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Old 02-02-2009, 07:37 AM   #21 (permalink)
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Yeah, I got home from the EV build day and decided it was just way too nice out to stay inside. So, I went out and started working on my grandmother's Ford Taurus that needs new hard brake lines. I got as far as I could on that without having to make a parts run and it was still too nice to go inside. I eyed up the EcoRider, grabbed my ratchet, and started going to town.

Speaking of the Etek, I was talking to Tom about what motor to use (mentioning that you offered yours) and the possibility of not using a controller on it and how that all works. He said it would be fine as long as I didn't overvolt the motor too much. So, I'm curious as to what kind of voltage the extra motors you have laying around are? What are their rated specs? He said something with 2-4 hp would be fine.

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