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Electric unicycle
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Electric unicycle
by Graeme » Mon 11 Apr 2005, 06:51:03
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Re: Electric unicycle
by Tanada » Fri 04 May 2007, 21:32:37
Would you really spend $1500.00 for a one person dynamically balanced ride only good for smooth surfaces when the same investment would allow you to conver two tandem bicycles into a four person very stable and all terrain qudracycle? Said Quadracycle also would be useful for pulling say a small trailer full of groceries?
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To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
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One equal temper of heroic hearts,
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To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
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Re: Electric unicycle
by The_Toecutter » Fri 04 May 2007, 22:02:22
It is possible to do a 50 mph capable, 20 mile range electric car conversion for that price with a contactor controller, surplus aircract starter-generator, homebuilt full-wave bridge rectifier charger, and a set of golf cart batteries. Find a cheap $300 beater and about $1,200 or so takes care of the rest.
But it won't be very fast, user-friendly, and will pose its own set of hazards. First and foremost, without a proper charging algorithm and battery regulation system, your battery pack will be lucky to last more than 5,000 miles under this setup.
But it won't be very fast, user-friendly, and will pose its own set of hazards. First and foremost, without a proper charging algorithm and battery regulation system, your battery pack will be lucky to last more than 5,000 miles under this setup.
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