| Owner | Randy Scott |
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| Location | Houston, Texas US map |
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| Vehicle | 1970 Huffy granny trike first gen three wheel bike dates back to the 1970's |
| Motor | Unite Motor MY1020 Permanent Magnet DC 24v 500w 27a |
| Drivetrain | 3-speed in-hub Shimano with real differential in rear axle - made jackshaft from Schwinn rear axle |
| Controller | Yi Yun YK42-2 this is my 3rd attempt |
| Batteries | 4 Werker WKA12-7.5F2, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, AGM 7.5AHr 2parallel x 2series = 24V 15AHr |
| System Voltage | 24 Volts |
| Charger | Henguang TNCScooters #101140 |
| Heater | Heater? This is Houston - we don' need no stinkin' heaters |
| Instrumentation | Schwinn speedo to be added later |
| Top Speed | don't care about speed, just moving fat guy around - 20 mph would make the potholes dangerous |
| Range | around & round the block for an hour w no loss of power - so far |
| Watt Hours/Mile | unknown |
| Seating Capacity | 1 really big one |
| Curb Weight | 0 unknown - crippled guy could lift it into back of pickup before conversion. Making the batt box removable for this reason. |
| Tires | 24" - 3 of 'em |
| Conversion Time | Xmas - 5 days off work New Years - 4 day weekend Sept2008- 9 months interrupted 2010 - add new controller - success |
| Conversion Cost | $300 approx so far - w shipping |
| Additional Features | grocery basket, banana seat, owner-built sissy bar, ape-hangers, booze holder |
| jackshaft was the rear axle from a Schwinn/Izip/Currie. new sprocket welded to old hub housing. total gear reduction should be 7:1. thinking about disc brake on differential housing Plastic ammo box from Northern Tool is perfect size for 4 brick-sized batteries. New wire cargo basket is from shopping scooter 10-17-10 First real test flight w/o breaking anything. Rode around the block for an hour before a secondary drive chain jumped the sprocket leaving me to peddle home. All in all, a successful day. | |
Huffy Trike
“Street Legal Wheelchair”
Last Updated 10-17-2010
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