Re: (ET) newbie

["Max Hall" <maxo iname com>]

Hey yous guys,

if you are in the US, think used electric GOLF CARTS.  They tend to have
about 3hp 36 vdc electric motors (the rough equivalent of 9 HP from a gas
engine) and can be had for less than $100 if you poke around. Also, they
have resistive (read: slightly wasteful, but cheap cheap cheap and
thoroughly adequate for your prototyping efforts -- spend money on solid
stae controllers later, or use it to get to full power w/o arcing to push
your hydrostatic drive) controllers that are tougher than boiled owls.

Good luck and keep us posted, no matter what you do. Successes and failures
are equally instructive.

-Max Hall
-maxo iname com
-Plywood Guy, Scooters, and what-all: http://www.maxmatic.com


-----Original Message-----
From: harry boswell which net <harry boswell which net>
To: Jeff Tickner <jefft softlanding com>
Cc: 'elec-trak cosmos5 phy tufts edu' <elec-trak cosmos5 phy tufts edu>
Date: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: (ET) newbie


>Hello Jeff,
>
>Yes I also wish to convert my hydrostatic Ariens GT17 to electric and am
>hoping that I can use a constant speed from the motor and therefor avoid a
>controller.
>
>Will be interested to see or hear what replies you obtain.
>
>Keep in touch,
>
>Harry, ( Cambridge, England.)
>
>Jeff Tickner wrote:
>
>> I have a Craftsman lawn tractor I want to convert to electric. It has a
>> hydrostatic transaxle so do I need a controller? Any sources for
>> inexpensive DC motors, maybe used? It was a 15HP, used with a mowing 
>> deck
>> and snowblower, what size motor is reccomended?
>> Thanks!!
>
>
>