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Shane Colton: Electric Go-Karts
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As practical as kick scooters. Are, I'm more in love with the concept of electric go-karts. Having four wheels and more power makes them much more exciting, and they're ideally-suited for electrification, since they're typically short-range vehicles anyway. I've helped build two electric go-karts now, each with very different design philosophies. Completed Summer 2011, re-built in Summer 2013. Independent RWD Belt Drive. EMP C6374-200 (discontinued), Alien Power System 6374-170. Thundersky LiFePO4: 40Ah ...
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Shane Colton: MIT Mini Maker Faire 2014
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Saturday, October 18, 2014. MIT Mini Maker Faire 2014. I made a quick trip back to Boston/Cambridge for the first ever MIT Mini Maker Faire. Recap and pictures below, but first here is some video from the event:. As expected from an MIT Maker Faire, there were lots of electric go-karts, Tesla coils, 3D printers, robots, and. Chainsaw.pink scooter.things. To this I contributed a set of long-time Maker Faire veteran projects ( Pneu Scooter. The travel requirement meant that, unfortunately, tinyKart. In che...
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make everything: December 2013
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013. After much wishing I had some hardy tools. I made some hardy tools. These tools fit in the square hole in an anvil. Hole sizes are nonstandard, so its often worthwhile to make your own. Smiths typically make their own tools anyway. Wednesday, December 18, 2013. Device For Converting Motion". Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Device For Converting Motion. Awesome Inc. template. Powered by Blogger.
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Thoughts of a curly Salvadorean sailor wearing Crocs: Cholocycle: upgrade components finally here!
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Thoughts of a curly Salvadorean sailor wearing Crocs. A blog dedicated to follow Roberto's crazy thoughts and random projects. Tuesday, October 7, 2014. Cholocycle: upgrade components finally here! After a long wait. over the last couple of weeks I have received some awesome new presents:. OMG SO MANY A123s! I'm using two 13s3p modules! Delta-Q Quiq 1kW charger! Let the preparations commence! I will be using 13s3p modules now (as opposed to 13s2p), this gives me 50% more energy and range than before!
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Thoughts of a curly Salvadorean sailor wearing Crocs: February 2013
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Thoughts of a curly Salvadorean sailor wearing Crocs. A blog dedicated to follow Roberto's crazy thoughts and random projects. Monday, February 11, 2013. As part of MIT IAP (Independent Activities Period) I took part in an Impractical Bicycle Dynamics Class. The class was led by Jack Whipple (D-lab Shop Manager) and Mars (Crazy Bike Expert), the point of this class was to create unconventional bicycles that were still somewhat rideable. 3 Chopper: A chopper style bicycle. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Thoughts of a curly Salvadorean sailor wearing Crocs: November 2013
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Thoughts of a curly Salvadorean sailor wearing Crocs. A blog dedicated to follow Roberto's crazy thoughts and random projects. Wednesday, November 13, 2013. CholoCycle: Engine take down and battery mock-up. CholoCycle Engine take down and battery mock-up. About 2-3 weeks ago we were fortunate to receive. We brought the frame back to MIT and the next day starting gutting the bike. We brought the frame back to MIT. And the next day starting gutting the bike. Taking out the carbs. Taking off the radiators.
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Thoughts of a curly Salvadorean sailor wearing Crocs: October 2014
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Thoughts of a curly Salvadorean sailor wearing Crocs. A blog dedicated to follow Roberto's crazy thoughts and random projects. Wednesday, October 8, 2014. Cholo @ MIT Maker Faire! Some pics of the EV-Allstars at MIT! Taken by Josh Ramos during MIT's first Maker Faire! Tuesday, October 7, 2014. Cholocycle: upgrade components finally here! After a long wait. over the last couple of weeks I have received some awesome new presents:. OMG SO MANY A123s! I'm using two 13s3p modules! Delta-Q Quiq 1kW charger!
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Thoughts of a curly Salvadorean sailor wearing Crocs: February 2014
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Thoughts of a curly Salvadorean sailor wearing Crocs. A blog dedicated to follow Roberto's crazy thoughts and random projects. Sunday, February 2, 2014. Cholocycle - Motor and Motor Mounts. Camilo and Victor spent lots of time making the clamps fit perfectly:. Camilo staring at the clamps. Victor posing for the camera. We then made renderings for the motor and its mounts (for prettiness sake). Rendered motor mount (soooo pretty). The AC-20 finally arrived! Shout-out to Travis at http:/ emf-power.com/.
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Thoughts of a curly Salvadorean sailor wearing Crocs: May 2014
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Thoughts of a curly Salvadorean sailor wearing Crocs. A blog dedicated to follow Roberto's crazy thoughts and random projects. Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Hey folks, its been long since the last update. This was a busy semester (but my last, yay! I spent the last couple of weeks debugging the sevcon controllers to work with my AC-20. I rigged up my testbed in the EVT room. Making sure to keep tires off the ground. Sevcon espAC with the bike. Putting the controller into the bike! During some auto-tune testing.
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Thoughts of a curly Salvadorean sailor wearing Crocs: May 2012
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Thoughts of a curly Salvadorean sailor wearing Crocs. A blog dedicated to follow Roberto's crazy thoughts and random projects. Sunday, May 20, 2012. Last friday was the very first annual Tech Dinghy Challenge at the MIT Sailing Pavilion! Next House (my old dorm) put together a team for this event full of craziness, sailing and burgers (how could I miss it! Points were awarded for burgers eaten, people in boat and crossing time. Here is a pic of us before putting the boat in the water. At some point I was...
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