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looking for inwheel hub motors

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Definitely not recommended, as I already said. OP, If I have correctly assessed the vehicle purpose, consider using only 2 wheel drive so that the mechanical output can be measured on a standard single roller dyno. That was one of the "red flags" Yes, every motor has a controller. But possible.

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Hacking A Car-Radio Chip Into The Ultimate SDR Receiver

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At a time when we all carry smartphones that can stream high-definition movies into our hands, the romance of listening to old-school analog broadcast radio nevertheless endures. I also was in contact with a DIY Webshop in the Netherlands, Team AmateurRadioShop.nl , which still sells a kit of an earlier version of the radio.

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Chip Shortage Challenges Maker Manufacturers

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As the editor responsible for IEEE Spectrum 's Hands On DIY section , it's taken longer and longer each month to find projects incorporating interesting new capabilities. Limor Fried, founder and CEO of Adafruit : It's definitely been a challenge for small electronic manufacturers, makers, creators and inventors.

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iRobot Launches Create 3, with ROS 2 Built In

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It’s a little scary to recall that when iRobot last released an update to the Create DIY/educational robot platform, the calendar read 2014 (!). What's more, Create 3 brings a variety of new functionalities to users, including compatibility with ROS 2, an industry-standard software for roboticists worldwide.

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We Are Now Legal!!!

DIY Electric Car

and taking about 6 hours to charge @ 10amps per charger from a standard 115 volt ac plug rated at 15 amps. We hope in the near future to purchase lithium batteries which will most definitely increase the range to about 100 km (62 miles), improve the top speed to about 100 km per hour and have a battery life between 5 and 10 years.

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Hyundai Launching TCR Edition of Elantra N Sports Compact

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But the standard Elantra N (pictured above without the massive spoiler) was already tuned for track use and is about as much fun as you can have with a new vehicle priced under $35,000. Inside of those wheels owners will find N Performance four-piston brakes as standard equipment. Hyundai is definitely giving performance some thought.

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Henry Samueli and the Rise of Digital Broadband

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Broadcom also has big chunks of the markets for chips for Ethernet transceivers, high-definition television (HDTV) receivers, digital subscriber line modems (the leading alternative to cable modems), and direct broadcast satellite receivers. Approved in 1998, DOCSIS is now the industry standard for all cable modems being built for the U.S.

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