Re: [EVDL] Nissan Leaf 2013 dim headlights at 14V

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Re: [EVDL] OT: US traffic controls (was: tesla's sneaky rolling stops)

EV List Lackey wrote: > On 1 Feb 2022 at 22:01, jim--- via EV wrote: > > > Absolutely hate traffic circles... > > They work fine if there is very low traffic, but if there is lots of > > traffic, they are horrible... > > I hear that from a lot of folks. > > I've done some driving in France wher

Re: [EVDL] Leaf 2013 Ghost Loads on 12V battery

Mark Hanson wrote: > After parking the 2013 Leaf in the garage for 3 weeks, it wouldn’t go > when I tried to drive it last night, flashed as error Contact the Dealer > with a bunch of yellow exclamation points. I remembered from the EVDL > to check the 12V battery and it was 9V so I charged it up

Re: [EVDL] Bottom Balancing Batteries

wrote: > PS John is a member of the Vancouver EV Association as am I. He is some > 80 miles to the east. I haven't seen Roger Stockton for a couple of > years. > He's running a Leaf now and I think he is still part of Delta-Q. All > are welcome to come visit VEVA via Zo

Re: [EVDL] EV Digest, Vol 76, Issue 31

Lawrence Rhodes wrote: >> I'm wondering how much capacity the capacitors are adding to the system, >> as the voltage of the capacitors can never go below the sag voltage of >> the LiIon cells under load, and can never go above the LiIon cells >> voltage during regen. > > > I am not sure this sta

Re: [EVDL] Maxwell Supercap 16v modules could protect my expensive lithium batteries.

Jay Summet wrote: > I'm wondering how much capacity the capacitors are adding to the system, > as the voltage of the capacitors can never go below the sag voltage of > the LiIon cells under load, and can never go above the LiIon cells > voltage during regen. > > I'd love to see a comparison graph

Re: [EVDL] EVSE.uk to ban pih> cheap onboard-3kWh-rechargers too-slow

Willie via EV wrote: > > https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/105449/ban-plug-in-hybrids-from > > -ev-charging-bays-say-experts Ban plug-in hybrids from EV charging > > bays, say experts 10 Dec, 2018 Tristan Shale-Hester > > I was hoping some one would comment on this. Can someone make sense

Re: [EVDL] poor 2011 Leaf performance

Steve Heath wrote: > The best mile/Kw I have got has been 180 and the worst is 230. Average > is 190 and this measurement is based on coulomb counting over the > distance. I think you are meaning to state 180-230 Wh/mi? 180-230 mile/kWh would be extremely unusual efficiency for an on-road EV, a

Re: [EVDL] AM radios dropped from plugins (RFI, EMI, +)> (go digital)

Peri Hartman wrote: > Hmm, maybe cost savings of putting a grounded shield around the motor > and controller. For the AM radio, what could the cost be? $1.00? Good point; perhaps the real cost savings isn't the radio itself, but that its absence allows them to cut corners (and cost) elsewhere on

Re: [EVDL] AM radios dropped from plugins (RFI, EMI, +)> (go digital)

Tom Keenan wrote: > I have a 2013 Leaf, and the AM radio works fine. Same with my old 2005 > Prius. I use the AM radio on a daily basis during my commute to work. > Not sure if it is perhaps an issue with certain radio suppliers/car > manufacturers? I suspect it has more to do with the cost savi

Re: [EVDL] Has Tesla gone too far?

paul dove wrote: > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 22, 2018, at 11:28 AM, Haudy Kazemi via EV > wrote: > > > > Which models have SAE ports? The only adapter I know of is Chademo. T

Re: [EVDL] Mom yanks kids from e-toy-suv w/ smoking pack before it flames

> -Original Message- > From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Lee Hart via EV > Sent: August-16-18 9:51 PM > To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List > Cc: Lee Hart > Subject: Re: [EVDL] Mom yanks kids from e-toy-suv w/ smoking pack before > it flames > > brucedp5 via EV

Re: [EVDL] Charging load on the grid (NOT)

Cor van de Water wrote: > Another data point to consider: > The *cheapest* (base tariff) rate of household electricity here in Silicon > Valley has now been raised above $0.21 per kWh. > If you go over your baseline (about 11 kWh/day) then price increases over > 30c/kWh which almost everyone hits.

