Lets put a brushless in this!

Originally Posted by BrianG

Last year, I was looking around Craigslist and such for a cheap power wheels with a bad motor or something but everything was over $50-60. I wanted to do something similar, except use 5s and a sensored setup (for smoother takeoffs). I also wanted to add a way to mechanically disconnect the steering and pedals so that when I drive it remotely and my kid is in it, she won't fight against it.

Since I couldn't find a cheap donor, the project was scrapped. Ideally, I'd like to get something a little more durable with proper suspension and everything; something like a mini-ATV.

I was going to post on the Trx link, but my old user/pass doesn't seem to work. The poster mentions using a microcontroller, which is fine, but I think a modded servo tester (replace the tester's pot with the pedal's pot) would be easier. Or, use a 556 timer IC with the appropriate timing components.

THey made some changes awhile back and a lot of people had to email support and support sent them a new password to get back in. They even had a problem where a tech accidentally deleted about half of their site so they had to fix that within a few weeks of rolling out the new upgraded site.

The guy in The thread went as far as making his own switch so his kid don't have to go full throttle when he hits the has pedal. He can just feed it now. Nice project it was........