EV Digest 6816
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: Electric motor for air conditioning or power steering
by Danny Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
2) Re: Lancia Scorpion EV site finally up
by Tony Furr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
3) Re: Lancia Scorpion EV site finally up
by Tony Furr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
4) Electric motor for air conditioning or power steering
by Jeff Shanab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
5) Re: Electric motor for air conditioning or power steering
by Jeff Shanab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
6) Re: Award winner!!
by <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
7) PODC Bound
by Dave Cover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
8) Altairnano: The Real Deal
by "Peter Gabrielsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
9) Re: PODC Bound
by ROBERT RICE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
10) END THREAD (www.DriveCongress.com)
by "David Roden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
11) Need help on navitas TSP100-36 controller
by "Philippe Borges" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
12) article: Is this the start of Tesla "gas" stations throughout America?
by Paul Wujek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
13) Re: Need help on navitas TSP100-36 controller
by "Roy LeMeur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
14) 0-5K Pot Twist Grip
by [EMAIL PROTECTED]
15) Re: article: Is this the start of Tesla "gas" stations throughout America?
by ROBERT RICE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
16) Re: Need help on navitas TSP100-36 controller
by "Philippe Borges" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
17) RE: Need help on navitas TSP100-36 controller
by "Garret Maki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
18) Re: Need help on navitas TSP100-36 controller
by "Philippe Borges" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
19) Cost for racing pack (was: White Zombie gets to 'test' drive
Lithium!)
by Bill Dube <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
20) Re: Electric motor for air conditioning or power steering
by Lee Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
21) Re: Electric motor for air conditioning or power steering
by Lee Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
22) Re: Evlist public Calender and ev mailed faq needed
by "David Roden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
23) Re: Evlist public Calender and ev mailed faq needed
by GWMobile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
24) Re: Burnt out PM Motor?
by Mark Hastings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
25) Re: Lancia Scorpion EV site finally up
by Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
26) Re: Lancia Scorpion EV site finally up
by "Peter Gabrielsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
27) Re: Heidi on Myers Motors website!
by "Jorg Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Not likely, because the R134a that expands into a gas to cool down when
regen compression is not available must be stored. This requires quite
a lot of volume because the density is low.
Danny
Marty Hewes wrote:
Now if you could use deceleration energy off of the accessory shaft to
compress a quantity of R-134 gas back into liquid form to be metered
out as needed later for the air, you might not need anything else for
around town driving, for those of us not running regen. Feasible anyone?
Marty
----- Original Message ----- From: "Danny Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <ev@listproc.sjsu.edu>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: Electric motor for air conditioning or power steering
There's still a voltage issue. I mean even if you have a 10x 12v
batts, that could be 138V to 105V. The motor may not operate ideally
(or at all) though that entire range. Plenty of packs have a nominal
value further from 120V too.
Danny
(-Phil-) wrote:
Not complicated, as it really doesn't have to have a buck/boost
stage. Just some timed switching and only at 120hz. Big dead-band.
Not even a big concern to watch the gate drive currents at that speed.
An easy way would be to take an off-the-shelf 12v to 120v inverter
and bypass the DC boost stage. Just use the output switching
stage. They are dirt cheap nowadays.
-Phil
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Ulan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <ev@listproc.sjsu.edu>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 12:10 PM
Subject: RE: Electric motor for air conditioning or power steering
Such an inverter would not be as complicated as the main motor
controller due to the reduced size, but complicated nonetheless.
Actually I take that back, technically it's more complicated due to
the
topology, but with the much lower current the output stage is going to
be cheaper and easier to build even though it's AC and thus must
have 4
transistors at least instead of one.
Some of the newer home AC units use a three-phase inverter arrangement
and either a sensorless 3-phase BLDC or ACIM. Fairchild Semiconductor
carries a line of 6-pack IGBT modules with driver circuitry for this
application. I've used them just to play with. They work ok, and they
are sized for the 2 to 5 kW region - exactly right for AC units. You
can also get motor control processors pre-programmed for this purpose.
