gkasev

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Comment · 3 months ago
Hi there, One Too Many is a fusion of some of the games I like to play. My aim was to create a collectable card game for the wide audience. This beta preview includes the full game functionality, but no art work. It is also not optimized for small screens. This is my first try at creating a game, any feedback is greatly appreciated.
Comment · 2 years ago
It's been a while since I last stumbled upon such a novel idea. With Robinhood and company getting into the betting markets, I'm afraid this idea will get a bad image and make it's adoption harder.
Comment · 3 years ago
Comment · 4 years ago
Thank you! A better (more solid) connection between the kit and the frame would be on the top of my priority list, if I were to build it again.
Comment · 4 years ago
Thanks!
Comment · 4 years ago
The decision to select this motor was mainly driven by what is available, price, dimensions and the size of the output shaft. The gearbox would not fit anything that has an output shaft smaller than 6mm. I knew that I'm not going to need all the power and also top speed.
Comment · 4 years ago
Comment · 4 years ago
I used 4mm thick, black anodized aluminum plates. I'm not a machinist and do not know the specifics of your CNC machine, but you will most probably have no problems machining these plates.
Comment · 4 years ago
Thank you! Yes, brakes are important and I have 203mm discs front and rear.

After building this, I'm dreaming of building something very elegant - a 50W to 100W torque generator that is tiny in size and very lightweight, and it fits within the hub of the wheel. Maybe not using batteries at all, but supercapacitors the are charged when you brake and discharged when you accelerate.

Comment · 4 years ago
This is a good point, thank you! I take this very seriously and I'm very mindful when riding the bike.
Comment · 4 years ago
Thank you! I'm mostly going to ride it on flat off-road terrain. I'm not really happy how those XT connectors stick out :/.
Comment · 4 years ago
Yes, I have a long commute to work (18km one way) and this was my main motivation for building the bike.

On the controls side of thing, I have the ECU and an Arduino Nano. The Arduino uses the BEC port of the ECU as a voltage supply to run a simple routine translating the analog output (potentiometer) from the throttle handle to a PWM signal that the ECU can understand.

The way that the assistance work is that while you are pedaling, you can turn the throttle and adjust until you get the assistance you want - pretty simple. After a while it becomes natural.

Comment · 4 years ago
I designed it for 40km/h max, but this is way too fast.

Given the KV rating of the motor and your max voltage you can calculate the max rotational speed of the motor = KV*V. From there it is just a matter of multiplying by all gear ratios along the drive train to calculate the rotational speed of the rear wheel. Knowing the circumference of the 26" wheel gives you the max speed.

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