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Originally Posted by Christ
So there was never a need for two freewheel adapters, right?
I mean, the only necessity for a freewheeling sprocket was to allow the wheel to spin (thus allowing the chain to continue it's path) without keeping the motors spun up, right?
You may have covered this, but why didn't you add a freewheel to the rear sprocket?
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I had two because the first drive chain loop setup covered both motors.
There's no space or a feasible way to add a freewheel AT the rear wheel. So the freewheel has to be on the motor.
Freewheels gain me an increase in range (through coasting) comparable to what I would receive by having regenerative braking, but without the cost of having a more sophisticated controller.
The solution I've come up with to mechanically link the two motors is to buy two small #35 sprockets, then drill and tap their bores to match the thread on the end of the drive shafts.
I will then have to make adjustments to the motor mount plate to update their spacing to be in line with each other and the rear wheel.
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