Using a cheap DC motor to make a go-kart go

T1Covered by 1 source · first reported by Raspberry Pi / Arduino / Adafruit at 04 Nov, 19:02 UTC

Maya Posch, writing on Hackaday, covers a build from Current Concept that tries to move a go-kart with a $1 brushed DC motor and a very big gear reduction. The trick is a 3D printed compound gearbox with a 1,243:1 ratio, which trades motor speed for torque. The kart itself was a Craigslist find…

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• T1Using a cheap DC motor to make a go-kart goRaspberry Pi / Arduino / Adafruit04 Nov, 19:02