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View from the ShadeTree
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View from the ShadeTree. Through the somewhat clouded lens of the handyman. Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Go Pro. big disappointment. Finally bought a Go Pro Hero 3 Black. By far the buggiest thing I've ever fooled with. While it is capable of some good video. it locked up so many times I lost count. this requires removing the battery to recover. Oh well maybe craigslist or ebay has a better deal. Go Pro. big disappointment. finally bought a . View my complete profile. Template images by Nikada.
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View from the ShadeTree: March 2014
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View from the ShadeTree. Through the somewhat clouded lens of the handyman. Saturday, March 29, 2014. Took my first real motorcycle ride for 2014. up to the Poinsett Bridge just off HWY 11. The peaches were coming on pretty strong and I stopped to get this picture. Subscribe to: Posts ( Atom ). Shadetree Handyman. all kinds of projects at the shadetree. from quad copters to recumbent trikes. pottery to Polynesian style proas. View my complete profile. Template images by Nikada.
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Electrick Trike R & D: January 2014
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Electrick Trike R and D. RC Airplane Motor on a Recumbent Trike. View from the Shade Tree. Saturday, January 11, 2014. Friday, January 10, 2014. All the pulleys and freewheel adapter are held in place by set screws onto flats ground in the hardened shafts. Not overly elegant but effective. The belts are both 450 mm length 15 mm wide and are the 5m htd tooth style. A few details about some of the parts I'm using. I've bought quite a few motors and drives from http:/ www.hobbypartz.com.
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Electrick Trike R & D: The devil is in the details.
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Electrick Trike R and D. RC Airplane Motor on a Recumbent Trike. View from the Shade Tree. Tuesday, April 8, 2014. The devil is in the details. Finally getting around to some decent riding weather. I've been mainly doing some detailing to improve the ridability of the trike. Two things that I have done that made a huge improvement was adding more batteries, and implementation of current limiting in my speed controller. With the help of input from some folks on the Endless-Sphere. View my complete profile.
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Electrick Trike R & D: Offroad
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Electrick Trike R and D. RC Airplane Motor on a Recumbent Trike. View from the Shade Tree. Saturday, January 11, 2014. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Shadetree Handyman. all kinds of projects at the shadetree. from quad copters to recumbent trikes. custom 4 link rear suspension to pottery. crotch rocket to proas. View my complete profile. Template images by Dizzo.
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Electrick Trike R & D: Road Testing
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Electrick Trike R and D. RC Airplane Motor on a Recumbent Trike. View from the Shade Tree. Thursday, April 24, 2014. I'm geared for a top speed of about 28 MPH. I think this is about ideal overall. I'm current limiting to 30 amps which is about 1500 watts. I've been logging my watt hrs per mile. Pumping up the tires made a pretty significant improvement . Also been doing more and more pedaling along and this has a big impact as well. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The devil is in the details.
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Electrick Trike R & D: Motor Drive Details
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Electrick Trike R and D. RC Airplane Motor on a Recumbent Trike. View from the Shade Tree. Friday, January 10, 2014. A few details about some of the parts I'm using. I've bought quite a few motors and drives from http:/ www.hobbypartz.com. For use on tri copters, quad copters, and RC planes. I have been pleased with their performance and cost. They usually have free shipping on orders over $100 and occasionally have 10% off sales. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Electrick Trike R & D: November 2013
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Electrick Trike R and D. RC Airplane Motor on a Recumbent Trike. View from the Shade Tree. Monday, November 25, 2013. After reading some posts about others using a friction drive arrangement I decided to try it again. I didn't smoke anything this time but I did manage to grind a little off the OD of the tire. I could have added more bungees but thought I was already pushing the limit on how much of a side load I wanted to have that far out from the bearings. Monday, November 11, 2013. I created a spread ...
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Electrick Trike R & D: July 2014
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Electrick Trike R and D. RC Airplane Motor on a Recumbent Trike. View from the Shade Tree. Saturday, July 5, 2014. Latest News at the ShadeTree. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Latest News at the ShadeTree. Shadetree Handyman. all kinds of projects at the shadetree. from quad copters to recumbent trikes. custom 4 link rear suspension to pottery. crotch rocket to proas. View my complete profile. Template images by Dizzo.