Freescale (Motorola) has a single-chip ACIM control IC that would
be really nice to use for this. It would not be so good for traction
applications but for an AC system, the inverter could be very simple
and have a very low design time required.
-Dale
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great. thanks for the plug.
I'll be sure to add your site to my links as well.
-t
On May 25, 2007, at 10:35 AM, Peter Gabrielsson wrote:
Since you're a fellow Pinninfarina EV'er I added you to my blogroll
www.electric-lemon.com
On 5/25/07, Tony Furr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Greetings all-
The site for my Lancia Scorpion Elettrico is finally ready for prime-
time. You can find it here:
www.plugzen.com
After finally making it to a SEVA meeting last month, I had new found
inspiration to get this thing completed. It includes a journal that I
try to update regularly and photo galleries I will continue to expand
(especially with Gasless on Greenwood picks). I could also use some
help filling out the links section if there are good EV info sources
I've undoubtedly missed. There's also an RSS feed for those of you
into the automated info thing.
Please check it out and let me know what you think...and send it
along to anyone else you think might be interested.
-t
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It worked out great all around, but I never got the chance to buy you
that drink I promised.
Let me know when you're in the neighborhood so I can rectify that.
-t
On May 25, 2007, at 11:50 AM, Roderick Wilde wrote:
Thanks Tony so very much for the kind words. It was an honor to
help out a fellow EVer. Nice web presentation also. We will link to
it once our new web site is up.
Roderick
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "EV" <ev@listproc.sjsu.edu>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 1:44 AM
Subject: Lancia Scorpion EV site finally up
Greetings all-
The site for my Lancia Scorpion Elettrico is finally ready for
prime- time. You can find it here:
www.plugzen.com
After finally making it to a SEVA meeting last month, I had new
found inspiration to get this thing completed. It includes a
journal that I try to update regularly and photo galleries I will
continue to expand (especially with Gasless on Greenwood picks). I
could also use some help filling out the links section if there
are good EV info sources I've undoubtedly missed. There's also an
RSS feed for those of you into the automated info thing.
Please check it out and let me know what you think...and send it
along to anyone else you think might be interested.
-t
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I live in fresno california, hot in the summer. One idea I had was to
get the denso unit used in the prius. They run off the boosted voltage
in the prius so that would be an issue, but it is one of the most eff
units on the market. One part of this is the reduction in load by not
haveing a rotating shaft seal. It is hermetically sealed like a home
unit(good for the environment). The other caveat is that it uses a
special compressor oil that can handle the 500V. It is small and would
allow me to relocate the AC to the rear of the vehicle and keep my
battery weight distribution.
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I thought about that idea once and larger AC and chiller systems do use
an accumulator but it is tricky because a traditional system kinda runs
on the ragged edge.
Let me attempt to explain
The same thing that makes the freon so good for this application gives
us some constraints.
The temperature effects the point at which the vapor condenses and
sublimes. We have to make sure we don't let the mixture get to
saturated(supercool) allowing liqued to get to the compressor and ruin
it or wash out the oil and ruin it. Or let the mixture get to
(superheated) and start expanding before the expansion valve and freeze
up. So we have to control the pressure in two sides in response to 4
temperature readings.
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Hi Alan,
Actually the motor pulley is an industrial cog belt pulley with a taper-loc
bushing. The motor shaft is a 6 spline shaft with a 1 inch major diameter,
so I used a 1 inch taper-loc bushing and custom fit a key into one of the
splines. I have not had any problem with it so far but my backup plan was
to get a smaller shaft taper-loc to match the minor diameter of the spline
and then broach six keyways into it to fit the spline. I think the
combination of the key and the compression of the taper-loc will hold and so
far it has.
respectfully,
John
The Skunk, 58 Harley servicar conversion.
http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/751
further details at www.indele.com
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From: "Alan Brinkman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <ev@listproc.sjsu.edu>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 7:42 AM
Subject: RE: Award winner!!
