You tube " eSamba " is a series of videos about converting a VW van it a "Samba" which was a passenger version of the VW Vanagon. There are a large number of videos abu a number of them are building a "TESLA Style" battery pack. (TESLA uses 6831 individual cells !) Go to: http://youtu/be/esamba and that will get you in the stadium...
Dennis Lee Miles (*evprofes...@evprofessor.com <evprofes...@evprofessor.com>)* * Founder: **EV Tech. Institute Inc.* *Phone #* *(863) 944-9913 (12 noon to 12 midnight Eastern US Time)* *Educating yourself, does not mean you were **stupid; it means, you are intelligent enough, **to know, that there is plenty left to learn!* * You Tube Video link: http://youtu.be/T-FVjMRVLss <http://youtu.be/T-FVjMRVLss> * * NEW You Tube Video link: *http://youtu. be/Pz9-TZtySh8 <http://youtu.%20be/Pz9-TZtySh8> On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 5:47 PM, Michael Ross via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > I think I gave the URL to view when viewed as me logged in as me. I > haven't sorted out how to get the public URL. I think it used to be > obvious, but I have lost the method :-( > > This battery was purchased through Alibaba from China. The cells are 18650 > size LiFePO4. > > I believe I saw in image of a Tesla pack opened up and it had multiple > thousands of these in it. (I have head they use 6000 or 700 laptop cells) > I am sorry I don't recall where I saw that. Maybe EVTV? > > Seems like welding is the only way to get the sort of reliability you need > if there are no threaded connections. Clamping, as with funky old D cell > flashlights, is clearly not the way to go. > > Yes it is a BMS placed inside the pack. Then they duct taped and hot glued > their way to a reasonably presentable pack. > > I did not build this myself - that is what I was wondering - if anyone here > has tried this sort of thing. I really don't think it would be too > difficult once you knew the recipe. > > Here is another link that might take you to an album of battery images: > > https://plus.google.com/photos/100767276460953028406/albums/5857562724939978177?banner=pwa > > My intention is that it be visible to anyone, and it says that is so, but I > may still be sharing the wrong URL. I will put a few more images at the > website. > > > On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 4:53 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV < > ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > > On 19 Aug 2014 at 16:10, Michael Ross via EV wrote: > > > > > This should be viewable by anyone > > > https://sites.google.com/site/michaeleross/misc > > > > This one works fine for me. (I do have javascript enabled for Google; it > > might be required for this page.) > > > > Thanks for setting it up! The two snipurl links said they were invalid. > > > > It's an interesting battery. I take it that's some kind of BMS top right > > in > > the first photo? > > > > What kind of cells are they? I mean what size, chemistry, brand? Did > you > > assemble the battery yourself? How did you fasten the links? > > > > David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA > > EVDL Administrator > > > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not > > reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my > > email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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) > > > > > > > -- > Put this question to yourself: should I use everyone else to attain > happiness, or should I help others gain happiness? > *Dalai Lama * > > Tell me what it is you plan to do > With your one wild and precious life? > Mary Oliver, "The summer day." > > To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. > Thomas A. Edison > <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed125362.html> > > A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. > *Warren Buffet* > > Michael E. Ross > (919) 550-2430 Land > (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Google > Phone > (919) 631-1451 Cell > (919) 513-0418 Desk > > michael.e.r...@gmail.com > <michael.e.r...@gmail.com> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140819/c21edb58/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) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140819/c2afa4d5/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)
