Yep, Darin Here. I agree that it's a common agreement that too much heat for too long will kill an etek. Welding all connections sounds like a lot of work. Might be better off with a Perm motor?
Although I like the efficiency, I'm about ready to move over to series wound motors. Although I still want to run some eteks at 96V. I think with my duty cycle they should work out great. ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 9:08 AM Subject: Re: [ElectricMotorcycles] Ninja 250 conversion? Is that you Darin? I don't know the internals of this motor, but there is a very specific area in which the high temp solder melts. This can probably be identified by talking with people who have inspected damaged motors. It would seem to me that some form of rod based weld approach could be used to amend this particular failure issue. Of course that may simply produce a new issue as the weak point. Perhaps John Bidwell will weigh in with what he found when he took his Etek apart after it failed. Mike Bachand Denver Electric Vehicle Council (DEVC) - Colorado Chapter of the EAA 1994 Kawasaki Ninja EV ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.14/636 - Release Date: 1/18/2007
