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hello
found this forklift motor on ebay looks like a forklift motor, looks old so must be a dc motor, cant see on the data plate if its dc buy it look like it,
im sure it is
24v 92 amps, 2000 rpm
1.7kw
wondering if there are any erxperts here that could say if it5s suitable? for a small ev, smart car or PEUGEOT 107, look a bit small? only 98 amps?
thanks


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/132277122044 ... 2277122044

Useless

Hi jack
Yes i did think so low current rating

Recently on the DIYEV forums, a few users from the UK have been mentioning that they cannot find a Series-Wound DC forklift motor.

They're saying that no junkyards have them anymore, no one's seen them in years, etc. Basically zero availablility and that this is a dead-end for UK EVers.

I've been spouting the usual advice that seems to work in every other country... show up in person to a place that fixes forklifts and ask if you can take one off a carcass they're about to throw away, you'd get one anywhere from free to $200. I've pointed out that no one's buying them, so no one's taking the time to extract them and try to sell them, and that you have to show up in person and ask for them to pull one aside. But, apparently, in the UK, (someone tried calling 30 yards) this is no longer a thing.

I've cited Damien a few times and the $1000 build, but, one user pointed out that Damien merely just had these old motors from a decade ago and that you can't find them anymore like he used to be able to.

Damien/Kevin/anyone else in the UK with a little more experience, have things changed? Is there something they're missing? Anything I should be passing along?