Re: [EVDL] Ev book recommendation

2020-12-17 Thread Cliff Crabtree via EV
, Cliff Crabtree via EV wrote: DIY Lithium Batteries How to Build Your Own Battery Packs", Micah Toll     ISBN 978-0-9899067-0-8 There is a regular and prolific contributor to electrek.co blog named Micah Toll.  He writes almost exclusively about two whe

Re: [EVDL] Ev book recommendation

2020-12-16 Thread Cliff Crabtree via EV
Glen, Here is a list of the books I've been using the most: "Build Your Own Electric Vehicle" third edition, Seth Leitman & Bob Briant ISBN 978-0-07-177056-9 Chapter 5 has many useful formulas. "Build Your Own Electric Vehicle", Bob Briant ISBN 0-8306-4232-3 This is a rewrite

Re: [EVDL] Home Oxygen Generator?

2020-03-17 Thread Cliff Crabtree via EV
Here is a link to a high level description of how they work. https://www.oxygenconcentratorstore.com/reference-material/how-concentrators-work/# Later Cliff On 3/17/20 6:52 AM, Cliff Crabtree via EV wrote: Hi Robert, "How do those little battery powered O2 generators work?&quo

Re: [EVDL] Home Oxygen Generator?

2020-03-17 Thread Cliff Crabtree via EV
Hi Robert, "How do those little battery powered O2 generators work?" If you are referring to "Inogen" They are not actually oxygen genators. Rather they are oxygen concentrators. They extract free oxygen from the air while releasing the nitrogen back into the air. Later, Cliff On

Re: [EVDL] CA utilities cut electricity again> fears more fires

2019-10-24 Thread Cliff Crabtree via EV
They call it "Public Safety Power Shutoff" (PSPS) thus shifting the blame to the public while in reality it is Investor Protection Power Shutoff.  They should be calling it IPPS. This is crazy! 74% of our electric utility bill here in Mendocino County is "PG Electric Delivery Charges".  The

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

2018-11-10 Thread Cliff Crabtree via EV
"Do you _need_ an AM radio in your car?" No.  But it was sure nice to have when we were heading north out of Weed CA Route 97 on a dark December night not long ago.  The sign said to tune your radio to some AM frequency for traffic conditions.  That saved us a lot of time because the road was

Re: [EVDL] Clutch Actuator

2018-02-26 Thread Cliff Crabtree via EV
Hi John, For reference I'm using these pictured from ebay: 1992 automatic transmission brake pedal assembly: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/U8oAAOSwqaJaYWUY/s-l1600.jpg 1992 manual transmission combined brake clutch pedal assembly: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/o14AAOSw8-FaVSQR/s-l1600.jpg

Re: [EVDL] Clutch Actuator

2018-02-25 Thread Cliff Crabtree via EV
My 1987 Pontiac Fiero has a hydraulic clutch the parts are available at "The Fiero Store" - "https://www.fierostore.com/; The parts that might help with this effort are here: "https://www.fierostore.com/Product/Browse.aspx?d=103=1; Hope this helps, Cliff On 02/25/2018 07:40 AM, John

Re: [EVDL] Clutch Actuator

2018-02-25 Thread Cliff Crabtree via EV
Hi Cor and John, I came across this pedal assembly on ebay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/87-91-Ford-Hydraulic-Clutch-Brake-Pedal-Assembly-F150-F250-F350-Bronco-Manual/323080675802?hash=item4b391be1da:g:ri8AAOSwuA1ah8XC=mtr Perhaps F-150s had a hydraulic clutch for some years.  More research is