29-11-2017, 05:30 PM
(28-11-2017, 06:44 PM)welshpug Wrote: very cool! though you will need to upgrade the drive system, those plastic cogs and toothed belt wont like a 10x power/torque bump
yeh Ive been looking at gearboxes, belts and chains etc. Will probably end up chaining it. It depends if I want to make this a one off or if i want to design it as a kit to be retro fitted and sell which is what ive done with everything so far. The 3d printer is running loads to make things!
(29-11-2017, 04:24 PM)mr_fish Wrote: such a collector. one for each day of the week.
how heavy are they?
legal limit of electric trike in 1985 when the law was introduced was 60kg... the c5 weighed in at 30 kg which allowed for a 15kg battery and a second one as an optional extra! The whole thing was made just to exploit the new law.