John,
I was looking at your HD Servi-Car in the EV Album last week and was
impressed with your quality work. How did you get the belt pulley to
mount up to the motor? Is that a stock Harley Davidson pulley on a
splined shaft motor?
I am collecting parts for a two wheeled HD type project and am thinking
to move to a series wound motor. The permanent magnet motor I have will
likely not supply the torque needed at slow speeds, and the gear
reduction is hard to work out.
Your hard work has paid off in a very nice looking machine!
Alan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 7:45 PM
To: ev@listproc.sjsu.edu
Subject: Award winner!!
Hi all,
The Skunk is now officially an award winning conversion. I was in a
parade
last Saturday and was awarded 1st place in the motorcycle division. I
just
received the plaque today so its official. Just a small town parade,
but
lots of viewers and many comments and discussions afterwards with the
spectators. There was a car show in conjunction with the parade and I
was
parked with them afterwards where I got the comments.
Also I'm almost up to 500 mi on the bike as an electric.
respectfully,
John
The Skunk, 58 Harley servicar conversion.
http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/751
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--- ROBERT RICE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Belt run off the motor, along with the Rabbit vacuum pump, I recommend it.
Hey, Bob, where'd you get that VW vacuum pump? I'm guessing it came off your
Rabbit(?) My
experiment with an electric vacuum pump was a disaster. It could pump down
enough for the brakes,
but would take forever to recharge. I'm keeping my eyes open for a better pump.
Where is everyone staying in Hagerstown? I've got reservations for Friday and
Saturday at the
Hampton Inn.
Bob, are you using your van again for the tow vehicle? Keep you eyes open for a
black Silverado
with a blue 944 on it's tail. See you there!
Dave Cover
Cell 860-965-5025
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Interesting story over at EV world:
http://www.evworld.com/article.cfm?storyid=1258
Since it's finally public I guess I can talk about it now, It's been
hard to keep quiet for the past few months with all the healthy and
not so healthy doubt about Altairnano's technology.
We've been testing their cells for a while at AV, I've been personally
involved in it. I can not begin to tell you how impressed I am with
these cells. We've been hitting them with 540amps charge and the 00awg
wires we used got hotter than the batteries despite no cooling what so
ever, hell the packs are in foam insulated boxes and just keeps eating
that current.
We've also been cycling their cells at the cell level for thousands of
cycles and can only confirm that their claims of cycle life appear
more than just marketing speak.
The night of the fast charge demo I got a chance to ride in one of the
phoenix SUT. It's a really nice ride, shame it's such a large vehicle.
As we were driving, a guy on a chopper pulled up, signaled for us to
roll down the window and asked: "what kind of vehicle is that?"
Apparently he had spotted us some time back and followed us instead of
getting on the freeway as he had intended. He looked mighty surprised
when we told him it's electric.
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Hi,
I have no answer from my USA seller nor Navitas so i'm asking here for
advise please:
i have a throttle problem with this controller, using a 5k pot.
Nothing happen until 1,4kohms then at this level motor go immediatly to
arround 1/3 full speed, very inconfortable to use as there is no low speed
control.
Speed variation is ok from this 1/3 point to full speed.
Pot + is 5V, throttle is at 1,4V when motor start at a jerk and GND is at
0V.
This controller is advertise to auto detect 5k pot or hall effect throttle
but seems mine has a defective throttle circuit.
