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Yes, today we build a friction drive electric scooter that is powered by an 18 volt cordless drill!!
Personal Story: My parents wouldn't let me buy my own electric scooter, so I built one out of stuff we had around the house.
P.S. Keep Dad happy. Buy your own cheapo cordless drill at Harbor Freight and don't use his!!
Okay, onto the parts list.
> A cordless drill (the bigger the better)
>A simple push scooter
>A piece of stick-on velcro (you will use the scratchy side only. If you can get it use rubber tape.)
>A rectangular piece of wood or plastic (this will support the drill)
>A whole lot of zipties
>A bicycle hand brake and cable (for the throttle)
Here is a link to a video of the scooter in action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGU0sXQlGlY&context=C3c53192ADOEgsToPDskJShJx5qy0SGTljaewFJPcT
Personal Story: My parents wouldn't let me buy my own electric scooter, so I built one out of stuff we had around the house.
P.S. Keep Dad happy. Buy your own cheapo cordless drill at Harbor Freight and don't use his!!
Okay, onto the parts list.
> A cordless drill (the bigger the better)
>A simple push scooter
>A piece of stick-on velcro (you will use the scratchy side only. If you can get it use rubber tape.)
>A rectangular piece of wood or plastic (this will support the drill)
>A whole lot of zipties
>A bicycle hand brake and cable (for the throttle)
Here is a link to a video of the scooter in action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGU0sXQlGlY&context=C3c53192ADOEgsToPDskJShJx5qy0SGTljaewFJPcT
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Signing UpStep 1Remove The Brake Pedal
Step 1: Removing the only safety system on a razor scooter, the brake!!
My scooter had a small pin on the brake assembly that I hammered out with a small bolt and a hammer.
Your scooter may have a bolt and nut or something like that and it shouldn't be that hard to remove.
Before posting this, I tried to make the scooter with the brake pedal still on. It presented many challenges, so I removed the stubborn thing. Removing it made everything easier.
After you have done this you can move onto the next step.
My scooter had a small pin on the brake assembly that I hammered out with a small bolt and a hammer.
Your scooter may have a bolt and nut or something like that and it shouldn't be that hard to remove.
Before posting this, I tried to make the scooter with the brake pedal still on. It presented many challenges, so I removed the stubborn thing. Removing it made everything easier.
After you have done this you can move onto the next step.
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all i had was velcro
Anyway... nice idea. It looks like it would be kinda hard to ride with the cord and zipties in the way though, what if you threaded those through the tube along the bottom? Your scooter has plugs in it, see in step one where you took out the break...
Good job though :)
It's worth pointing out that you should check your local laws regarding such things. The rules vary and can be a minefield, so take some time to make sure you aren't going to land up with a fine or jail time before you start. I remember doing something similar when I was much younger and getting into difficulties for driving a "motorised vehicle" without appropriate license and insurance. Talking politely to the police and at least knowing the limitations of the machine meant that I "got away with it" but it could be a non trivial concern.
With that in mind, removing the Brakes and not providing an alternative braking system might not be a good idea. If you hack the trigger switch you should be able to move it right up to the handlebars without resorting to break cable and if you do THAT then a relatively simple mod will give you braking effect from the "EMF" of the motor, you might even be able to get some regenerative effect.
Extending the run time with a second battery is a good idea and if you DO that make sure it's another of the same type.
Finally, if you are hacking the battery, then it would make sense to hack the drill too, a lot of the case is empty due to the way the drill is used as a HAND tool, but is not needed for this application. See if you can make it more compact and try to improve the trigger switch/brake cable situation.
Your project is cool, thanks for sharing it, and keep having fun.
I didnt know about that.