anyone have a electric golf cart motor they dont want?

wash with gasoline · Post by **wash with gasoline** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:46 am

hello, im building a rolling ice chest kind of thing for burning man and i need a motor for it. ive been looking on craigslist and figured i mite as well ask here. i have the wheels and front end sorted out so far, dont want to start on the rear till i have a power plant ...do you call an electric motor a power plant?

bretti_kivi · Post by **bretti_kivi** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:12 am

I call it an electric motor

sounds interesting. PICS!

Bret

paulmichelsen · Post by **paulmichelsen** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:53 am

Why use an electric motor? I would go with like a 5hp briggs or something. Varying the speed will be a lot easier, and you don't need to find a place for all of those batteries.

And I call them an electric motor as well.

Post by **joerg** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:06 am

Take a chainsaw!

Very easy to implement and u´re ready to go!

Post by **stipud** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:51 am

Burning man???

Awesome.

wash with gasoline · Post by **wash with gasoline** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:05 pm

cant use gas, has to be a "bicycle" going to put pedals on it as well. think i found one today, $150 for a juncked golfcart with good electrical system. has a variable voltage motor. going to go check it out as soon as i have a chance. ...burning man is a blast, week long 24 hour a day party. will post pics of this thing when i have something to post, still in the parts scrounging stage

5.9Limited · Post by **5.9Limited** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:51 pm

too bad you can't use gas...I've gota vintage Harley davidson 3 wheeled golf cart in my back yard... it looks rough but with a new batt, and wiring the thing runs...needs tires which is why its not in use... pretty funky/cool cart though...

wash with gasoline · Post by **wash with gasoline** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:38 am

went an checked out the carts today, the guy had 2 old ones with the motor controllers that are just a heating coil that uses full power all the time for 150 each. he also had a curtis pmc controlled one for 300. im thinking im going to get the newer one, but batterys are MONEY. 6 6v batterys in factory form at around 140 apiece

im thinking i can probly get away with useing 3 12v with a stripped down frame an not running it full power. going to do some math tomorrow an try an figure out how long they will last. ...anyone have a hookup for deep cycle batts?

freshkryp69 · Post by **freshkryp69** » Fri May 01, 2009 9:40 pm

burning man..one of the nations biggest music festivals...

..god I wish I could go!!!

GX3 · Post by **GX3** » Sat May 02, 2009 6:14 am

wash with gasoline wrote:went an checked out the carts today, the guy had 2 old ones with the motor controllers that are just a heating coil that uses full power all the time for 150 each. he also had a curtis pmc controlled one for 300. im thinking im going to get the newer one, but batterys are MONEY. 6 6v batterys in factory form at around 140 apiece im thinking i can probly get away with useing 3 12v with a stripped down frame an not running it full power. going to do some math tomorrow an try an figure out how long they will last. ...anyone have a hookup for deep cycle batts?

What’s your location? I have 5 or 6 I don’t need all of them. They are for industrial power supply back up or solar use. But heavy as F***.

GX3 · Post by **GX3** » Sat May 02, 2009 6:21 am

I have 3 Alpha cells (new) and 2 maybe 3 MK (new) I need to get a good charge into them.

I think its the 165GXL
http://www.alpha.com/Products/Alphacon/ ... Batteries/

Dont remember what one of the MKs i have Ill look once i get home
http://www.mkbattery.com/broadbandcatv_products.php

wash with gasoline · Post by **wash with gasoline** » Sat May 02, 2009 4:24 pm

im in la. area code 91604 i dont know that much about battery technology but i think the gel cells dont like abuse, fast charge- fast discharge makes bubbles in it an ruins them? i picked up a 1hp 12v 80amp motor with a gear reduction on it at apex electronics http://www.apexelectronic.com/ ...fing amazing place, i was to overwelmed to think for the first 1/2 hour i was there. if the mks you have are the glass matt ones that would be great if not i would deff be interested anyway. what do you want for a few?

GX3 · Post by **GX3** » Sat May 02, 2009 4:53 pm

Make me an offer .........shipping is going to be hell .

I know i have two i will check the type tomorrow

GX3 · Post by **GX3** » Mon May 04, 2009 1:50 pm

Ok i have 2 of the MKs and they are the E27 SLD G (not the glass matt).... so let me know

wash with gasoline · Post by **wash with gasoline** » Tue May 05, 2009 9:54 pm

something tells me shipping is not going to be cheap on 120 pounds of batterys. looks like to buy them online is around 220 each with free shipping. dont know what you have into them, or want to get out of them. im deff interested ...and broke this week

when i get some money to bargain with i will get back at you. thanks for checking them out for me

GX3 · Post by **GX3** » Tue May 05, 2009 10:09 pm

They will be here .... No rush ..... Take care of the shipping and like 30-35 da and they are yours. I got them for a solar project that the township killed on me due to some dumb ass people I live by. So they sit... My zip is 48843 .... Will USPS ship some thing like this ?