Lol yup that is what a buddy of mine said.. "could fit a sub in that basket"
@Steve_Lee said:
. . . Electric motor too - could mount a solar panel overhead for canopy . . . battery in the basket . . .
Electric motor is the giant black front wheel hub. Battery mount is indeed in the basket.. Just happened to have the battery removed in the pic.
Mounted the speed controller just under the seat (silver box). The black box under that (in previous pics) I added to shove the connectors and extra wiring in. Tidies it up and keeps moisture away from the connectors.
Solar is a whole different can o worms. Modern lithium batteries hold a ton of power, so a small solar panel that would fit on a trike would probably take a week of full sun for one full charge. However, since the batteries hold so much it should last far far more than sporatic use of a weekend at the campground anyway. Not a big deal to plug it into the charger every great once in a while for 6hrs. Also lithiums don't like to be constantly at max charge, which depending on the situation solar would potentially often be trying to do. IMO solar was a better idea for lead acid batteries in this type of use since they have less capacity that solar can supplement, and don't mind being charged up to and held up against full capacity (they basically like it that way).
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Done. I guess you can't stop folks when they aren't even looking, but I did my best to be conspicuous. Hopefully it never becomes a hood ornament.
Trike needs a stereo....
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. . . Electric motor too - could mount a solar panel overhead for canopy . . . battery in the basket . . .
Lol yup that is what a buddy of mine said.. "could fit a sub in that basket"
Electric motor is the giant black front wheel hub. Battery mount is indeed in the basket.. Just happened to have the battery removed in the pic.
Mounted the speed controller just under the seat (silver box). The black box under that (in previous pics) I added to shove the connectors and extra wiring in. Tidies it up and keeps moisture away from the connectors.
Solar is a whole different can o worms. Modern lithium batteries hold a ton of power, so a small solar panel that would fit on a trike would probably take a week of full sun for one full charge. However, since the batteries hold so much it should last far far more than sporatic use of a weekend at the campground anyway. Not a big deal to plug it into the charger every great once in a while for 6hrs. Also lithiums don't like to be constantly at max charge, which depending on the situation solar would potentially often be trying to do. IMO solar was a better idea for lead acid batteries in this type of use since they have less capacity that solar can supplement, and don't mind being charged up to and held up against full capacity (they basically like it that way).