Did someone know how to test/repear it ? though it's fully potted so
repearing is going to be a pain.
http://www.navitastechnologies.com/PDF/TSP100-36(bike).pdf
http://www.electricvehiclesusa.com/photos/CO-TSP-100-36-2T.jpg
thanks for your help
Cordialement,
Philippe
Et si le pot d'échappement sortait du volant, quel carburant choisiriez-vous
?
http://vehiculeselectriques.free.fr
Forum de discussion sur les véhicules électriques
http://vehiculeselectriques.free.fr/Forum/index.php
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Tesla has been awarded some cash from California for the development of
public commercial charging stations:
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/05/25/is-this-the-start-of-tesla-gas-stations-throughout-america/
--
Paul Wujek ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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i have a throttle problem with this controller
Hi Phillipe
I have installed quite a few of these Navitas controllers on bikes and
scooters and used one for a couple of years in a folding mini ebike.
Regardless of what the seller/manufacturer tells you, I have found that they
will only work with a three-wire, 0-5K, 5-0K, pot like the Magura
twist-grip.
In fact, this is the only type of throttle input I have ever got to work
with one of these controllers. All three wires must be hooked up. Sorry, I
don't have a diagram nor can I remember which ones go where.
With a little experimentation you should be able to get it to work.
That is how I did it. Hit and miss :^D
The Magura is available-
USA- http://www.evparts.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=&product_id=2162
UK- http://www.4qd.co.uk/accs/pots.html#mag
HTH!
~~~~~~
Roy LeMeur
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From: "Roy LeMeur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <ev@listproc.sjsu.edu>
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 3:15 PM
Subject: Re: Need help on navitas TSP100-36 controller
i have a throttle problem with this controller
Hi Phillipe
I have installed quite a few of these Navitas controllers on bikes and
scooters and used one for a couple of years in a folding mini ebike.
Regardless of what the seller/manufacturer tells you, I have found that
they will only work with a three-wire, 0-5K, 5-0K, pot like the Magura
twist-grip.
In fact, this is the only type of throttle input I have ever got to work
with one of these controllers. All three wires must be hooked up. Sorry,
I don't have a diagram nor can I remember which ones go where.
With a little experimentation you should be able to get it to work.
Thanks Roy for sharing your experience,
wiring it is simple but my problem is i'm already using a 3 wire 0-5K pot !
though not Magura one.
Magura twist grip did it have something special more than a simple 0-5K pot
inside ?
if not i have a navitas TSP100-36 defective unit and will ask seller what to
do with it.
Cordialement,
Philippe
Et si le pot d'échappement sortait du volant, quel carburant choisiriez-vous
?
http://vehiculeselectriques.free.fr
Forum de discussion sur les véhicules électriques
http://vehiculeselectriques.free.fr/Forum/index.php
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You are using a liner, not a log pot right?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Philippe Borges
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 9:26 AM
To: ev@listproc.sjsu.edu
Subject: Re: Need help on navitas TSP100-36 controller
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From: "Roy LeMeur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <ev@listproc.sjsu.edu>
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 3:15 PM
Subject: Re: Need help on navitas TSP100-36 controller
>
>>i have a throttle problem with this controller
>
> Hi Phillipe
>
> I have installed quite a few of these Navitas controllers on bikes and
> scooters and used one for a couple of years in a folding mini ebike.
>
> Regardless of what the seller/manufacturer tells you, I have found that
> they will only work with a three-wire, 0-5K, 5-0K, pot like the Magura
> twist-grip.
>
> In fact, this is the only type of throttle input I have ever got to work
> with one of these controllers. All three wires must be hooked up. Sorry,
> I don't have a diagram nor can I remember which ones go where.
> With a little experimentation you should be able to get it to work.
Thanks Roy for sharing your experience,
wiring it is simple but my problem is i'm already using a 3 wire 0-5K pot !
though not Magura one.
Magura twist grip did it have something special more than a simple 0-5K pot
inside ?
if not i have a navitas TSP100-36 defective unit and will ask seller what to
do with it.
