Owner | Rich Perrine | ||||
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Location | San Carlos, Sonora Mexico map | ||||
Web/Email | WebPage | ||||
Vehicle | 1964 MG Midget Standard Midget w/wire wheels and removable hardtop. | ||||
Motor | Advanced DC L91-4003 Series Wound DC 6.7" dual shaft | ||||
Drivetrain | Standard four speed w/clutch. | ||||
Controller | Kelly KD84400 84 volt dc (90V max) 400 amp dc max 200 amp dc continuous | ||||
Batteries | 6 Interstate SRM29, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded Marine/RV With the springs beefed up I now have 3 batteries in the rear and 3 in front. The KD84400 would not operate when 7 batteries were fully charged. I did not want to risk too much voltage so I dropped back to only 6 batteries. | ||||
System Voltage | 72 Volts | ||||
Charger | Home made PWM | ||||
Heater | none | ||||
DC/DC Converter | Kelly DCDC84TO24V 84/24 240Watt | ||||
Instrumentation | Right now only a voltmeter measuring drop in 9' 2/0 battery cable and a GPS. | ||||
Top Speed | 45 MPH (72 KPH) So far. | ||||
Acceleration | As good as the original. | ||||
Range | 15 Miles (24 Kilometers) This is without going below 75% remaining capacity and climbing several small hills (~150'). | ||||
Watt Hours/Mile | I will publish this when I have the final instrumentation configuration. | ||||
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Seating Capacity | 2 adults | ||||
Curb Weight | 1,700 Pounds (772 Kilograms) Rough guess. | ||||
Tires | 155/80R13 79T | ||||
Conversion Time | Still a work in progress but probably a couple of hundred hours so far. | ||||
Conversion Cost | donor vehicle $200. motor $900 adapter $800 controller $400 DC/DC converter $99 batteries $480 cables, etc $500 Total as is ~ $3379 | ||||
I did my first serious test drive on 1/17/2008. I now drive it several times a week for various local activities. After beefing up the springs I settled on six batteries. I can now cruise at 45 mph and have a range of 15+ miles on my hilly local roads. My grandson Richard has been helping me on this and we still have instrumentation and beautification to complete. |