Re: [EVDL] Charging load on the grid (NOT)

Cor van de Water wrote: > LED prices are much more competitive than you put in your calculation. > Almost every LED that I see can be had for $5 or less. > Best selling on Amazon is a good quality, non-dimming LED for $1.39 when > you buy a 16 pack ($22.22 for the pack) It was not my goal to try

Re: [EVDL] Charging load on the grid (NOT)

David Roden wrote: > Incandescents that are used daily burn out fast, and get replaced with > modern CF or LED retrofits. My experience is that if you are in the habit of turning a light on when you enter a room and off when you leave, that CFLs will die *faster* than incandescents. If you lea

Re: [EVDL] Reposting, Still Need Help, 86 Year Old Uncle Still TryingAfter 34 Years to Get Bucket List GE EV1-B Based EV Car Running

Matt Awesome wrote: > Wait, I had this backwards. I thought we *were* discussing the EV-1 > vehicle, not the forklift controller. Nope; it is confusing at first glance, but the EV-1 *car* was a Chevy, while the EV-1 *controller* is a GE product ;^> > If we're talking about the forklift controll

Re: [EVDL] Reposting, Still Need Help, 86 Year Old Uncle Still TryingAfter 34 Years to Get Bucket List GE EV1-B Based EV Car Running

Cor van de Water wrote: > Not that I remember that this was a requirement for the GE EV1 > controller. > That would also not have worked for my controller, [...] Cor, while your GE controller might well have had similar (or identical) switch input requirements as the GE EV-1 SCR controller in qu

Re: [EVDL] K&W BC20 96 volt charger replacement?

brucedp5 wrote: > 12VDC deep-cycle batteries do not last as long as 6V golf/traction > batteries. The latter have thicker plates= more lead. The latter part of this statement is no longer necessarily true; as the golf industry moved to 12V floodeds for their 48V cars, 12V flooded batteries becam

Re: [EVDL] Slow due to 96V pack?

paul dove wrote: > There is no voltage adjustment on input voltage in any motor controller I > ever used. This discussion specifically concerns a vehicle using a Zilla motor controller; from the Z1K specsheet: "Other features include programmable motor voltage and current limits, programmable

Re: [EVDL] Slow due to 96V pack?

paul dove wrote: > That made no sense to me but a DC motor controller takes the input voltage > to power mosfets or igbts which switch the power on and off with a pwm > signal to get the desired output to drive a motor. It has no knowledge of > the battery impedance. The controller does not have,

Re: [EVDL] Slow due to 96V pack?

paul dove wrote: > You said:Here's my guess: A 6v golf cart battery has an internal > resistance of about 5 milliohms (0.005 ohms). A 96v pack has 16 of them; > so the resistance is 0.005 x 16 = 0.08 ohms. Let's say the Zilla limits > voltage to 72v (i.e. it won't pull the pack below 72v). Then th

Re: [EVDL] Electric vehicle subsidies: expensive and ineffective?

Dan Baker wrote: > Would anyone care to comment on this? Agree or disagree? Is it oil > funded > FUD? I live in Nova Scotia, Canada, one of the have-not provinces for EV > rebates. I can affirm that without rebates EV car sales here are pretty > well nonexistent, most dealers here carry very li

Re: [EVDL] ? Is this really a Smart Fortwo ED EV that burnt to a crisp ?

EVDL Administrator wrote: > A lot of people have shown an interest in discussing the origins of the > fire here, but I haven't seen any posts yet addressing Bruce's question > -- was this really a Smart? > > Bruce provided links that show a Smart chassis. The burnt-out skeleton in > the photos r

Re: [EVDL] ? Is this really a Smart Fortwo ED EV that burnt to acrisp ?

