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Re: (ET) newbie
- Subject: Re: (ET) newbie
- From: "Max Hall" <maxo iname com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 18:11:35 -0400
- Reply-to: "Max Hall" <maxo iname com>
- Sender: owner-elec-trak cosmos5 phy tufts edu
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!!
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