----- Original Message ----- From: "David Brandt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 6:26 PM Subject: almost there...
> The escort is aaalllllmossstttt done. All essential hardware is installed, > and everything is set up. I should be able to drive it into the garage to > do all the remaining thousand-and-one things left to make it road ready. I > really want this on-line again by 9-11 (and Steve, I have a bare hood, just > perfect for a new hood ornament. I'm looking forward to seeing what you > come up with.). I was feeling so alone > The final obstacle is the precharge circuit, so I guess this is mainly > addressed to Lee, since I basically copied his. He is the man!! > I've wired it as you stated, Lee, and it precharges fine, but the second > contactor does not pull in as it should. I've checked just about > everything, and it all seems to be working fine. What else should I check? Just a little not hear two times while showing off my car people have qucikly reached in and tauched the controllers wires B+ and B- :-( ) I did not have the precharger on then (florida tan trun white as goust) I just kept EVsmiling ( ford I don't blame you for being scard) other time was a battery toucher . I should have look with my lighter to see if there gas tank was full > Connections: coil to B+ and B-, NO to 12V + and ground, through the > contactor coil. Total resistance through the coil with the resistors in > series measures approximately 15k ohms. 120V AC relay, 114V battery pack. I am in a state of high EV madness as I just drove with the school teacher to school .She drove the EV truck me the SUV and left her at school with her suv while I drove EV home .EV grins so big It has pushed my brain out of my head (would you like to hear about it)? I got to tell sombody :-() > I could always rig a manual switch and activate it when the precharge was > done, but I like the "automatic" operation of Lee's circuit. > > On a side note, the isolation is perfect (that's already an improvement!). Isolation is that on the charger? wish the EV birds in my nest would spend the dow (so I could sleep at night) cheep cheep > Space is at a premium, though. I've had to relieve the hood underside for > the top of the vacuum pump vacuun pump !! thats 20 yards I'd have to cut to pay for that but thats there first complant ( got to go not sp checker > (and it seems I have a vacuum leak), and it looks > as though I will have to relieve it over battery no. 19, too. I also have > to move the prop rod to the other side, because where it is now, it will > short the 12V battery when retracted. But these are all minor things, and > it is ready to drive. > > Thanks for any help you can give. > > David Brandt > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > >
