Monthly Archives: August 2011

My battery pack is made up of Fullriver DC100-12 and HC100-12 batteries. The HC series is really not the best for this application, but I got a good deal. Having a mix of batteries means monitoring them is really important. … Continue reading →

This chart shows motor current and GPS data. Green is less current and red is more. The trip starts at Rosecrans and goes to Balboa. This was created by plotting my log data with gnuplot.

I’m using a Xantrex LinkPRO as my only EV-specific instrumentation. I have a interface box that a friend built. The interface box scales the pack voltage down and also isolates the RS-232 output from the LinkPRO. I have a Deltec … Continue reading →

I was successful in advancing the brushes on my ADC FB1-4001 Motor. I started with this drawing: I cut out the image of the tail end of the motor. I overlayed an approximation of my existing mounts on the image. … Continue reading →