Cor van de Water wrote: > Remember that an EVSE has a relay interrupting the 240V supply. > As I related before, any wire that is damaged or improperly tightened > can burn, even if not overloaded for the spec of the wire. > If the EVSE is not frequently used, there is the risk of corrosion of > t

Re: [EVDL] Most efficient hub motor for 20" wheel

Lee Hart wrote: > My Bike-E has a 7-speed rear hub, and of course a very long chain. My > thought was to mount the motor under the seat, with a freewheel > sprocket to the chain. > That way, it gets the benefit of the gearing. The freewheel means you're > not spinning the motor when it's not being

Re: [EVDL] Adapting L1 to 14-50 receptacle

Chris Tromley wrote: > So here's my question. A 14-50 has a neutral, so I'm pretty sure I can > adapt my brick to it by simply tapping one leg of the 240 V. Is there > anything subtle that I'm missing? Like if there are a bunch of these > outlets fed by a single panel and I pull 3 kW off one le

Re: [EVDL] What is a compliance car? : ... Volt/Prius ...

Robert Bruninga wrote: > Sorry for your bother... But there is a huge difference and the name > differentiation is good. Since the Chevy Volt has the longest EV range of > every one of the 15 plug-in hybrids now on the market it diserves a very > definite distinctive nomenclature. The distinctio

Re: [EVDL] What is a compliance car? : ... Bolt named top car ...

brucedp5 wrote: > So, the less informed as Roger (people in the public, EVnoobs), would hear > the phrase 'compliance car' without initially & truly understanding what > it means, & just surmise (pick-up) that it is a not a positive thing. I > would hope that those EVnoobs would later do the dilig

Re: [EVDL] What is a compliance car? : ... Bolt named top car ...

paul dove wrote: > Quebec becomes the first Canadian province and 11th North American market, > after 10 US states, to adopt a ZEV mandate. Just as California does not constitute the entire American market, Quebec is not the entire Canadian market. The Bolt is offered for sale in other Canadia

Re: [EVDL] What is a compliance car? : ... Bolt named top car ...

brucedp5 wrote: > That post and its responses are really about what 'we each' think what a > 'compliance car' is. > > I had this thought over a week ago when a news item tried to say the Bolt > was not a compliance car based on how many EVs GM 'had to' produce vs how > many more GM said they were

Re: [EVDL] Chevy Bolt named top car in N. America

Dannyterhaar wrote: > > And despite the fact that GM specifically said this was a compliance car > > and had no intention of selling this in other states. > > > > Can you point me to a public posting of GM where they announced that ? > I really tried to find it , but it's not popping up in google

Re: [EVDL] Cheap L2 charging in parking places: Bolt EV'sIn Production

ROBERT via EV wrote: > Roger, let me try to clarify my concern.  A person buys a third party > J1772 to NEMA adapter (made in China and made cheap).  The adapter has a > NEMA rated 20A plug.  The adapter does not produce a modified pilot > signal. Just to be clear, the adapter does not (*cannot*)

Re: [EVDL] Cheap L2 charging in parking places: Bolt EV'sIn Production

ROBERT via EV wrote: > Again I must correct myself. I looked back at the J1772 standard and some > past work that I did. An EVSE outputs a 1KHz square wave. The duty cycle > of this wave informs the the vehicle of the maximum amperage that the EVSE > can supply (rated current). The vehicle is

Re: [EVDL] Cheap L2 charging in parking places: Bolt EV'sIn Production

ROBERT via EV wrote: > How many of these adapters are approved by the vehicle manufacturer and > how many are UL listed? I would expect that every J1772 opportunity charge cord ("adapter") provided by a vehicle OEM will be UL listed and is clearly approved by that vehicle OEM for use with their

Re: [EVDL] Cheap L2 charging in parking places: Bolt EV'sIn Production

ROBERT via EV wrote: > (1) How does a vehicle with a J1772 connector know the rating of the NEMA > outlet? The portable J1772 EVSE charging cord/adapter tells the vehicle via the pilot signal how much AC current may be drawn. A 120V J1772 cord will almost certainly tell the vehicle not to draw

Re: [EVDL] Insurance Forensic Eng crying wolf ... (does this explain why Insurers' EV-uptake is slow?)

