19 Cell Battery Box

11kWh

Welding Work

The gearbox and motor mount was fixed by strong welding points. Now I can finish the welding.

Gear Shift Redesign

I decided to mount the charger in the front. So I need every cm in inch to make it fit. Some sand in the gear shift tube and some fire and it fits perfect.

High-Performance Silicon Diodes

I will use one or two diodes between the battery pack and the 13,8 volt DC-DC converter to make sure that the converter capacitors will stay clean.

Semikron SKN/R 20/12 Case E 9 I(F) 20A reverse voltage U(R) 1.2 kV

1KAmp Relay Box Design

The Inline Box

Copper Prototype

Inline Cables Version

One Side Cables Version

Trial And Error

EVDrive 14/2012 202 Km

202,4 Km

Today Elektra was driving 202,4 Km (126 miles) in one run and used 175,5 Ah.

Top speed

The top speed is at 145 km/h (90 mph). Only limited by the rpm at about 5400. With a longer gearbox it would go much faster, but it's fine for me..)

JLD7100 Temperature Controller is working

JLD7100 (DC 12V) PID Temperature Controller

I do not understand the pin assignment on this temperature controller on pin 6 to 8.

Perhaps somebody can help...
http://www.lightobject.info/viewforum.php?f=13&sid=4519477c9c4f544bed19de282c046cfe

Hanover Messe 2012

I was on Monday at the Hanover Messe,halle 25. MobiliTec-Leading Trade Fair for Hybrid and Electric Powertrain Technologies, Mobile Energy Storage and Alternative Mobility Solutions.
My conclusion: WE are doing everything right!

EVDrive 13/2012 Elektra on the Autobahn

EVDrive 12/2012 "Elektra" is driving.

"Elektra"

Henceforth her name shall be "Elektra".

She is driving...!

Fuse check

Siemens 3NA3480 NH-Sicherungseinsatz gL/gG mit Stirnkennmelder Gr. 4, 1000A, AC500V/DC 440V

Dashboard Design Part 2

Secure Connections

EVDrive 11/2012 Bottom Balance 70 CALB SE180AHA

The Shunt Box

It is a 1000A shunt with 70mm² AWG 2/0 cable from the negative side of the Battery pack.

The Citroën 2CV becomes an electric car.

Shunt Box Design

Controller Mount

EVDrive 10/2012 GSA Gearbox Testing

Test Run

Gearbox Mounting 2

EVDrive 09/2012 Safety Switches Test run

Changing to another vehicle frame

I was working on a second vehicle frame to mount the WarP9 with the GSA gearbox. Now I had to do all this rusty dusty work...

EVDrive 07/2012 Warp9 Disassembly

EVDrive 08/2012 JLD404 Intelligent AH Meter with Relay Contact Output te...

EVDrive 06/2012 RPM test with the Soliton1 WarP9 and the Rechargecar Spe...

I got mail again

The AH meter JLD404 and the temperature control JLD7100DC have arrived.

WarP9 disassembly

I have to cut my WarP9 disassembly film.

EVDrive 04/2012 Warp9 assembly

Digital Voltmeter JLD5740 pin assignment

Power 9-30V at Pin 1(+) and Pin 2(-)

Measurement current input (pin selection on PvH with Password:0036)

only use one + input

Pin 4 -up to +500V select on PvH with the number 500

Pin 5 -up to +100V select on PvH with the number 100

Pin 6 -up to +10V select on PvH with the number 10

Pin 7 -up to +1V select on PvH with the number 1

Pin 8 -negative pole

Current output at pin 9 (-) and pin 10 (+)

This is only needed when measuring current

Relay J2 at pin 11-13

(settings on AH2 and AL2 with Password:0001)

Pin 11-12 NC (normally-closed) Circuit is connected when the relay is inactive.

Contacts disconnect the circuit when the relay is activated (the lower LED is on).

Pin 12-13 NO (normally-open) circuit is disconnected when the relay is inactive.

Contacts connect the circuit when the relay is activated (the lower LED is on).

Relay J1 at pin 14-16

(settings on AH1 and AL1 with Password:0001)

Pin 14-15 NC (normally-closed) Circuit is connected when the relay is inactive.

Contacts disconnect the circuit when the relay is activated (the upper LED is on).

Pin 15-16 NO (normally-open) circuit is disconnected when the relay is inactive.

Contacts connect the circuit when the relay is activated (the upper LED is on)

Short circuit on the relay wires causes problems..

..but I already have a new one, and I'll change it soon.

EVDrive 03/2012 Digital Voltmeter JLD5740

Digital Voltmeter JLD5740

The digital voltmeters JLD5740 from www.lightobject.com have arrived.

Now I have to find out where to attach the wires and how to set it up..?

Again there is no documentation or manuel in the pack.

My hope is on Jack..!!

EVDrive 02c/2012 test charge with the Brusa NLG513

EVDrive 02b/2012 test charge with the Brusa NLG513

EVDrive 02a/2012 test charge with the Brusa NLG513

Nerd stuff

For an old mac user it is not to easy to get used to set serial ports, bits per second or programs like Hyperterminal. But we have contact.)

First step. Try to get a manual.

Second step. Understand the manual.

Third step. Build your own RS232 cable(How can that be at 3000.-€ ??)

Fourth step. Find out, that not everything is documented in the manual.

Fifth step. Call them and hear them say: "let me have a look in the manual..." ;)

The Brusa NLG513 has arrived

But there is no documentation or manuel in the pack.

EVDrive 01/2012 test run with 70 LiFePo4, the Soliton1 and a WarP9

Batteries have arrived

The ship with the seventy CALB's has arrived.

Helwig Carbon Brushes

After 13 hours run time on 12V.