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by Tom Thomson
Tue Sep 07, 2010 7:21 am
Forum: All things battery related
Topic: new battery mfg
Replies: 2
Views: 10488

new battery mfg

Here in Indiana (USA) a company called Enerdel is putting up a new plant to increase production of lithium-ion batteries. In checking their and related web sites, I find lots of adjectives and hopeful projections but no information on what they actually make. Where can I get hard information? tommyt
by Tom Thomson
Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:20 am
Forum: All things battery related
Topic: batteries
Replies: 4
Views: 15353

batteries

A friend of mine is trying to convince me that his lead-acids have a "memory" and need to be periodically discharged completely. Any thoughts?
tommyt
by Tom Thomson
Sat Apr 03, 2010 12:09 am
Forum: Cars,Vans and other road vehicles
Topic: motor temp
Replies: 0
Views: 16103

motor temp

My D&D motor has a thermocouple imbedded in one of the brushes. This responds quickly altho it gives alarmingly high readings. The Advanced DC motor which I just bought for another project offers no such option so I'm thinking that the simplest way is to mount a thermocouple in the cooling air e...
by Tom Thomson
Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:22 pm
Forum: Cars,Vans and other road vehicles
Topic: connectors
Replies: 11
Views: 33850

Re: connectors

I have read before about the "big red button". What, exactly, is that?
tommyt
by Tom Thomson
Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:07 am
Forum: Cars,Vans and other road vehicles
Topic: connectors
Replies: 11
Views: 33850

Re: connectors

night train I guess I won't try it to see; I had hoped that someone already had. After my controller exploded (literally) I thought it a good idea to add an emergency disconnect so I installed an Anderson. I wonder now if that's the proper solution. In an emergency situation one might be breaking fu...
by Tom Thomson
Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:17 am
Forum: Cars,Vans and other road vehicles
Topic: connectors
Replies: 11
Views: 33850

connectors

Has anyone pulled apart an Anderson connector under load?
tommyt
by Tom Thomson
Fri Feb 05, 2010 2:57 am
Forum: All things battery related
Topic: prius batt
Replies: 1
Views: 7759

prius batt

Has anyone tried the battery pack from a Toyota Prius? Has this subject been covered?
tommyt
by Tom Thomson
Sun Dec 20, 2009 12:51 am
Forum: Cars,Vans and other road vehicles
Topic: Reverse
Replies: 9
Views: 29867

jl
Both-since the field and armature are connected in series.
tommyt
by Tom Thomson
Sat Dec 19, 2009 2:48 am
Forum: Cars,Vans and other road vehicles
Topic: Reverse
Replies: 9
Views: 29867

reverse

jl Yes, you can. On my first conversion, that's the way I did it. The motor was a D&D ES 15A-6 and the reversing contactor was an Albright SW182. By the way, I am now using a gearbox, and the Albright is no longer needed and is for sale - $50 +ship Tom Thomson Indiana USA
by Tom Thomson
Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:01 pm
Forum: Cars,Vans and other road vehicles
Topic: another EV mystery
Replies: 5
Views: 19436

Thanks for the replies Loose conn sounds unlikely. All terminals are crimped and soldered and wrench tite (5/16 scrs). In any event, getting hotter normally raises the resistance. The brushes could be the culprit; maybe some trash under one. That could happen quickly and with a lessening effect as i...

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