I did a similar but with v28 Milwaukee on a 24v OEM scooter. Got me about 1~2 miles of range. My scooter has a home built 10mile Lithium pack, but the Milwaukee was handy as a limp home pack for when range testing.
Use a section of all-thread, bend it around the motor & fabricate a "saddle" for the bottom with holes for the all-thread to go through the saddle, frame holes with fender washers & nylon nuts. Anti-seize is recommended. Your all-thread can be 3/8" diameter or what ever size you think is necessary for the application. You can also slide a section of rubber fuel hose on the all-thread where the all-thread contacts the drive motor. GOOD LUCK. I'm a former IMSA GT & High Perf Fabricator
I’ve never had that issue. I wonder if it has to do with a particular size or series of battery. I’ve run pairs of batteries in series on several projects and have never had any problems.
What a good idea . I wonder if the new electric lawnmowers could be adapted here . Has all the parts . Controller . Motor and Harness . Just have to get the gearing correct .
hi , i was wondering if the mini bike sprocket and the little sprocket on the motor matched for the chain or did you have to install a new sprocket on the rear wheel ? thanks
It was a different size sprocket. Motors like this typically come with a very small sprocket (if they include one) which is typical for stand-up electric scooters. Mini-bikes typically use a larger chain and sprocket.
I have a 12v starter motor from a car engine, and loads of 18v batterys what type of controller would I need? Many thanks if anyone can help? Great video 👍
Right now, the Leaf batteries are in the Solar trailer. I probably need the Alltrax controller for another project. As much fun as it would have been to put a 20HP electric motor in a mini-bike, that's probably overkill...
I've got the Ryobi electric lawn mower that came with 48v 100ah SLA batteries and I've wondered what it would take to do something like this to run it. Obviously it'd take a few strings in parallel but I wouldn't need the full 100ah, just enough to run long enough to charge a second set.
A 36v motor is rated for a 36v nominal system which means the motor will be fine with anything in that range. In fact this 36V motor would probably be fine running at 50 or 60 volts with a higher voltage rated motor controller. The controller will generally be the limiting factor for system voltage. I would guess that a well designed 36v nominal system should be able to take up to 45V without much of an issue.
A 40V tool battery would be great! IF I had one around. I have a number of these batteries, so this is what I'll use. 40V tool battery would be great for an e-bike too.
I did a similar but with v28 Milwaukee on a 24v OEM scooter. Got me about 1~2 miles of range.
My scooter has a home built 10mile Lithium pack, but the Milwaukee was handy as a limp home pack for when range testing.
Use a section of all-thread, bend it around the motor & fabricate a "saddle" for the bottom with holes for the all-thread to go through the saddle, frame holes with fender washers & nylon nuts. Anti-seize is recommended. Your all-thread can be 3/8" diameter or what ever size you think is necessary for the application. You can also slide a section of rubber fuel hose on the all-thread where the all-thread contacts the drive motor. GOOD LUCK. I'm a former IMSA GT & High Perf Fabricator
I have done one with dual makita 18v in series. It works great and runs along time on 5ah batteries.
There may even be room for it on the solar trailer ;)
EXACTLY!
That's neat Ben. I have been thinking about getting a 48 volt 1800 watt kit to make a pickup style quad with bicycle wheels.
how did it go? Fun? Recommend those batteries?
how do you stop blowing diodes on the batteries? I found running ryobi batteries in series blows the diodes on the battery controllers boards
I’ve never had that issue.
I wonder if it has to do with a particular size or series of battery.
I’ve run pairs of batteries in series on several projects and have never had any problems.
What a good idea . I wonder if the new electric lawnmowers could be adapted here . Has all the parts . Controller . Motor and Harness . Just have to get the gearing correct .
The main thing is that it would need a speed control. Unless you are talking about RIDING lawn mowers!
@@BenjaminNelsonX okay .. the push ones only have one speed I thought they might have a speed controller .. good point .
Hey, Ben. Thanks for all the videos. How's the tractor coming?
It's coming.... Just slow.
Nice
hi , i was wondering if the mini bike sprocket and the little sprocket on the motor matched for the chain or did you have to install a new sprocket on the rear wheel ? thanks
It was a different size sprocket. Motors like this typically come with a very small sprocket (if they include one) which is typical for stand-up electric scooters.
Mini-bikes typically use a larger chain and sprocket.
@@BenjaminNelsonX thanks , i am thinking about building one myself . i have done a few bicycles with v belts and they work great .
I have a 12v starter motor from a car engine, and loads of 18v batterys what type of controller would I need? Many thanks if anyone can help?
Great video 👍
I have a lot of Ryobi 18-volt stuff too and I also play guitar and I have a amp that's 18 volts so I want to try to hook it up to that
I would love to see a Ryobi 18V amp!
Hi Ben It's not working for my Rosso Motors 36V 800W Quad could it be that My 2 Ryobi are 18V but only 6 Mah/each ? Thank you
Do you have your pair of batteries connected in series?
Two 18V 6AH batteries in series should run that thing just fine.
What happend to your previous plans you had with the bigger motor and Nissan leaf batterys ?
Right now, the Leaf batteries are in the Solar trailer. I probably need the Alltrax controller for another project.
As much fun as it would have been to put a 20HP electric motor in a mini-bike, that's probably overkill...
Way to up cycle. I’ve done something similar with a small go cart. Fun stuff👍🏻
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Great !
you'll be able to ride like 5 miles lol... how did it turn out?
I've got the Ryobi electric lawn mower that came with 48v 100ah SLA batteries and I've wondered what it would take to do something like this to run it. Obviously it'd take a few strings in parallel but I wouldn't need the full 100ah, just enough to run long enough to charge a second set.
100AH 48V battery would run this cycle all day.
@@BenjaminNelsonX haha, yes and it'd move rather quickly too, but I was talking about converting the mower to lithium tool batteries.
if only batteries would come down in price. And with ebay and amazon blocking sale of cells, harder to get them too
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so 40 volts is ok? 36 volt motor? If so an EGO 40 volt battery (mower type) would be great!
You can try a voltage regulator and a current regulator, you can use 40 but the timelife of the motor will go down soon.
A 36v motor is rated for a 36v nominal system which means the motor will be fine with anything in that range. In fact this 36V motor would probably be fine running at 50 or 60 volts with a higher voltage rated motor controller. The controller will generally be the limiting factor for system voltage. I would guess that a well designed 36v nominal system should be able to take up to 45V without much of an issue.
@@kuhrd Exactly. Remember folks, all batteries are a RANGE of voltage. Higher when the battery is fully charged, lower when it's discharged.
A 40V tool battery would be great! IF I had one around. I have a number of these batteries, so this is what I'll use. 40V tool battery would be great for an e-bike too.
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