Practical? No
Construction details before the timestamp, at about 10 min he raises the panel-trailer higher. Not bad for 3x100W panels.
Easy to improve.Practical? No
Fun? You bet it is! (I even found myself thinking of how I would improve on it)
Now you've got me curious....I even found myself thinking of how I would improve on it...
Now you've got me curious.
Not very, he said he slapped it together with some parts laying around, no attempt to make it efficient.... I wonder how efficient the DIY E-Bike is....
If you mean the roof rack, that's made mostly of crutches I bought at the thrift store for $6 per pair. I could give you more details around the rack build if you like. If you are asking about the chassis / frame of the trailer, it's standard square and round tubular aluminum and is just a wider (2 child) version of the chassis in my picture (which has suspension and I highly recommend that!).cool project!
may i ask about the frame more? off the shelf? brand/model? i would like to do more solar trekking, but not up to machining the frame at this time
have used an e bike before, but it was kind of bulky. your build looks great. cool idea to repurpose the passenger trailer thing.
i mostly do software side stuff but also like hardware hacking
what is your plan for charge controller(s)?
the wheelbarrow design looks interesting. one potential issue that is probably not really an issue.. since the surface is flat on top perhaps water might pool more easily. sorry to nit pick, because if it is raining then it's not like there is an expectation of solar production. but anyways i mentioned because of water ingress concern.
have you considered using gas linear thingy to hold the lid open for easy access? like on doors to prevent slam shut from momentum
anyways, good luck and your project is inspiring!
Cool idea and think there are some micro-campers out there that could do it but cost you a lot of money. Personally I love the bike camping but sharing roads with a big bike trailer can be hectic. It's best when you can find bike paths.@solar-e-bike-Derek
re: solar trekking
in mid 2020 was entertaining idea of building solar trailer for EV car. drive a bit, camp, charge, recharge, etc..
it's not for bike as this thread is about; the design spaces overlap so i dug up the janky FreeCAD model.
since weight was not as much of a concern, the four mounting poles for the solar panels were to be linear actuators
so that it could achieve approx ±10 degrees of tracking (when stationary) and to go into a low drag pose when driving.
never built any of it yet. still want to solar trek, and engineering for an e-bike seems much more tractable!
using a pre-built frame seems like a great idea.
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good luck with the project!
may i ask for recommendation of where to look up bike paths? app or website or something else?bike paths
Here's a good place for my state: https://www.traillink.com/stateactivity/wa-bike-trails/may i ask for recommendation of where to look up bike paths? app or website or something else?