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> On Oct 26, 2017, at 1:52 AM, EVDL Administrator via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> > wrote: > >> On 24 Oct 2017 at 12:45, ptandjb via EV wrote: >> >> I am trying to >> help my 85 year old uncle realize one of his bucket list items while there is >> still time, to drive this car at least once. He has been working for over 30 >> years to slowly build an electric car using the GE EV1-B controller that he >> purchased in 1984. > > HI Paul. I'm assuming here that you're using a series DC motor because I > don't recall that GE made any EV1 controllers for separately-excited motors. > I may be wrong about that, however. > > But if your motor is series-field DC, and the GE EV1 is indeed not among > the living, and time is more important than the budget, the quick fix would > be to replace the EV1 with a modern controller. > > I guess you could say that Curtis is a more or less "standard" choice here.. > They've been making road EV controllers for for many years. Their former > incarnation, PMC, built the DCC-96 bipolar transistor controller used in the > Bradley GT EVs in the late 1970s. > > Something like a Curtis 1238E-6521 (rated for 48-80v systems) should be > plenty to get your car rolling, assuming you have a 60v battery, which your > message suggested. > > There are other reputable brands, such as Zilla and Alltrax, but 60v seems > to be kind of in a "no man's land" these days. Kelley controllers are > cheap, but I've seen mixed reviews of them. > > Maybe others here will have further controller suggestions. > > Please let us know how it goes. We're pulling for you and your uncle! > > David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA > EVDL Administrator > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not > reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my > email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
