i'm a mechanic looking for a way to make an elctric powered forklift travel faster...
2007-01-12 17:28:25 · 4 answers · asked by steve d 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
How is the electric motor driven off. another words is it a pulley or chain from the motor to the drive axel or direct drive ?----- what ever changes you make to make it faster will impact other systems---- put stress on parts that were never tested, amp's on electrical contacts and brushes
2007-01-12 18:45:33 · answer #1 · answered by redrepair 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how old the lift is. Im a Forklift Mechanic by the way. If you add more batteries, you risk burning up the soloniods and/or the smart box(if you have one in there) which is why I ask how old. If it has a smart box ( a big black box with a bunch of wires attached to it) then there are small plastic screws that you can turn and adjust the speed. If its an older one then I dont know cause I dont know what kind of lift you have.
2007-01-13 03:04:13 · answer #2 · answered by pattison_mike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Conservation of energy. Making it go faster will reduce its load capacity
2007-01-12 19:00:00 · answer #3 · answered by arbiter007 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the easiest way would probably be to mess with the gear reduction. you could also add more powerful batteries maybe.
2007-01-12 18:37:51 · answer #4 · answered by Critical Mass 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