Cor van de Water wrote: > Battery Disposal Cost: > "When a battery-powered electric vehicle is involved in a collision, > the battery needs to be removed, discharged, frozen and then destroyed. > Getting rid of a large, lithium-ion battery can cost upwards of > $30,000.00" > Say what? Frozen? As

Re: [EVDL] 2nd life for lithium batteries

Michael Ross wrote: > You are correct it is a form of accelerated life testing, but very > different from traditional testing for Li ion batteries. Almost > unrecognisable in comparison. Perhaps this is true of some more recent test regimen he has adopted; what he described in the presentation I

Re: [EVDL] 2nd life for lithium batteries

Michael Ross wrote: > Even though marketing likes accelerated life testing, and it > gives a higher comfort level to everyone, accelerated life > testing can just take resources away from ​more serious > investigation​; > This is where the work at Dalhousie got its motivation. [...] > Their ap

Re: [EVDL] Off-grid solar house and electric car charging

Cor van de Water wrote: > Roger, > You used the wrong definition. The Wikipedia quote is about the power > delivered to the *load* but the discussion was about the power losses in > the *wire* feeding the load. No; just as the power dissipated in a resistive load remains the same, the power diss

Re: [EVDL] Off-grid solar house and electric car charging

Robert Bruninga wrote: > Yes, as far as VOLTS and as AMPS as averages are concerned. Such as > average power. A 1500W resistor will be 1500W whether on DC or RMS AC. > > But the power loss in wires feeding that resistor will have greater loss > on AC because of two factors important in distribu

Re: [EVDL] Charger connector options

Christopher Darilek wrote: > How would you mount the car-side PowerPole connector?  Pigtail > somewhere?  I have a hole in the side of my car I'd like to use to mount > it.. Have a look at the PowerPole datasheet on Anderson's site:

Re: [EVDL] Charger connector options

Christopher Darilek wrote: > I'm ready to upgrade my charger connector.  Right now I'm using NEMA plugs > on the ends of pig tails under the hood (I have to open my hood 2x a > day).  My charge rate is 18A @100V (reduced to not melt said plugs).  I > think I need 5 connections:  +100V, battery gro

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: What You Need To Know To Wire A Garage EVSE

Peter C. Thompson wrote: > I didn't claim that it made any sense. :) I agree that having the > 14-50 plug in the garage makes a lot of sense (which is what I have - > for welding, of course). I think the use of NEMA 6-xx connectors makes sense given that the J1772 EVSE is a 240V *only* device,

Re: [EVDL] The reasons for a solar car.

Peri Hartman wrote: > I don't think the desire for crash safety will go away. Just because > the odds decrease doesn't mean one doesn't want protection. I can go > on, but I think everyone knows what I mean. In a word: "Titanic". ;^> Cheers, Roger. ___

Re: [EVDL] The secrets of Avcon or smashing the hell out of a glued together claw.

The Avcon connector is as specified in SAE J1772-2001. The standard inlet is capable of AC Level 1 and 2 charging and is required to support only 4 out of 9 possible contacts: Contact #1 (4.6mm dia): charger 1 (AC hot or Neutral in the case of Level 1 (120VAC)) Contact #2 (4.6mm dia): charger 2

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: This Is The GM-200mi EV Before You Are Supposed To See It (v)

Michael Ross wrote: > It is a bit of a bugaboo that weight is important in terms of energy > consumption. More important is air drag losses, and rolling resistance. > In the thought experiment where there are no losses to friction, the > weight is meaningless except for whatever change in elevatio

Re: [EVDL] temp sensors on brushes

Mark Grasser wrote: > I seem to remember one of the hottest points being the brushes themselves. > I am going to drill and tap about ¼" deep for 4-40 screw on the wire end > of the brush. Concerns would be these: are the brushes a god point to > read temperature? Am I in danger of splitting the b

Re: [EVDL] 48V Energy Meter (Lead-Acid)...

damon henry wrote: > I have been around and using E-meters for many years now and this is the > first time I have ever heard of using a zener diode as a method to create > an isolated power supply for one. Is it really that simple? Yes, but it does not provide an ~isolated~ supply. [...] > If

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Zombie222 electric 1968 Mustang 0-60mph:2s destroys Tesla-SP85D

Ben Goren wrote: > Erm...I don't think you understand how these things work. I very, very > much doubt it's like Weyland sought out the Tesla to race; rather, almost > certainly, both of them showed up to the same event, ran in a number of > races against all sorts of vehicles, and the Zombie and

