Mini-Kart!

Hey all! Like I promised here are some pictures of the Mini-Kart. It is an all electric, mini, go-kart that is supposed to weigh under 53 pounds. So far it is within the weight limit and looks as if it will run beautifully.

The frame is made of 1/4 inch aluminum that was water jetted with cutouts allowing support as well as keeping the weight under the limit. The remaining supporting sections of the frame are made of 80/20.


The rear wheels are belt driven by two motors, with one motor per wheel. The wiring is quite simple in comparison to the Cap-Kart, which was extreamly tedious, and took only a matter of days. I hope to get a video of the kart in action this Sunday. I also have a router review coming up in a few days also.

Update!

Well by now you have probably gotten the sense that I don't check my blog/post very often.... Between school and other activities I have found it hard to find time to post. As for my last post, there will be no water cooling post as I was unable to obtain the funding necessary to purchase all of the requires supplies. I feel that I have not been very organized or devoted to this blog and will try to update it more often.

Now as far as updates on what Ive been up do, I have recently gotten back together with the Summer Engineering group and we are currently building a Mini electric go kart for this summers project. Our goals are to make it weigh 50 pounds or less and be easy to use etc. So far we have built the frame out of 1/8th inch aluminum sheet that has been water-jetted and are now moving onto the wiring stage (my department!). I will post pictures this weekend and will try to update you guys on the project as it progresses.

As for my DJing, I have slowly been building up my arsenal of lights and equipment. I post a new mix every few months and try to snag any gig I can get. I have now moved on to playing more Dubstep than Hardcore as people are more accepting of that type of electronic music. If you would like to listen to my mixes or want to like my artist page please visit www.facebook.com/audioinfection. There you will find links to my mixes/more info.

I also recently purchased my first laptop. It is an Asus G73SW and a beast of a laptop if I do say so myself. It gets the job done wonderfully and can run SolidWorks and high end games like a breeze. I will post more info soon. Another update computer wise is the new wiring in the desktop PC. I got sick of seeing the semi organized cables and decided to modify the case a little bit to accommodate the massive amount of wires. It now has a very clean look and I look forward to redoing the water cooling loop.

As I final note I just want to say thanks for all the loyal followers. I know that I have not been as dedicated as you have and would like to try and change that. Thanks for your support and I hope to keep updating this blog!