Cordialement,
Philippe
Et si le pot d'échappement sortait du volant, quel carburant choisiriez-vous
?
http://vehiculeselectriques.free.fr
Forum de discussion sur les véhicules électriques
http://vehiculeselectriques.free.fr/Forum/index.php
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yes i use a linear pot
though good try :^)
thanks
Cordialement,
Philippe
Et si le pot d'échappement sortait du volant, quel carburant choisiriez-vous
?
http://vehiculeselectriques.free.fr
Forum de discussion sur les véhicules électriques
http://vehiculeselectriques.free.fr/Forum/index.php
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From: "Garret Maki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <ev@listproc.sjsu.edu>
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 5:53 PM
Subject: RE: Need help on navitas TSP100-36 controller
You are using a liner, not a log pot right?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Philippe Borges
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 9:26 AM
To: ev@listproc.sjsu.edu
Subject: Re: Need help on navitas TSP100-36 controller
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From: "Roy LeMeur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <ev@listproc.sjsu.edu>
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 3:15 PM
Subject: Re: Need help on navitas TSP100-36 controller
i have a throttle problem with this controller
Hi Phillipe
I have installed quite a few of these Navitas controllers on bikes and
scooters and used one for a couple of years in a folding mini ebike.
Regardless of what the seller/manufacturer tells you, I have found that
they will only work with a three-wire, 0-5K, 5-0K, pot like the Magura
twist-grip.
In fact, this is the only type of throttle input I have ever got to work
with one of these controllers. All three wires must be hooked up. Sorry,
I don't have a diagram nor can I remember which ones go where.
With a little experimentation you should be able to get it to work.
Thanks Roy for sharing your experience,
wiring it is simple but my problem is i'm already using a 3 wire 0-5K pot
!
though not Magura one.
Magura twist grip did it have something special more than a simple 0-5K
pot
inside ?
if not i have a navitas TSP100-36 defective unit and will ask seller what
to
do with it.
Cordialement,
Philippe
Et si le pot d'échappement sortait du volant, quel carburant
choisiriez-vous
?
http://vehiculeselectriques.free.fr
Forum de discussion sur les véhicules électriques
http://vehiculeselectriques.free.fr/Forum/index.php
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Keep in mind that having a racing team build you a custom,
state-of-the-art racing pack for you is not quite the same as buying
an off-the-shelf mass-produced product from WalMart.
It costs about $35 per cell to build a turn-key custom-built
racing pack. (There is a _lot_ of labor involved in building a
maximum power-to-weight racing pack.)
There is the classic racing adage, "Speed costs money. How
fast do you want to go?" However, Junior Johnson said it best, "The
best way to make a small fortune in racing is to begin with a large fortune."
Bill Dube'
At 11:14 PM 5/23/2007, you wrote:
John,
Nice lead-in for the Invite!! What does Bill figure it would cost to
create a pack such as the one you are borrowing from him?
This will provide a nice data point to compare against once you get
the Enersys pack back in at max amps.
Mike,
Anchorage, Ak.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Behalf Of John Wayland
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 10:09 PM
> To: ev@listproc.sjsu.edu
> Subject: White Zombie gets to 'test' drive Lithium!
>
>
> Hello to All,
>
> With our first runs of the year in the 12.1 range again, Killacycle's
> flirting with the 7s, and now 'Lawless Shawn' tearing up the track, 2007
> is fulfilling the prophesy of being of being the best drag racing EV
> performance year yet! How cool is all this, that it's timed perfectly
> for the celebration of NEDRA's 10 year anniversary?
>
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Marty Hewes wrote:
Now if you could use deceleration energy off of the accessory shaft to
compress a quantity of R-134 gas back into liquid form to be metered out
as needed later for the air, you might not need anything else for around
town driving, for those of us not running regen. Feasible anyone?
Possible, but you'd need a lot more freon in the vehicle. The stuff is
so expensive that this might be cost prohibitive.
--
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget the perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in -- Leonard Cohen
--
Lee A. Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, leeahart_at_earthlink.net
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(-Phil-) wrote:
for A/C I'd probably just use a window unit hermetic compressor
running off of an inverter. With a pack voltage of 100-200 volts it
would be pretty easy to drive a small compressor. You can do it with
a simple "modified sine wave" (step wave) setup with 4 MOSFETs or
better yet, drive them faster (much) and make a Class-D amplifier
that makes a pure sine.
