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[RobF]

That was the myth, but of course it wasn't true, it only came into folklore due to Hoover being the manufacturer contracted to produce the C5. The motor units were made by Polymotor of Italy.

More on C5 motors here:

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[Scimitar]

My first successful electric bike was powered by a washing machine motor. Actually it was a trike. The motor was a DC permanent magnet motor by Phillips. It was big and heavy, about the size of the old car dynamos. It was designed to run at 24V on wash, and 220V on spin. I used to run it on 36V, or occasionally 48V. I used it on journeys of up to 35 miles.

Interesting - I don't suppose you recall the model or type number of the motor or the machine it came out of?

 

[morphix]

Howard Hughes the eccentric Texan billionaire created an electric bicycle as a teenager. Maybe he was one of the first ;-) And here it is:

 

[Old_Dave]

Lol, just love the power breaker switch on the bars.

I wonder if he used the switch as a simple on/off or worked it quickly as a speed control


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