new to this!!!!

[max]

jock.
if you speak to Richard at rlt he will work out the correct ratio and get the rear wheels made with a different sprocket on them and make you a front sprocket that slides over your mobility scooter axles and bobs your uncle, save your self the hassle you might need the time for other things!!!
regards
max

[multisync]

Yes you need to give it a little thought at this stage to save altering things later, as the motor turns to move forward, the top part of the chain comes in tension and tries to pull the road wheels and motor unt closer together, and the more power you have available, then the bigger the problem.
Keep the grey cells  working
Walter

[max]

The car has had its first service after 1 hour of play!!. for some reason the chains stretched or the motor slipped but anyway i took 2 links out of both chains re tightend it all and its great.
now after 40 Min's of driving the car slowed to about 2 mph but the Battery indicator says all but one led on, so I'm thinking of changing the battery's. also the top speed is only about 3 1/2 mph which has surprised me because Richard worked out the gears and suplied them making me think that either I got the rmps wrong in the first place or the motor is not getting enough power, but the speed stays the same(until it drops down to 2mph) on what ever surface or hill up/down.
I bet this makes no sense what-so ever!!!!!
any ideas gents?
ps the kids love it!!!!
Let me know if we need to change the cogs Max. BW's Rich

[multisync]

Hi Max
I'm not surprised about the chain problem as I had exactly the same with mine, I had to make an adjustment system to hold the motor unit in place with long threaded bolts as adjustable stops. You can see that in the pics I put up a couple of post back.

I'm not sure what you mean about the battery / power problem.

Just thinking out loud.
Assuming that the battery indicator is working OK, you shouldn't see a reduction in speed if it shows only one LED below full power. If it shows more or less full, then the batteries cannot be at fault!
Are you saying that it show this level when driven under power? or when idle?
The voltage will recover quite quickly when the motor is not running.
Do you have any lights fitted? If so the brightness is also a good indication of battery level.
If you have access to a voltmeter, have it connected across the battery supply and see if it indicates a change when the speed drops.
Its also worth checking to see if anything gets excessively hot. Electrical or mechanical.
If it runs for 40 mins without a problem, I would doubt that there is much wrong, except the batteries, but the level indicator seems to suggest otherwise.

Hope you can glean something useful from this

Best of luck
Walter