Owner | Dave Brandt |
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Owner's Other EVs | 1986 Ford Escort 1986 Pontiac Fiero 1970 GE E15 Elec-Trak |
Location | Savannah, Georgia United States map |
Web/Email | WebPage |
Vehicle | Kartco 675ST go kart |
Motor | Advanced DC Series Wound DC |
Drivetrain | 16:54 ratio on #40 chain |
Controller | Curtis 1204-409 36-48 volt, 275 Amp |
Batteries | 4 Hawker SBS-J40, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, AGM |
System Voltage | 48 Volts |
Charger | Cliplight 12V 10A charger charged individually with a 12 Volt charger |
Heater | The Georgia sun. |
DC/DC Converter | None |
Instrumentation | Volts, Amps |
Top Speed | Not sure but when you're 2" off the ground, everything seems fast! |
Acceleration | The band brake dislodged recently and rubbed against the side of the brake drum. There is so much torque that my daughter ground halfway through the steel and brake material band with the edge of the drum before we made her stop. |
Range | Controller gets hot and cuts back after about 1/2 hour. |
Seating Capacity | 2 small kids or 1 adult with short legs! |
Curb Weight | 250 Pounds (113 Kilograms) approximately |
Tires | 10" |
Conversion Time | 2 years time, 1 month construction |
Conversion Cost | about $1500 total |
Additional Features | SW200 Contactor 20-60 Volt Voltmeter 400 Amp fuse 500 Amp shunt and ammeter Hawker G13EP 12 Volt battery. |
I built this for my daughters. The batteries, cart body, controller, and the material used for battery trays, motor baseplate, and control panel are all surplus, hence the name. Pictures show only the voltmeter installed, as the ammeter was being sent back to Westach for rebuild. I'll eventually add some lights. For now, the only 12V drain is the contactor. No time trials yet, but it seems plenty fast to the kids. Need to find a track to use it on since it doesn't have a suspension. Faster than the neighbor's kid's gas 4-wheeler! Controller heats up and cuts the amps back before the batteries give out. |