Re: (ET) E-20 speed

["Dave & Deb" <daveb drizzle com>]

say wha??  how 'bout some pictures??  ;^)
Dave

> I know that the top speed on the E-20 is 9.5mph.  Does anyone know what
> the speeds are for the other 3 gears? Or does anyone know the ratios?
>
> I am moving along on my electric lazyboy project. Got everything off of 
> it
> but the bare frame and I sandblasted and re-painted that. I sandblasted
> the transmission and steering parts and repainted them. I used tractor
> paint from the tractor supply store near me. I was able to add a little
> hardner to it and it came out just beautiful.
> I will have 8 AGP 12v batteries on it (each of these weighs 100lbs and 
> has
> much more power than the golf batteries. 6 for the drive and 2 in 
> parallel
> to run my 12 v stuff. I had to relocate the steering so that it would 
> come
> out about a foot and a half or 2 farther up. Otherwise the steering would
> have come out where the seat would be. Now it will come out just before
> where the leg rest is. I made my own steering shaft and put in pillow
> blocks with actual bearings. I will have a Daimler/Chrysler steering 
> wheel
> with buttons and a de-activated air bag on it ( I work for TRW
> automotive). I am relocating the lift motor to the top side, which will 
> be
> just unter the footrest in my case. I was almost thinking of using a
> satalite actuator and running it off of the 36v, what do you guys think?
> There will be 2 aircraft landing lamps for the headlights/searchlights,
> one a landing the other a taxi lamp. They are the PAR 64 size (8") and 
> fit
> nicely into a stage lighting can, which is chrome plated. I got a siren
> unit from the Ontario Provincial Police to use as my horn/PA. I am using
> an Alltrax controller hooked up to a big chrome boat throttle for speed
> control, that looks pretty absurd in it's self. One lever is throttle, 
> the
> other for reverse. I have a little peltier (sp?) fridge to keep my
> beverages cool, it holds a 6 pack. I have a military surplus yellow
> construction beenie that will be mounted on the back. I have all Allen
> Bradley keyswitches, emergency stop and other switches. a couple current
> and voltage meters to monitor things. I wish we could get the realtime
> current and voltage outputs from the Alltrax to interface with a cheap
> laptop running Labview, that would have made for a nice guage setup, but
> Alltrax people won't give me the protocal for the data. I am planning on
> still being able to use the mowing deck.
> I got new back tires that are the same size as my old tires, 23 x 10.5 -
> 12, but they look like farm tractor tires. Yea, I know they might tear up
> a lawn mowing it, but this is mainly for transportation to get to my
> neighbors workshops in style. I myself am in a wheelchair and it is a 
> real
> pain to go across my yard, down the street, across someone elses yard. We
> have big lots out here.
> I am going to put on a bike speedo, they can be calibrated now for just
> about any size wheels. I have a set of 100w stereo speakers, about a foot
> square with a cd/stereo that will be on it for jams too.
> The whole thing is taking on a life of it's own.
>
> I replaced the 2 groove pulleys that used a 3L belt with new ones that 
> use
> a 4L belt and they now give it a different ratio. Originally the motor 
> had
> a 4", the trannny a 6", now I have a 5" on the motor and a 3.3" on the
> tranny. I figure that if the top end was 9.5, it is now 18. (that will be
> used sparingly)
>
> I was trying to figure out what the top speed of the other 3 gears will 
> be
> given my new input ratio. Or at least what the speeds were of a normal
> E-20
>
> Kevin
>
> PS,
> In using the Alltrax controller, I will not have all the oomph thet the
> E20 motor is capable of because it can draw 400a, while the controller
> puts out only 300, right?
>
> PSS,
> Anyone got any more suggestions as to what I may ad to this
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