It'd be more efficient to use a 3-phase compressor, but I haven't
seen too many that are small.
All small window units use 2-phase AC motors. The logical way to drive
them is to build a 2-phase inverter. They're slightly more complicated
than a single-phase inverter, but are more efficient and have a better
power factor.
As you say, you can let the frequency vary depending on load or your DC
pack voltage to adjust the output.
Some high-end window units are starting to use variable frequency drives
(i.e. they already have an AC-to-DC rectifier driving a DC-to-AC inverter).
--
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget the perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in -- Leonard Cohen
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Lee A. Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, leeahart_at_earthlink.net
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On 18 May 2007 at 14:46, GWMobile wrote:
> Has anyone thought to set up a google (or other) shared calender for
> this list so all ev events worldwide can be more easily tracked?
Nice thought, but hard to implement in a way that makes it really useful.
As I see it, the only way a calendar has a chance of being fully up to date
is if someone takes full responsibility for it. Someone has to watch the
EVDL and other media, entering dates that people forget to enter. He also
has to chase down the people responsible for events, checking later to make
sure nothing has changed in the schedule, etc.
If you open it to the public, it's just going to get spammed.
So, are you volunteering to take this on? Or is this another one of those
"somebody should" suggestions? ;-)
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> Also there should be an ev faq email that is resent once a week to the
> list to give all the basic refrains and tech notes that are continually
> rediscussed.
Something of the sort is coming in Mailman. Anyone who is annoyed by
regular reminders will be able to opt out.
David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
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Yes I could do it.
I'll check into google calender later this weekend.
On Sat, 26 May 2007 12:11 pm, David Roden wrote:
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Sadly I'm sorely short on any measureing devices so
can't check my load. It is good to know your numbers
to see how hard I'm draining the batteries.
Lucky for me though it was the brushes so I was able
to cut some lawn today.
I pulled the motor apart and the brushes were stuck in
the brush holders. The springs on them are really weak
so the brushes have to be absolutely loose to move at
all.
So I pulled the brushes, washed everything, sanded em,
washed again and it is back to running. I think I have
less then 20 hours on this motor hopefully this won't
be an every 20 hour experience. I may look into a
cheap contoller though if I can find one. With your
amp numbers I might be able to find something which
would avoid that startup surge and allow me to finely
tune the voltage I cut at.
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On May 25, 2007, at 10:35 AM, Peter Gabrielsson wrote:
Since you're a fellow Pinninfarina EV'er I added you to my blogroll
www.electric-lemon.com
So when I get done with my Datsun 411 conversion you'll add it too ;-)
Paul "neon" G.
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I guess I have to now, as long as you throw up a flashy website...
On 5/26/07, Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On May 25, 2007, at 10:35 AM, Peter Gabrielsson wrote:
> Since you're a fellow Pinninfarina EV'er I added you to my blogroll
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> www.electric-lemon.com
So when I get done with my Datsun 411 conversion you'll add it too ;-)
Paul "neon" G.
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On 5/25/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thank You! I really like to hear that our next generation is being
taught new ways of doing things!
Actually, there is not a gas version of Tweety, or NmG (unless someone
has converted one on their own). The cars seen in the Austin Powers
movie, "Gold Member" were Sparrows. The Sparrow began in 2000 and was
manufactured by Corbin Motors. Myers Motors bought the business in
2004. Myers made several upgrades and changed the name to NmG (No More
Gas) and began selling them in 2005. The Sparrow and NmG has been
electric from the start and no gas version was ever made.
For the sake of accuracy, I should point out that a gas version of the
sparrow was intended, even if it never saw actual production. I
showed a friend the sparrow site, he loved it, but to my chagrin he
preferred the gas version. He put in his down payment and then Corbin
went belly-up. Sigh.
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