Hi everyone -
Here is the WPI EV1 update #2. I had a much better look at it today
and I took some photos. You can see them with captions here:
http://members.fortunecity.com/electricityboy/ev1%20web%20page/ I
sincerely apologize for all the popups. Anyway, here is what I found:
The car is still in fabulous condition, absolutely gorgeous =) I took
a photo of the shininess of the hood and now I have a nice upside-down
image of the building across the road from the garage!
There is a 4-wire connector on the front of the controller that was
cut, which is identical to a cut-off 4 wire bundle on the bottom of the
charging receptacle behind the front bumper. I have to assume this was
where the power from the charger hooked up to the main high voltage
system? There is a multiple-small-gauge wire quick disconnect hanging
down directly to the left of the charge box but I don't see anything it
would have plugged into. On the back of the controller there is
another large-size quick disconnect which is not connected to anything
- would this have been the battery connection? Behind the controller
there is an Anderson-style connector which is again not connected to
anything. There is also what looks like a data connector hanging there
too. There are two wires on the back of the rear-view mirror that were
cut. I had previously thought that some wiring may have been cut under
the passenger side dash but it is all very much still intact. The car
is so clean and nice I don't think it was ever driven. There is not
even any windshield washer fluid in the reservoir or anything. Looks
like this thing came off the assembly line and went right to the trash
heap...
The manuals I mentioned last time do exist but I have not seen them
yet. I am going to try and get a hold of them soon. My guess is that
they won't allow me to get a scanner anywhere near them though...
We'll see.
Any thoughts anyone? Ideas on what it would take to get this thing
going?
Seth
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