Week 10 - Blog 2 - 4/27/18

Today we cut the bracket to shape for the motor and batteries. We also attached the sprocket to the motor and tested it. It runs well far but we need to figure out the switch situation and mount the motor controller and batteries. The speed of this motor is much higher than the first bike's.

Week 10 - 4/23/2018


Today we figured out what to do for our motor and sprocket for bike 2. We still need to figure out what to do for our switch. We may buy it or 3d print a key for a key switch in class. We will next mount the batteries and motor to the wooden bracket. Bike 1 is complete except for the chain popping off. We found a derailer to use for this issue.

Week 9 - Blog 2 - 4/19/2018

Today we did test runs on bike one with power. We also mounted the wooden bracket to bike two and are working on the rest of the battery box today. Bike one runs well but is having problems with the chain popping off. It is easy enough to put back on but is not good for when we are driving.

Week 9 - 4/17/19


Today we cut the wood for the piece that the battery will be resting on. We plan on attaching it to the metal brackets soon. On bike 1 we put washer on the motors axle then mounted the sprocket to the chain and ran the bike. It runs well, but does not have enough torque to speed up the bike from rest. We will work on solving this next class.

Week 8 - Blog 2 - 4/11/2018 Blog 

Today we finished putting the back metal brackets on the bike. We plan to put the wooden piece on after the front metal brackets are on. We want to finish the first bike before we spend all of our time on this one. We are finishing the chaining of it currently and hope to get it running soon.

Week 8 - 4/9/2018

Today, we got a good amount done. We are adding a master link to bike ones chain from the motor sprocket to the chains on the bike. The motor is mounted safely to the bike. We drilled holes into the bikes frame to make it easier to bracket. We are nearing completion of the first bike and started on the second bike. We measured out and drilled holes for the battery bracket. We successfully completed the right side of the bracket connecting to the bike. Once we finish the left side, we can put a platform on top of it and put the batteries and motor controller on top.

Week 7 - Blog 2 - 4/5/18 

Today we are firmly attaching the motor to the bike and attaching the chain to the sprocket of the motor. Once we lengthen the chain more we can attach it and run the whole system. Hopeful for the bike to be completed today. If we run into any problems, it may need to be completed next week.

EDIT : We cannot attach the chains to the motor yet because the sprocket we have on the motor is not the right size for the chains. We have taken the sprocket off and are ordering a new one now.

Week 7 - 4/3/18 

This week we are ordering the parts for the next bike and plan on finishing up the first one in the coming days. Today we are finishing the wooden battery box and connecting the system to test for any problems. We are using a hinge on the top of the box so if any fire starts we can quickly address it.