Solar powered rig

[rcmaniac24]

yeah i don't think i will be able to do the generator idea, i'm running low on cash and i still need a remote and receiver and then the panel. i'm thinking about making a kind of dual switch powered by a micro servo, one that turns off the power to most of the car and at the same time turning the solar panel on so it will charge the battery. we'll see how it works, it might totally fail lol which would be slightly disappointing but either way i'm sure i will get an A on my senior project just for the steps taken, then in the end i will still have a sweet 6x6

[rcmaniac24]

what would be a good transmission to use for this? theres a lot of mass on it and the ol' stampede tranny has exceded its useful life. i need a new one that is smaller and lighter, any suggestions?

[Aussie Nerd]

The ax10 tranny is light in stock form Cheap too.

Kieren

[rcmaniac24]

do you know where i could find the dimensions of it? it can't bet any wider then like 2.75"

[Aussie Nerd]

Mine appears to be pretty well spot on 3 inches, but that is with the larger DNA motor plate.

Kieren

[rcmaniac24]

alright thanks! i'll look into it. are the rc4wd R2 trannys any good? i want something reliable and i have read some mixed reports about them

[Aussie Nerd]

I think they can be a bit easy to break if you push them. They will also be a lot heavier than the ax10 tranny.

Kieren

[rcmaniac24]

so after a few months of working i have a pic to show for my work. i can't find the camera to take any pics of under the panel but this panel is the best i could get for the money and its close to the dimensions i wanted.



sorry for bad quality

[subyman]

Originally Posted by rmdesignworks

This is not always so,,you can couple a motor to a generator that makes enough power to drive the motor and it will do so,,equalized input for output,,,the idea here though is to either charge the batteries to extend runtime or provide enough power to run the vehicle without onboard power sources like batteries,,if the secondary motor/generator is geared the right way it will provide more current for charging then solar cells.

I have been involved in wind driven charging stations for years both commercially and privately...and its possible to make a lot of power by secondary input,,and besides capacitors can be introduced to build incoming power to a level far beyond what is being used

one other thing,,newtons laws of physics have been proven to be limited when applied to forced and stored energy

Hmmmm, if what you are saying is true then you have described a real life perpetual motion system. Why haven't you gotten a Nobel prize?

Let me get this straight. You say we have a battery that runs a motor, then the motor turns a generator which then charges the battery. As you of all people should know, it takes more mechanical energy to turn the generator than what the generator outputs in electricity. This gives the system a negative net energy gain.

Unless you are talking about the motor turning into a generator to harness kinetic motion in the form of a regenerative braking system, I can agree with you there.