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Originally Posted by Christ
Shown to scale, that thing is about an inch and a half long... maybe a little shorter.. (looks to be about 40mm) The motor, that is.
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OK, so put a bunch of them in series!!
(Yes, I'm just kidding)
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Reducing weight could be acheived with laptop batteries, although somewhat expensive...
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That's the thing. Don't forget the
prime directive of this particular project was:
spend as little money as possible. Lithium isn't an option given that goal.
Essentially the car is a roaring success, given our modest design goals and its intended use. Any changes I'm likely to pursue will be small and inexpensive refinements rather than major changes.
EG: a controller bypass has the potential to improve efficiency by maybe 5-10% (when activated), and it wouldn't cost any more money (we have leftover components to do it). That's the type of thing I'd consider.