Difference between revisions of "Motors"
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*How do we stop this thing without requiring a constant power drain? | *How do we stop this thing without requiring a constant power drain? | ||
**Imagine, looking down a hill in San Francisco, with a low battery, needing to get home... | **Imagine, looking down a hill in San Francisco, with a low battery, needing to get home... | ||
| + | ***Imagine losing your brakes on these [http://www.datapointed.net/2009/11/the-steeps-of-san-francisco/ steep SF streets]! | ||
*Then, how do we release that brake manually so the chair can be moved without battery power? | *Then, how do we release that brake manually so the chair can be moved without battery power? | ||
**Now, can we make it so that the driver can control the clutch while seated in the chair? | **Now, can we make it so that the driver can control the clutch while seated in the chair? | ||
