Re: [EVDL] AC or DC? : EV Conversion advice

2014-08-11 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
The AC vs DC debate will never end. That's probably a good thing. Still, I often think that it's not really AC vs DC, it's series motor vs almost everything else. Most motors have torque curves very different from ICEs, but the series motor especially so - enough that in some situation you f

Re: [EVDL] AC or DC? : EV Conversion advice

2014-08-11 Thread tomw via EV
Mine car is the last one on Bruce's list (Swift). It has about 5 years and around 35k miles on it. No issues with motor or controller in that time. I think EVWest has about as good of prices as anyone on AC. The only ones affordable to most mortals are the HPEVS motors/Curtis controllers. You

Re: [EVDL] AC or DC? : EV Conversion advice

2014-08-10 Thread Peter C. Thompson via EV
PM, via EV wrote: Please add mine to this list. I am very pleased to have decided to use an AC system. www.evalbum.com/2430 Al Swackhammer - Original Message - From: "ev" To: "ev" Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2014 5:47:31 PM Subject: [EVDL] AC or DC? : EV Con

Re: [EVDL] AC or DC? : EV Conversion advice

2014-08-10 Thread via EV
Please add mine to this list.  I am very pleased to have decided to use an AC system.  www.evalbum.com/2430   Al Swackhammer   - Original Message - From: "ev" To: "ev" Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2014 5:47:31 PM Subject: [EVDL] AC or DC? : EV Conversion advice

[EVDL] AC or DC? : EV Conversion advice

2014-08-10 Thread brucedp5 via EV
I am hoping others who have experience with AC EV designs will weigh in here. DC is all that was available back when I had my conversion made. I know I would want the advantages of Today's AC drive systems. The evalbum.com listings have so many uses, one of which is they are searchable either v