this is going to be a Fast car , my 2nd ev was a Mercury Lynx and the best out of 8 so far. There could be a real problem here. 1 try spinning the motor with a 12v bat (unhook one wire from controller them run 2 wires to 12v bat to motor) I don't think this is the problem but its good to know that the motor is OK. hook a light between motor and controller on the wire you just took off (so if the controller is burn out and is full on the motor won't take off (keep out of gear HA HA) . try your test again . Dose this thing have a fuse? You don't want to put 205v to a dead short. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 5:59 AM Subject: Re: trouble shooting a used Grizzily controller
> > I have bought my first EV. The car is a 1986 Ford Escourt. The > > (16) batteries (192v) are installed to 205v, the contactor is > > working (12v) when the key is turned on but the motor does not > > run when the accelerator pedal is depressed. Having been > > advised to bridge the contactor with some load such as light > > bulbs (I used two 75w/110v bulbs in series) to allow the > > controller to charge, I found that the lamps illuminated to > > normal brightness for a few seconds then both bulbs got > > brighter! Alarmed, I opened the circuit breaker. What should I > > expect at this time? Is this the correct response? > > I would expect the bulbs to light brightly at first, then > quickly dim or go out altogether as the voltage at the > controller increases. If you then press the accellerator, the > motor should give a little turn and stop as the capacitors > discharge, and the light would go bright again. > > Good luck. > > Evan. > > > > >
