Parts

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• [ ] 4 Bicycle wheels
• [ ] Back wheels
  • [ ] 2 pvc t joints
  • [ ] 4 bearings
  • [ ] threaded metal dowel
  • [ ] sprocket
• [ ] Front wheel system
  • [ ] Steering
• [ ] Rear wheel system
  • [ ] 2 PVC t-joints, 1"x1"x1"
  • [ ] 4 bearings, Everbilt precision bearing, 1-3/8 in x 1/2 in (1/2 in inner diameter)
  • [ ] Threaded steel rod, 1/2" diameter
• [ ] Electric motor
  • [ ] Links to the motor I purchased (two different links provide different information):
  • [ ] Motor and controller
  • [ ] Motor
  • [ ] Type: DC brushless
  • [ ] Watts: 1800
  • [ ] Volts: 48
  • [ ] Speed (rpm): 4500 - 5200
  • [ ] Torque:
  • [ ] Max continuous amp rating: 32?
  • [ ] Max peak amp rating: 32?
• [ ] Electronic Motor Controller
  • [ ] Here's what I purchased: Motor and controller
  • [ ] Watts: 1800
  • [ ] Volts: 42
  • [ ] Amps: 32
  • [ ] Sensored and sensorless: ?
• [ ] Battery
  • [ ] Continuous amp rating:
  • [ ] Max amp rating
  • [ ] Probably want to use Lithium ion
  • [ ] 18650 cells...use the caps method from the drifting trike videos
  • [ ] Vruzend battery building kit...the caps and stuff
  • [ ] Battery Management System (BMS)
  • [ ] Find out how big the battery needs to be for 50-100 mile range...that will determine the frame size. It would be nice to be able to build multiple of these batteries so that we can swap them out when we're remote, or even place them one on top of the other in parallel to add more range
• [ ] Frame
  • [ ] 4 elbow joints
  • [ ] 4 t-joints
  • [ ] 1" (has to be a little less right?) piping
  • [ ] 1"x1" metal mesh, secured with zip-ties

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Steel rod

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Bearing that fits the 1"x1"x1" PVC t-joint. You have to heat up the t-joint to get the bearings to fit snuggly