Hi Richard, There are two books that I consider very good for background on a home conversion. The first is "Convert It!" by Mike Brown. The second is "Build Your Own Electric Vehicle" by Bob Brant. There is a second edition of this book.
"Convert It!" gives more background on the actual mechanics of the conversion, including a schematic which should be studied carefully. Brant's book does a better job of going into the theory and calculations necessary to make sure the conversion will meet your needs. Finally, don't forget the EVDL Archives. The active discussions of the past are all saved for current readers and searching for learning the details of previous topics. However, especially when talking about batteries and controllers, remember that technology might have changed quite a bit over the past few years. The EVAlbum is another good source. You can browse it or search by car, battery, motor, etc. to find out if anyone else is using the same parts you are considering. Mike www.evalbum.com/2778 > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Richard Brown > Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 9:23 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [EVDL] Morris Minor Conversion > > Hi Guys > > Totally new to the idea of converting a car to run on electric. I have started to > trawl the internet for resources and how to's but it is difficult to find > anything. I have no idea where to start or what I need to purchase in terms > of a motor. A friend of mine who used to service fork lift trucks advised me > that I need to get an induction motor with an encoder bearing. But he seem > to suggest the cost was majorly prohibitive. > > This instructable doesn't seem to suggest this: > < > http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-your-own-Electric- > Car/step3/adapter-plate/ > > > > Anyway, this is my first post and I would love to be able to visit some sites > that might be able to give me some further information and also see > whether it is possible to convert a Minor. > > Thanks for any help. > -- > Richard Brown > Youth Worker > 07747 343637 > http://wild-woods.org.uk/ > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev- > evdl.org/attachments/20131016/74ab4771/attachment.htm> > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