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Zombie222 electric 1968 Mustang 0-60mph:2s destroys Tesla-SP85D

Ben Goren wrote: > > This whole exercise seems rather childish. > > If that's the case, then _all_ amateur racing for all time is and has been > childish...and amateur sports, and all hobbies, and so on. Why would you > waste time with paint and canvas when a camera is so much faster, easier, > a

Re: [EVDL] "Zero self-discharge"

Michael Ross wrote: > It is like a bunch of people simply don't want to understand that things > are not uniform across the field, that there is old tech that is being > surpassed, and that some things are turning out very well. > > I would restate, " I think it is possible that people don't reco

Re: [EVDL] "Zero self-discharge"

Michael Ross wrote: > Cells, when designed well, don't offer a ready path for any electrons that > aren't controlled by external circuitry. This how cells for medical > implants can last for 10 or more years. I rather suspect that cells for medical implants are *primary* (i.e. non-rechargable)

Re: [EVDL] article: World's first 1 megawatt all-electric race car to compete at Pikes Peak

Rush Dougherty wrote: > Roger - Great photos of Woodburn, any more somewhere? Thanks. There are more from Woodburn '99 accessible from the index page: And a few from 2000 at: (I didn't get many ph

Re: [EVDL] article: World’s first 1 megawatt all-electric race car to compete at Pikes Peak

Ben Goren wrote: > Sorry -- I was referring to them seem to really be building a real race > car, not attempting to verify their claims to bragging rights. The > megawatt bit, honestly, didn't even register > > b& > > On Apr 2, 2015, at 6:15 PM, Ben Apollonio via EV > wrote: > > > Really?

Re: [EVDL] Q about using an electronic load.

John Lussmyer wrote: > >If you are able to consider sufficiently large electronic loads, then > ones that can push the energy back into the grid rather than dissipating > it as heat become an option. This capability doesn?t really become > available until you are looking at loads of at least 6kW,

Re: [EVDL] Q about using an electronic load.

Michael Ross wrote: > I think I need to be a notch or two above garage testing.  To provide > results worth referencing.  I do have to be frugal and not spend where > good things can be fabricated.  We want to be cost effective for clients > that aren't at the million$ a year in sales level. Than

Re: [EVDL] Q about using an electronic load.

Michael Ross wrote: > I am investigating how to test cells and packs - I will need to charge and > discharge. > > If I have a programmable electronic load, rather than purely resistive > loads, is this an unrealistic way to discharge batteries? Thought I'd mention that while a programmable load

Re: [EVDL] Q about using an electronic load.

Michael Ross wrote: > I have heard of putting a roll of fencing in a tank to steam off heat. Is > this useful with a programmable load? Or is this just a crude way to > discharge. Probably not, unless the electronic load you choose is designed to be used with an external load bank, or you plan

Re: [EVDL] Q about using an electronic load.

Michael Ross wrote: > If I have a programmable electronic load, rather than purely resistive > loads, is this an unrealistic way to discharge batteries? > > I gather they use power MOSFETS and switch them to product the desired > output current from the batteries. I think this implies some trans

Re: [EVDL] EValert: !Don't buy a salvaged Tesla EV to repair &drive! (video)

Mike Nickerson wrote: > It is a good thing when a vehicle like a Tesla disables itself in an > accident. Even my conversion does that. I have an inertial switch to > disconnect the traction pack in the event of an accident. > > Now, in my case, I just need to reset that sensor. I'm sure Tesla

Re: [EVDL] Flooded lead-acid ooopsie and how to correct best?

Jay Summet wrote: > It seems to me that the "ganged" nature of the caps shouldn't make the > pressure release valves in them any more or less "good". (unless they > are by different manufacturers from the individual caps) I'm not aware of any pressure release valve in either type. The leakage I'

Re: [EVDL] Flooded lead-acid ooopsie and how to correct best?

Cor van de Water wrote: > I have added a little "dam" of baking soda around the fill hole of that > cell, so if it spills during the end of charging, it should get > neuralized. As I expect you realise, my concern regarding loss of electrolyte due to spillage is that when this happens, you are l

Re: [EVDL] Flooded lead-acid ooopsie and how to correct best?

