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- Tue Sep 07, 2010 7:21 am
- Forum: All things battery related
- Topic: new battery mfg
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10577
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
- Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:20 am
- Forum: All things battery related
- Topic: batteries
- Replies: 4
- Views: 15463
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
tommyt
- Sat Apr 03, 2010 12:09 am
- Forum: Cars,Vans and other road vehicles
- Topic: motor temp
- Replies: 0
- Views: 16236
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...
- Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:22 pm
- Forum: Cars,Vans and other road vehicles
- Topic: connectors
- Replies: 11
- Views: 34073
Re: connectors
I have read before about the "big red button". What, exactly, is that?
tommyt
tommyt
- Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:07 am
- Forum: Cars,Vans and other road vehicles
- Topic: connectors
- Replies: 11
- Views: 34073
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...
- Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:17 am
- Forum: Cars,Vans and other road vehicles
- Topic: connectors
- Replies: 11
- Views: 34073
connectors
Has anyone pulled apart an Anderson connector under load?
tommyt
tommyt
- Fri Feb 05, 2010 2:57 am
- Forum: All things battery related
- Topic: prius batt
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7843
prius batt
Has anyone tried the battery pack from a Toyota Prius? Has this subject been covered?
tommyt
tommyt
- Sun Dec 20, 2009 12:51 am
- Forum: Cars,Vans and other road vehicles
- Topic: Reverse
- Replies: 9
- Views: 30094
- Sat Dec 19, 2009 2:48 am
- Forum: Cars,Vans and other road vehicles
- Topic: Reverse
- Replies: 9
- Views: 30094
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
- Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:01 pm
- Forum: Cars,Vans and other road vehicles
- Topic: another EV mystery
- Replies: 5
- Views: 19553
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...