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GrahamMc · 04-28-2009, 04:53 PM

Hey, where can I get one of those cheap and abundant forklift motors to make my car go 70 mph? I would like to eventually run at least 144 volts. I don't really know enough about DC motors to know what I could get cheaply and make work. DC, brushed, series wound, but voltages usually around 48v?

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GrahamMc EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Morton, IL Posts: 38 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Hey, where can I get one of those cheap and abundant forklift motors to make my car go 70 mph? I would like to eventually run at least 144 volts. I don't really know enough about DC motors to know what I could get cheaply and make work. DC, brushed, series wound, but voltages usually around 48v? __________________ Information should be free. Let's work on that together.