If you want to get it working as is I think the Delphi 8v batteries were the orginal equipment. They should fit perfectly. Olaf Bleck is right there in the Harvard area. He might have some left or rejects that would at least let you test the systems. Lawrence Rhodes.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Hart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 11:50 AM Subject: Re: EV1 On Campus!!!
> Seth Murray wrote: > > > I would be happy to scan all of the manuals if and when I get my hands > > on them and a scanner. A scanner finds its way into my hands and I > > will scan the docs and I can burn as many CDs as needed. > > I would be happy to contribute to this effort any way that I can! I > think it is a golden opportunity to document the greatest electric car > built to date, before GM makes it disappear like it never existed! > > > A WPI grad from a few years back who has been lurking on the list > > suggested a study something along the lines of "Evaluate the > > suitability of Nickle Zinc Batteries in on-road freeway-capable EVs" > > which could certainly work. Right now the car is sort of reserved for > > the upper classmen, but we'll see how things go. > > No matter what the upper-class students want to do with it, any kind of > research project obviously needs a "control". If you're going to > evaluate (say) a different battery, you need to get it working with > plain old lead-acid batteries first, so you can compare the results > before and after. Likewise if they wanted to rip out all the electrics > and make a gasoline car out of it -- they should FIRST get it working > as-is to have a basis for comparison. > > So... the first project should be to get it working as-is, right? :-) > > Next point. An excellent case could be made for taking it apart first, > to learn all you can about how it's built. You can't modify a thing if > you haven't documented how it is already built, right? > -- > Lee A. Hart Ring the bells that still can ring > 814 8th Ave. N. Forget your perfect offering > Sartell, MN 56377 USA There is a crack in everything > leeahart_at_earthlink.net That's how the light gets in - Leonard Cohen >
