Thanks for the pointer Andy, food for thought.....
Here is a vid explaining starter motors and how they work for anyone who may be interested:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITFW2PkqXWw
For the pulleys sizes and belt length etc, does anyone know the best way to calculate this?
Thanks,
James
On Thursday, 18 June 2015 13:45:29 UTC+1, Andy Noyes wrote:
> Look at how a car starter motor disengages the pinion from the the flywheel, basically an inertia system with a screw and return spring.
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> On Thursday, 18 June 2015 13:10:49 UTC+1, James wrote:
> That's an interesting idea....I guess it would hamper the possibility of having some sort of motor/controller braking (i hear that this is possible with some set ups) but the idea of a quick blast of power and then coasting for while sounds fun.
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> Do you know of any freewheeling gear designs that wouldn't produce the "clicky" noise when freewheeling?
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> On Thursday, 18 June 2015 12:10:25 UTC+1, Norro wrote:
> freewheeling gear like on a bike?
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> On Thursday, 18 June 2015 11:57:28 UTC+1, James wrote:
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> I am looking to equip my longboard with a motor as:-
> I don't like foot pushing my way up hills
> I'm lazy (see point 1)
> It's frickin' cool!
> Motor mountMy first thought was to go for this sort of design for the motor mount which is then welded to the truck on the board.