Cor van de Water wrote: > I presume that you meant to say "unless it's very high in minerals" > and luckily our water is the "softest" in the area. I grabbed the water > report from the city and saw that our tap water has on average only > 71 PPM (Parts per Million) total dissolved solids, of whic

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid Mustang: motorcycle drivetrain?

Ben Goren wrote: > > I suspect that it is not just the static load of the belt tension, but > > the tension added to one side of the belt/chain when the motor is > > delivering torque. > > That was my initial thought, too...until late yesterday evening when I was > doing a bunch of research on it

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid Mustang: motorcycle drivetrain?

Ben Goren wrote: > Very interesting! That exact design won't work, as I'm keeping the V8 -- > but the basic geometry is very similar to what I have in mind. Understood; I was thinking that it might be easier to modify the combiner output shaft to be double-ended so that one side attaches to the

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid Mustang: motorcycle drivetrain?

Dennis Miles wrote: > {Ben, autos stopped using chain or belt > drives 80 years ago, I like using the 4WD transfer case with the 2::1 low > range for in town and 1::1 on highway coupled with the stock 3.0::1 in the > rear axle& differential. I realise it isn't quite what you meant, and I don't pr

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid Mustang: motorcycle drivetrain?

Ben Goren wrote: > The AC-51s use 6207-2RS bearings; my main job is to research their side > loading capacity. However, Bill says there're a number of side-loaded AC- > 35s out there, and that he thinks I'm probably okay -- though, of course, > I need to confirm that. If anybody can suggest a good

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid Mustang: motorcycle drivetrain?

Lawrence Harris wrote: > Keep in mind that if you have just gone up a long hill the motor and > commutator will be hot and over-speeding it on the downhill run may still > damage it even though the current is now low (or zero). I think it's > probably best to keep the RPM in the safe range under

Re: [EVDL] Question about amp-hr

Cor van de Water wrote: > Reason is that Li-Ion batteries are sized by Ah > so it is normal to say what size (Ah) battery cells you have, > if you want to indicate which version cells are in your pack, > but if you want to tell the energy in the pack then it only > makes sense if you tell (or know

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Hertz not deriding Spark EV as nothing more than a compliance car

Rick Beebe wrote: > There's compliance and then there's compliance. There are, I believe, 7 > states other than California that have ZEV mandates as well. I was able > to get a Smart ED because I live in one of them. But I can't get a Honda > FIT or Spark EV or Fiat 500e because those are Califor

Re: [EVDL] Recommendations for push mower motor?

Michael Ross wrote: > When you say lead is the fuel - how does that work? I wouldn't have > expected it unless it means the grids (my word for whatever they are > called. plates?) are bigger... > > I guess you could make the grids heavier better life in severe conditions. > How do you know the e

Re: [EVDL] Regen efficiency, was: How can regen be a reason to buy or not?

Cor van de Water wrote: > you have a total efficiency of: > 90%(batt) x 95%(controller) x 85%(motor) x 90%(drivetrain) = 65% Excluding the battery efficiency for simplicity and considering the situation from the point of view of energy provided by or received by the battery: Consider a 1000kg (

Re: [EVDL] Performance Issue

Michael Ross wrote: > " battery amps would be lower than motor amps at low RPMs" > > That sounds like nonsense to me, but I don't have the whole circuit > in front of me. It is absolutely correct. The PWM motor controller behaves similarly to a variable transformer, but with DC input and outpu

Re: [EVDL] Keeping LiFePO4 battery terminals tight every 10k miles

Marcus Reddish wrote: > 5. Washers make a connection worse. TRUE! I saw a guy in Canada do a > series of conductivity tests using lots of different bus bars, washers, no > washers, etc. The BEST connection was a LARGE aluminum bus bar with NO > washer, using noalox and proper torque. I'm in C

Re: [EVDL] Range

Roland Wiench wrote: > The Interstate battery person said [...] they do not make this > battery over 220 ah, but we furnish the 250 ah one which we get > from the U.S. Battery Co. > These batteries where install on September 4 2009 Interstate floodeds used to be rebranded US Battery product, but

