks good! Little bit of lag so maybe mount the turbo closer to the manifold? In all seriousness well done mate. It looks epic and is so clean and tidy. Id be well proud!

[cully]

might be able to sort the lag out a little as you can program the controller
but the software and cable cost a fortune

but if found a cable pinout and the software on the net
so today at work its cable making time

[cully]

[4WayDiablo]

Haha awesome, needs more speed to produce even better videos :-P

[mark_airey]

[Jake]

[cully]

been out on it again today kids have been doing timed runs round the estate had some strange comments
but have a list of things to do,
which include

liven up the diff, the solid axle kills the motor trying to turn corners.
fabricate chain tensioner for the left hand chain set as the one on the right just wont do both sides.
bleed the disc brake as its dry so we have no brakes

[mark_airey]

Why do you need brakes?? its not fast enough to require brakes! MTFU

[cully]

update time
the kart is running good! kids are having fun the school has asked to see the project as lewis is bigging it up in DT afterschool club so looks like i might have to do a show and tell

lol

anyway my goal of 10mph was reached and i gained it too 11mph
i have an ambition now!
I WAN'T to DO 30MPH or maybe more!!!!

so basicly its a new challenge with the same Kart
so it means upgrading a few things
to start with i need to get the Brakes working!!

oh and i may have got a motor do do the job!
its a little more beafy than the last

[mark_airey]

^^ see now this is a good turn around for the books

[4WayDiablo]

That thing looks huge! Haha awesome :-)

[Dum-Dum]

30mph will still feel slow but good luck

[cully]

well heads up guys stage two Kart Boost has started!
went on a little trip to bristol today to pick up some parts
new motor and speed controller
and its a beast! :drool:

this upgade is potentaly easyer than the first build but it probably wont work like that!

heres some pictures
1st is of the motor and size.

2nd is of the internal windings of the motor,
it looks to be wound from copper bar not wire!

3rd is the speed controller ,
the top left white square is a 350Amp fuse!

[Niall]

Hmmm big power!!! Love it.

[darrenjlobb]

Heh, nice work thats for sure, and looks like its about to get much better...

BUT

Im afraid I still prefer a hyabusa powered kart

[Dum-Dum]

Needs 2 turbos, a supercharger and coal power to be win.

[Connor]

Should have said you were up this way, where abouts did you go?

[Midnightclub]

If you can find some nuts lipo's for cheaps this thing should go like a rocket!

[cully]

Should have said you were up this way, where abouts did you go?

went to
Oldbury on Severn,Thornbury, Bristol
to a company called Electrocare, they look after our electric tow tractors in work
After talking to the boss he came forward with some favable parts at a good price !


if i had the time i would have given you a call but i needed to go up and back to get to work on time.

[cully]

just been informed the motor i have got is 6.5Hp or 8.6Kw

should haul my fat ass around



and the new wiring drawings

[mark_airey]

Your on the right track now, still a bit short of the one I posted though with the 70kW motor but its a step in the right direction

[Midnightclub]

Remember, it's not just the motor it's the power of the batts which'll make a bigger difference!

[cully]