Hi there - I am a complete n00b at all this and my kid wants to build a gokart. Not just the simple push cart wit Pram and Puschair wheels - but a full on electric cart. So I saw this:
How to Make a Go kart / Electric car using PVC pipe at Home
which looked like it was pretty cool. He’s very much into Chassis etc.
And there’s a cool material list. Which includes this motor:
https://robokits.co.in/motors/dc-motor/mega-torque-planetary-dc-geared-motor-250w-300rpm-18vdc?cPath=2_3_317&
What would be a good RobotShop motor to replace this?
Thanks for the help - sorry to be a n00b and ask such a basic question.
Thanks
Hi there! Looks like an amazing project.
I would just recommend to be really careful in the design since this can be a ‘‘harmful project’’.
First, there is this motor here: https://www.robotshop.com/en/devantech-24v-49-1-gear-motor-encoder.html?product-code=RB-Dev-38
24V 143RPM no load and Stall torque of 1472 oz-in. (pretty low RPM)
Second motor: https://www.robotshop.com/en/12v-313rpm-4166oz-in-precision-planetary-gearmotor.html?product-code=RB-Sct-948
12V 313RPM no load and Stall torque of 416.6 oz-in.
You may use this tool to calculate the motors and battery you will need: https://community.robotshop.com/blog/show/drive-motor-sizing-tool
Let me know if this helps and I surely want to see this project in the robot section!
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Thanks for the heads up… I’m new to all this motor and stuff. In the old days I just grabbed a servo motor from somewhere and hooked it up to my lego. It’s been about 40 years since then 
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I understand what you mean, don’t give up!
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