Monthly Archives: April 2011

My typical morning commute is 14.3 miles. This is from Balboa Ave / 805 to my Son’s preschool in Sorrento Valley and then back up to University City. I have made this drive reliably twice. My motor voltage / amp … Continue reading →

One of the things I’m really hoping to do well is capture data from all the systems on my car. I have started by logging data from the Soliton Jr. controller. This is an example of what I can get … Continue reading →

I have been driving around for the last few days with my motor current limit set to 400 amps and the motor voltage limit set to 120 volts. This keeps me out of arcing for the most part, except when … Continue reading →

I ordered my springs today from www.coilsprings.com. I decided the front ride height is OK, just the back needs to be raised. They already had the pattern for the factory springs, so I didn’t have to send them a sample. … Continue reading →

With the car at my house, I felt comfortable doing some more testing. My first priority was eliminating the arcing. Fortunately, the car makes a very distinctive sound when this happens. It always happens when the car is near the … Continue reading →

I drove the E-Jetta home successfully. There’s not a lot to report. The car is just barely drivable in its current state. My top speed was about 40mph on the flats. Going up the big hill (Linda Vista Rd) I … Continue reading →

This is how the back end looks with all 9 batteries in the trunk. It’s probably drivable, but I think it will scrape on my driveway. It turns out that this car has aftermarket springs and shocks in the back, … Continue reading →

I got a cool gauge pod in the mail today from New South Performance (www.newsouthperformance.com). The LinkPRO just barely fits in it. The pod is a piece of molded plastic that fits over the existing steering column console.

I finished wiring up my magic box today. It has 19 external connections. I tested the box with a battery and a meter and fixed a couple minor mistakes. All the leads are way too long. Once the box is … Continue reading →