what battery could i use for an electric scooter?
i am building an electric scooter probably with this motor http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/DCM-2413/24VDC-135W-MOTOR-BELT-DRIVE-SPROCKET/1.html pleas provide a link or a detailed description of where i can get a battery compatible with that motor
That means a fairly big 50 amp-hour battery (24v) would last 50/5.6 = 9 hours under full power. Of course, lower power levels will mean longer life. A good PWM speed control will help save power a lot.
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any 24 volt battery will work, the larger the better. Or, two 12 volt batteries in series.
135 watts means a current of about 5.6 amps at full power. That means a fairly big 50 amp-hour battery (24v) would last 50/5.6 = 9 hours under full power. Of course, lower power levels will mean longer life. A good PWM speed control will help save power a lot.
A 20 amp-hour (24v) battery would last 3.5 hours.
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well, i am also making an electric scooter and the best kind of batteries to invest in would be lithium inon batteries. they pack about 4 times the amout of energy in the same size package, so with the limmited space in a scooter, they are great so that i can go for longish (probobly not a word) trips!
i would definately look into lithium ions! hope i helped! and good luck! oh and any batteries will be compatable with that motor, but one thing to be aware of is, electric moters can go very fast, but need alot of power to accellerate as one may be able to go fast but when you are trying to murge into traffic, it doesnt speed up quick enough!
-Juliette