Now that I have come home for the summer, I have been able to fit the brakes to the front of the scooter:
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| Complete folded scooter |
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| Dual-Pivot caliper brakes |
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| This 6061 aluminium bracket, made of 3mm L plate and 3mm x 12.7mm square tube, is surprisingly rigid. |
The braking system worked excellently in dry conditions, much to my amazement; it fared a little worse in wet conditions, but it is like the difference between Labour and Conservative - barely there and why do we care ;)
On a poorer note, the Aeolian 4260 600kv motor burnt out in a massively frustrating last-minute calamity just before I was to ride it to my friend's house to show off! I believe that it was caused by the timing in the ESC (set at 12 Degrees - the highest setting!), so I will probably order an inrunner to replace it (Leopard 5692, perchance?)
I decided to cut the motor up just to see what was inside it, I probably will not re-wind the motor due to the fact that the front seems to be press-fitted onto the stator and just unwinding is a flippering nightmare!
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| Dremel solves all... |
