Building a Toylander Electric Landrover for my Daughter

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NickG:
Nice work Chris, she's chuffed with it already, ... just leave it like that :lol:

I really need to get back to the loco I was making for our boys ... feel a bit ashamed!

I got two small 100W motors for that and a controller all from ebay. They weren't too much if I remember rightly, maybe £50 in total.

The place where I got the motors doesn't seem to have any anymore but am sure there are other places. Here is the controller, I haven't tried it under load yet though.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-30A-PWM-DC-Motor-Speed-Control-Regulate-RC-Model-1-/310341390764?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item4841c9d1ac

raynerd:
Hi Nick, sorry I`ve been on holiday so not been on here all week.

I`ll tell you what, I said it at the end of the last post but this thing is seriously bigger than I imagined!! I`m really worried, as in a possible project ender!, as to where this is going to go even while I complete it. I`m going to have to try and sneak it into my grandads garage but I don`t think he`ll miss spotting it!!

Anyway, with regards to the motors, can you see anything on ebay similar. I`m not really clued up on them so don`t know what I`m looking for that would work with that controller.

Any more help appreciated.
Chris

andyf:
Pedals and (guarded) chain drive to the rear axle might be easier, Chris.
As to storage, extend it to the long wheelbase model, so it can double up as her bed :)

Andy

NickG:
Haha good idea with the bed Andy!

Chris, I can only seem to find 24v ones now, am sure mine are 12 but they look exactly like this ... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Electric-E-Scooter-24v-100w-motor-brand-new-/200670591933

Seems quite pricey, I can't actually remember what I paid for mine now.

Ah, here is another ... http://www.storacingproducts.com/scream-electric-scooter-100w-motor.html 24v again ... weird! One I found said 12-24v.

Looked like this ... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Scooter-E-100-E100-Motor-Belt-Drive-100W-Watt-4-Razor-/360343113764 will have to check the labels on mine, maybe I was planning just to shove 12v through and hope for the best ... can't remember, will that reduce speed or torque or both?!

Nick

Deko:
I agree with Andy, stick pedals in there. It is not just the motors,you will want batteries and a charger,then you will be in trouble if you forget to charge them up overnight, a job not to be entrusted to a child. :zap: I think folk tend to forget, in these days of power everything, that children have boundless energy and do not like waiting for things to be charged up.

Cheers Deko

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