{"id":1655,"date":"2011-11-04T06:27:56","date_gmt":"2011-11-04T10:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.etotheipiplusone.net\/?page_id=1655"},"modified":"2021-01-15T19:22:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T23:22:07","slug":"melon-scooter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.etotheipiplusone.net\/?page_id=1655","title":{"rendered":"Melon Scooter"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Melonscooter with optional cargo attachment
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Built over a weekend in 2010<\/a> and then upgraded in 2011<\/a>, Melonscooter is more tool than project. It’s my only consistently functional and reliable vehicle, and while it was originally slated to be a brushless controller<\/a> testing platform, it now features a very basic electrical system comprising a 100 amp HV airplane ESC and  servo tester hacked to be a throttle converter (and a 12 volt DC\/DC converter to run the gaudy lighting). The system is essentially identical to the one I wrote about in my small EV instructable<\/a>. It’s extremely fast, more dangerous than necessary, and almost uncontrollably powerful because of its namesake drive motor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Specifications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Vehicle<\/strong><\/td>\nStand-up electric scooter <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drivetrain<\/strong><\/td>\nRear wheel HTD 5mm belt drive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mechanical<\/strong><\/td>\nModified “Sunl” type electric scooter frame, 6061 aluminum, polycarbonate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Motor<\/strong><\/td>\nTurnigy C80\/100-130 6.0kW brushless aircraft motor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Controller<\/strong><\/td>\nTurnigy 100AHV aircraft controller<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Battery<\/strong><\/td>\n38.4v 9Ah lithium nanophosphate battery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Top Speed<\/strong><\/td>\n25 MPH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Range<\/strong><\/td>\n8 mi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Curb Weight<\/strong><\/td>\n35 pounds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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