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Old 03-17-2017, 04:45 PM   #3043 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Stubby79 View Post
Put a CVT or at least a centrifugal clutch on it? Just gotta make sure it doesn't slip under full load...at least the CVT would just "gear down" instead.
I already did that and it works. I didn't use a CVT because they need their own varrible drive and driven pulleys and the problem with the small CVT clutches is they appear to be for 2 pole motor speeds and higher, I am now using 4 pole motors. I would use 6 pole motors but I can't really find any that fit my application.
But I did use a modified go cart clutch and a Dayton electromagnetic clutch with very good results.

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