Gilles Nadeau's Electric Off Road Go kart

Owner	Gilles Nadeau
Location	Marieville, Quebec Canada ^map
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Vehicle	2006 Dirt Devil Custom built, steel framed, off road go kart Plans available from Don’s Diy Den WebPage
Motor	Perm Motor PMG-132 Permanent Magnet DC 48 volts, 2410 rpm, 7 hp, 110 amp continuous
Drivetrain	Live axles, direct chain # 40, 2 rears wheels drive
Controller	Alltrax AXE-4834 300 amp programmable 5000 Ohm potentiometer
Batteries	4 Interstate DCS-100L, 12.84 Volt, Lead-Acid, AGM Deep cycles 100Ah 69 lbs
System Voltage	48 Volts
Charger	Off board Nautilus Motomaster 4 smart charger 12 volts 15 amp charge 7 1/2 hrs
Top Speed	sprocket 1, ratio 5,4 : 1, 22 mph, 35 km/h speed sprocket 2, ratio 4,154 : 1, 28 mph, 46 km/h speed sprocket 3, ratio 3,375 : 1, 35 mph, 56 km/h
Range	sprocket 1; 3 hours at 22 mph, 35 km/h speed sprocket 2; 2,5 hours at 28 mph, 46 km/h
Seating Capacity	1 adult or 1 child 48"
Curb Weight	500 Pounds (227 Kilograms)
Tires	8” rim, 16” tire Carlisle radial DOT
Conversion Time	200 hrs study, design, built and repair bugs
Conversion Cost	5500,00 Canadian dollar’s + 1 dead Etek Motor
Additional Features	-Modification of the rear axle, extension the distance of the rear bearing with reinforcement. -Modification of the motor shaft, extension the distance of the sprockets. -Modification of the wheels drive, we can in a few minutes change for 1 or 2 wheels drive. -Safety belt -Hydraulic disk brake, 2 rears wheels drive -Steering, pitman arm (bell crank) -Front suspension, single A arm/wishbone, travel 2” -Rear suspension, swing arm, 2 shocks (batteries to heavy) travel 6” -1 key switch 24 volts master cut off, 24 volts sealed solenoid (type #586 White Rodger) -1 reverse switch 24 volts, 2 coil reverse acting, 24 volts sealed solenoid (type #586 White Rodger) -1 24 volts dc 5” fan to cooling motor -Waterproof electric panel, low voltage switch
When the rear shaft broke, I had to reinforce the rear axle (too much stress), at the same time I put an extension on the motor shaft to go to the drive sprocket, it removed a lot of stress to the motor, because the sprocket is not directly on the motor shaft and it has a rubber coupler to take some of the bad torque.

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