Re: [EVDL] Feasibility question

Russ Sciville wrote: > Is it just me or is the idea of using an automatic transmission with an > electric motor more than a little silly? Not at all, especially with a series DC motor. Placing an automatic transmission and torque converter behind a series DC motor makes it virtually idiot-proo

Re: [EVDL] Feasibility question

Dwain Swick wrote: > We have been building our version of an automatic transmission for a few > years now.  Our EVGlide is a modified Powerglide. We are connecting the > motor directly to the transmission thru a coupler and adapter plates. We > eliminate the torque converter. We cut off the bell h

Re: [EVDL] For OO cable hook ups- need crimping tool

L. Chris Hager wrote: > I can't find a crimping tool bigger than single O size at > places like Harbor Freight or Home Depot.   HAS ANYONE found a supplier > for a simple one-- not the big hydraulic type, but one like a really big > bold cutter, with (probably) interchangeable dies? EV Parts:

Re: [EVDL] 85 VW Cabriolet Newbie, please help! m(_ _)m

85VWCabrioletEV wrote: > I feel lose connection or something is confusing the controller to make it > cut output to motor. Possibly internal to controller also. > carbon and give erratic readings (but you usually at vehicle movement. > > Pot box appeared to be in range with 0 at one extreme an

Re: [EVDL] 100 or 200ah pack for Aspire

EVDL Administrator wrote: > Early Swifts (1980s vintage) made quite good conversion EVs because they > were uncommonly light (under 1700lb). I think Roger Stockton has one of > this vintage (please correct me if that's wrong). Mine is actually the (even squarer ;^>) 1987 Suzuki

Re: [EVDL] Best J1772 deal, adding a public level-2 charging ability

85VWCabrioletEV wrote: > It makes total financial sense to try to use the Lester as an on-board > charger if possible. I know when I first saw that beast of a charger it > scared the you know what out of me. Looks like something used to create > Frankenstein monster if you know what I mean. (Th

Re: [EVDL] Best J1772 deal, adding a public level-2 charging ability

Cor van de Water wrote: > Or do like some people do: > open the hood of your vehicle, > dangle the EVSE 'pistol' somewhere in there > and lower the hood on the cord > Then plug in your NEMA 5-15 plug Why would people needlessly tie up the J1772 plug if they are only using the 5-15 outlet on the

Re: [EVDL] Best J1772 deal, adding a public level-2 charging ability

Cor van de Water wrote: > Roger, > I think you misunderstood the original question. That is certainly possible ;^> > Scott wants to keep his off-board Lester charger in case he ever > gets trouble with an on-board charger, so he can fall back to > charging at home the same way as today. Of cour

Re: [EVDL] Best J1772 deal, adding a public level-2 charging ability

Scott Ford wrote: > I am the proud new owner of a 1985 VW Cabriolet 120v EV.(1st EV) Congratulations! > The vehicle is currently designed to charge from an old > Lester Electronics off-board charger. Seeing that I live right on the Los > Angeles and Orange county borders, it seems silly for me t

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: 10 questions for a Ford electrification

Jim wrote: > I like to use watt-hours per mile as it gives a more accurate measure of > efficiency, but then I'm detail oriented. Yes, Wh/mi is a sensible way to measure EV energy use, though mi/kWh is probably an easier way to express it for those used to mi/gal fuel consumption values (mi/kWh

Re: [EVDL] Inertia switch

Lee Hart wrote: > I also agree. Or, the controller was mis-applied (used at too high a > voltage, or too much inductance in the battery cables, etc._ Yes, absolutely; it is not the designer's fault if the user misapplies the product, such as using it at higher than rated voltage. I think the ca

Re: [EVDL] Inertia switch

Jeffrey Jenkins wrote: > In any event, I agree that it is entirely foreseeable that a fuse will > blow, a contactor will open under load, etc., but I don't mistake that > for being a "normal" or "everyday" occurrence. Generally speaking, you > size the fuse to protect the insulation on wires from

Re: [EVDL] Inertia switch

Jeffrey Jenkins wrote: > Note that there are some controllers without any significant amount of > input capacitance, like the old GE EV1 and EV100 types, that very well > could be damaged by interrupting power to them while under load. I can't say that it isn't possible to damage the GE EV1 by re

Re: [EVDL] Tesla...lost how much charge overnight? 25%??? 60 miles??

