- Wed Apr 24, 2019 10:41 pm
#7420
Hey guys,
Picked up a handful of ex bird scooters. One of them had a bent frame so I decided to use it as a donor. Used the parts for a cool little project I thought you guys might be interested in:
As you can see, I have two sets of batteries, controllers, throttles, and of course TWO MOTORS! Way more torque by comparison, but as of right now I'm still stuck at around 17mph top speed until I get the external packs, it's also significantly heavier as you can imagine. Regenerative braking is awesome, this thing stops on a dime, the rear motor makes a world of difference. I'm pretty sure my range has been extended as well depending on how I use it.
The most difficult thing was probably extending the wiring from the rear motor to the secondary controller. Cutting out the rear of the base frame was easy enough, all I had to do was grind a couple slits to slide the motor in and bolt it down. 3D printed the mounts/ cupholder and painted it to my liking. Used a ribbed rubber boot to hide my wires and flex at the bottom too.
So a few reasons I went this route. Having two shafts up front is much simpler than hacking into the base to fit the second battery and controller at the bottom. It made it very easy to hook up the throttles and turn the unit on/off. It would have required a lot more cutting + wire work if I didn't do it this way. I thought about joining the two sets of throttles together, but it doesn't bother me at all, I feel it gives me better control.
Let me know what you guys think, and if you want to do it yourself I'm more than willing to share my resources.
Thanks.
Picked up a handful of ex bird scooters. One of them had a bent frame so I decided to use it as a donor. Used the parts for a cool little project I thought you guys might be interested in:
As you can see, I have two sets of batteries, controllers, throttles, and of course TWO MOTORS! Way more torque by comparison, but as of right now I'm still stuck at around 17mph top speed until I get the external packs, it's also significantly heavier as you can imagine. Regenerative braking is awesome, this thing stops on a dime, the rear motor makes a world of difference. I'm pretty sure my range has been extended as well depending on how I use it.
The most difficult thing was probably extending the wiring from the rear motor to the secondary controller. Cutting out the rear of the base frame was easy enough, all I had to do was grind a couple slits to slide the motor in and bolt it down. 3D printed the mounts/ cupholder and painted it to my liking. Used a ribbed rubber boot to hide my wires and flex at the bottom too.
So a few reasons I went this route. Having two shafts up front is much simpler than hacking into the base to fit the second battery and controller at the bottom. It made it very easy to hook up the throttles and turn the unit on/off. It would have required a lot more cutting + wire work if I didn't do it this way. I thought about joining the two sets of throttles together, but it doesn't bother me at all, I feel it gives me better control.
Let me know what you guys think, and if you want to do it yourself I'm more than willing to share my resources.
Thanks.