"whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
11/19/2019 at 21:54 • Filed to: scooter, escooter, e-scooter, razor, razor scooter
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"whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
11/19/2019 at 21:54 • Filed to: scooter, escooter, e-scooter, razor, razor scooter | 2
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I’ve spent the last few years repeatedly modifying my Razor E300 to be faster and awesomer. Fitted with big lithium batteries and a juicy 500W motor, I had it regularly hitting 33 km/h in a straight line. This was just about as fast as my cousin’s rig, so naturally, I needed yet more speed.
The solution? I grabbed a bit of steel and cut out my very own sprocket using an angle grinder, a Dremel, and my home photocopier. This got me up to 40 km/h, more than enough to leave my buddies in the dust.
Hooning along was great fun, but I only had a range of about 5 kilometers before I’d run out of juice. This was a pretty hard limit on how much fun I could have with my pals, so I decided I’d invest in a bigger battery.
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, over twice the capacity of my original batteries. Sounded like a good plan, at first. Unfortunately, I quickly realised it couldn’t deliver the same current as my original batteries, so I had to reduce my performance somewhat. I reduced the current limit on the speed controller, and switched the gearing back to drop my top speed.
I went out on a final test ride, absolutely psyched to get some good range out of the rig, hooning around the suburbs. Alas, 8 kilometers of heavy riding proved too much, and the poor motor simply couldn’t dump the heat fast enough. Now I’m out several hundred bucks for a motor upgrade to get the most out of the expensive battery I just bought. It’s always something!
CompactLuxuryFan
> whatuptkhere
11/19/2019 at 22:45 |
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Time for a bicycle!
pip bip - choose Corrour
> whatuptkhere
11/20/2019 at 04:55 |
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well done 41km/h