I Attempted the Go Kart Electric Conversion Again
I considered quitting several times during the course of this project. Setback after setback. Problem after problem. It didn't even have a satisfying resolution after all that work. I'm glad I took the time to make it pretty, cuz it don't work. I'll come back to this project later on with a clear head and an off the shelf motor or two. I will make this work... eventually. Until I make it work, it'll just sit in the corner of my shop taunting me.
I Spent Weeks Converting This Go Kart To Electric. Did It Work? (YouTube)
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I like how my first two Patreons are here together.
That "DankPods" guy is a shmuck and a loser
How are you going to protect the batteries and electrical components from dust/mud/water?
That was one of the best ad reads I've ever seen
One of the reasons I support him on patreon is so he doesn't have to run as many ads. It would be nice if the patreon videos didn't have any ads.
I have to say this, because it's terrible of me and for the sponsors. This is one of the few channels I DO NOT skip over the little ads put into the video. They are very entertaining, and while I am not in the market for basically anything you're talking about, they do get me thinkin' sometimes. Granted, a lot of other channels I watch tend watch to just speak the marketing bits at the beginning or end, and are generally like 30-60 seconds of marketing blurbs.
It's always more fun when things work the first time, but you always learn so much more when a project puts up a fight. Trust me on this. I used to be a panel builder for a custom cnc manufacturer. I moved from that into industrial automation. When you finish a machine machine with 72 toggle switches on the manual override panel alone you REALLY want it to work the first time, but it never does.
One thing I liked about software development is that something not working the first time was no big deal. Making changes is so easy that you just changes some lines and try it again. Making modifications in the physical world isn't quite so easy or quick.
Did you get a new laptop?
I just peeled all the silly stickers off my old one. Observant!
I loved the video. And, I’m reminded of an old story from the DailyWTF. A guy road to work on his bike, and his hands got cold. So he and his team designed a bike powered hand warming system. And then someone asked, “what about gloves?”. In that spirit, what about heavy duty earmuffs for your 6 year old :). Regardless, keep up the great content.
VPNing INTO Australia for streaming services rather than out of it is a new concept to me. Having you shout 'PERTH' at your laptop certainly made me smile :)
I was buying nordvpn while traveling and as a guess I put in AGINGWHEELS as a coupon code to see if it would work and it did. And then several days later I saw this video
Haha. I've actually had that ad done for about a month. It was supposed to be out by the end of September, but I may have taken a bit longer. Just a bit
Yeah agreed - try earthing and sheilding all the wires and see if that helps. I had a similar issue with the 3 phase brushless spindle on my CNC router - I was getting all sorts of gremlins with the GRBL controller - that turned out to be interfearence from the motor power cables - I switched to sheilded cable and most of the issues went away. Worth a quick a dirty test (wrap with ali foil and connect to pack negative??) to see if that helps?
I am absolutely trying that today
I'm wondeirng if maybe the hall sensor error has something to do with EMI. Maybe try running the sensor wires away from the main motor wires. Or use some shielded cable? Edit: after looking at the video, it does look like you have the sensor wires bundled with a good chunk of the power cables in the back. Rapidly changing voltage in those power wires (when you step on it hard) could easily induce noise in the sensor wires. Would explain why it worked when you were toodling around and cut out when you stepped on it.
You may be on to something there. I would say I'll test that out in a month, but that'll be an easy thing to test. I'm going to try that today
Wow, it just kept kicking you in the nuts.
I pissed myself laughing too and also commented. All ads should be made just like he makes them
Australian here. Loving the new vid. And had to pause and comment at 6m19s because its amazing!