Cor van de Water wrote: > It is comparable to driving into the desert with barely enough > energy to come back out and parking your car on a nice vista point > where you can sit for a couple hours to watch wildlife and the > scenery, but because it is so excessive hot you run the AirCo > while sit

Re: [EVDL] Delta-Q Charger -Maximun Daily Charge and Range

EVDL Administrator wrote: > > I'm still amazed that this charger, set to a GEL profile, would *ever* > > apply 16V. > > It's hard for me to see that as appropriate for Deka Dominators, too. The > East Penn factory data say to never charge over 14.1v, IIRC. I use 14.3v > and have had excellent r

Re: [EVDL] Delta-Q Charger -Maximun Daily Charge and Range

Reikes wrote: > The GEM E825 has 6 batteries, 4 batteries under the rear seat and 2 over > the front axle/motor. I'm not familiar with that model; our e2L has all 6 under the seat (a row of 4 and then a row of 2 behind it). They must have improved the layout over the years. > I did in fact re

Re: [EVDL] Delta-Q Charger -Maximun Daily Charge and Range

Reikes wrote: > I decided to check voltage one night last week after cart had been > charging for approx 8hrs & heard quiet but audible sizzling / boiling > sound from both banks of batteries. "Both banks"? The pack in a GEM is located under the seat in a single cluster, and you said you instal

Re: [EVDL] Series and parallel switching

Peter Crisitello wrote: > Sounds to me like what was actually used on the 1995 Tropica? I don't know if the drivetrain configurations varied for different years, but my understanding is that the Tropica used a pair of smaller ADC series-DC motors, each independently driving a rear wheel through

Re: [EVDL] Curtis Controller Popped

Danpatgal wrote: > If I really understood what the controller was doing, there would probably > be only a few possible problems that could cause it to work for 40 > seconds, then quit. Maybe it is a heat problem, not that the entire thing > is over-heating, but that some small component is over-h

Re: [EVDL] Elcon PFC-2500

SLPinfo.org wrote: > MY QUESTION WAS HOW WOULD YOU DO IT SPECIFICALLY WITH ONE OF THESE PFC > 2500s? I GOT THE IMPRESSION THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MUCH BESIDES PICKING A > PROFILE THAT YOU COULD SET, SO WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE TO DO TO EQUALIZE WITH > ONE OF THEM? The typical advice for an electronica

Re: [EVDL] Another Delta-Q question

John Neiswanger wrote: > Well, more information and some more confusion on my part. I checked the > continuity and it was still good so I opened the unit and looked inside. > There is no discoloration, melted cases on the relay or any appearance of > a cracked solder joint that I could see. It d

Re: [EVDL] Another Delta-Q question

John Neiswanger wrote: > The green wire is insulated now and has > been since I recieved the car, but I have no idea what may have happened > before the car was delivered to me. I will check the continuity as you > suggest and I have experience in this area so I will look inside if > needed. If

Re: [EVDL] Another Delta-Q question

M. G. wrote: > I have done this repair on a lower voltage version. It is not difficult if > you are handy with a soldering iron. I was able to install a different > style of fuse with a more durable rating. Be cautious with substituting a different style of output fuse. The original is chosen t

Re: [EVDL] Another Delta-Q question

John Neiswanger wrote: > I have been asked to change the batteries in a Tropica from 12 ea 6V > floodies to 6 ea 12V Odyssey 31-PC2150s. It has a Delta-Q Quiq7212 charger > model 910-7200 and serial DQCP720316000162. Please be aware that Odyssey/Hawker/Enersys recommend/require significantly hig

Re: [EVDL] Seeking donor models for an under 3000lb conversion

Sean Korb wrote: > Well... I just looked at my Del Sol and the sticker on the door > doesn't have the gross weight on the door, in the manual or otherwise. > Maybe if the car is light enough it isn't required. A GVWR is always required, but how and where it is stated might have some wiggle room

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