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WaxyChicken · 01-22-2008, 08:04 PM

Link:how to savlage cheap DC motors

There is a junkyard in my area where i can get these CHEAP. i mean DIRT CHEAP - say - $10 to $50 a pop depending on the actual original car.

instead of spending a fortune for a big motor, is there some way I can use several of the small motors for an EV construction?

I probably wouldn't be able to use one at each wheel because there isn't likely to be an easy computer balancing system to find, I'm thinking more of having 3 or 4 of them under the hood. The problem i see is one may grab the gear more than another causing one to do a brunt of the work.

Any ideas?

I'd like to hook them up to an Anderson CVT and i'm thinking of using a serpentine belt.

01-22-2008, 08:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
WaxyChicken Nomadic Chicken Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 350 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Alternative to big motor and big $$$? Link:how to savlage cheap DC motors There is a junkyard in my area where i can get these CHEAP. i mean DIRT CHEAP - say - $10 to $50 a pop depending on the actual original car. instead of spending a fortune for a big motor, is there some way I can use several of the small motors for an EV construction? I probably wouldn't be able to use one at each wheel because there isn't likely to be an easy computer balancing system to find, I'm thinking more of having 3 or 4 of them under the hood. The problem i see is one may grab the gear more than another causing one to do a brunt of the work. Any ideas? I'd like to hook them up to an Anderson CVT and i'm thinking of using a serpentine belt.