[EVDL] $49mo, $0dwn 500e EV deal @Costa_Mesa-CA dealer> ends after Sunday

2016-11-26 Thread brucedp5 via EV
This one is time limited, thus just too hot to wait until tonight, see the post: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-49mo-0dwn-500e-EV-deal-ends-11-28-Costa-Mesa-CA-dealer-r-84mi-no-L3-td4684652.html EVLN: $49mo,$0dwn 500e EV deal ends 11/28 @Costa_Mesa-CA dealer

Re: [EVDL] OT Reversible DC motor controller

2016-11-26 Thread ROBERT via EV
Michael, If you do not want to reverse the motor while it is running, you can buy a non-reversing controller and install a FWD/OFF/REV switch between the controller and the motor. From: EV on behalf of Michael Hurley via EV

Re: [EVDL] Towing 4 wheels down Spark EV or Leaf

2016-11-26 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
I have flat-towed EVs without disconnecting the drive shaft or motor leads, but the one that I towed over 10 miles on the freeway (at night and staying below 50 MPH) had an induction motor, so it would not have any magnetic field while turning and thus no losses in the motor or risk of

Re: [EVDL] OT Reversible DC motor controller

2016-11-26 Thread Sabrina Holmes via EV
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Re: [EVDL] OT Reversible DC motor controller

2016-11-26 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
Michael, For 25A it should be OK to use a controller as used for RC (Remote Control) or bike/scooter motors, though the majority of those controllers are for AC motors, not DC. Before going down the path of how to provide reversing, we first need to know how you are going to control the

[EVDL] OT Reversible DC motor controller

2016-11-26 Thread Michael Hurley via EV
I have a controller question, though it’s not for any kind of vehicle. I have an Atlas metalworking lathe. I’d like to put a motor on the lead screw to get much lower traversing speeds than the lathe’s internal gearbox will allow for. This is a relatively common modification to these little

Re: [EVDL] Towing 4 wheels down Spark EV or Leaf

2016-11-26 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
Have you tried asking thie question on one of the net forums dedicated to the Spark EV? Regardless of where you find the answer, please report back. Thanks, David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information:

Re: [EVDL] Towing 4 wheels down Spark EV or Leaf

2016-11-26 Thread brucedp5 via EV
[ref http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Towing-4-wheels-down-Spark-EV-or-Leaf-tp4684633.html >Mark Hanson via EV Fri, 25 Nov 2016 16:52:54 -0800 I know the operator manuals on my Leaf and Spark EV say they can't be towed with 4 wheels down but why not can't you just put

Re: [EVDL] Towing 4 wheels down Spark EV or Leaf

2016-11-26 Thread Mark Hanson via EV
Thanks Bill I'm used to towing my conversions over the years to shows further away than range and also occasionally home to fix when something burps. I don't feel comfortable not having that option with factory EV s. It sounds like even if you were able to disconnect the motor wires there