| Owner | William Brinsmead | ||
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| Owner's Other EVs | 1992 GMC G-Van 1994 Chevrolet S-10 (sold) Trike 1996 APS Bus ( scrapping for parts and batteries Little Boy 1973 Cadillac Hearse 2011 Nissan Leaf 2015 Tesla P85D | ||
| Location | Reno, Nevada United States map | ||
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| Vehicle | 1973 Custom This was my 1st EV, I built it while in Sattihip Thailand for 4 years, serving with the US Army. In it's last rendition it had a 48 volt 240 cell BB600 Nicad system, contactor controller, forklift motor, 6o amp regen alternator. In addition It had a water cooled Daihatsu 2 cyl engine driving a aircraft 400 cy, alternator as an apu for operation as a serial hybrid | ||
| Motor | Big forklift Compound Wound DC Nice used 48 volt motor, even had interpoles, it was bought in the US and shipped over in many pieces. | ||
| Drivetrain | Big forklift motor, belt coupled to a Jeep differential, along with the regen alternator. Also used Jeep drums and brakes. | ||
| Controller | Self Built 8 step contactor controller using series parallel battery connections, resistors, and field weakening | ||
| Batteries | 240 Various as I had to scrounge from US air bases, 1.20 Volt, Nickel-Cadmium, Flooded Misc surplus aircraft starting batteries | ||
| System Voltage | 48 Volts | ||
| Charger | Bad Boy with Manners and a timer Custom wound transformer about 3 kw. | ||
| Heater | Reverse fans on Apu radiator | ||
| DC/DC Converter | Separate 24 volt NiCad battery, diode isolated and tapped of of main pack | ||
| Instrumentation | Scrounged surplus US Army and Air Force | ||
| Top Speed | 35 MPH (56 KPH) Built for urban travel | ||
| Acceleration | Stately | ||
| Range | 20 Miles (32 Kilometers) Much longer when the APU is used | ||
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| Seating Capacity | 2 adults | ||
| Tires | scrounged | ||
| Conversion Time | 3 years as an on going project | ||
| Conversion Cost | A bunch of Army Pay Checks | ||
| Additional Features | The APU was a small 350cc two stroke 2cyl water cooled motor governed at a continuous speed of about 6000 rpm it was bolted to a big 60 kw rated 400cy.aircraft alternator. Due to the high Kw rating I could pull quite a bit of amperage at around 50 volts despite having only about 10kw of actual engine power available, I controlled the rectified 3 phase current by varying the field and watching the battery current for crusing. Also I was experimenting with fast charging when parked, by running it up to over 200v and pulse charging the NiCads with big high current pulses using some big scrs still with a total power of about10kw. | ||
| Possibly the 1st hybrid EV in Thailand, With approximately 20 miles of battery range I had lots of fun running around during the 70s oil "shortage" In Reno our local ev club is at WebPage | |||
My 1st EV
Last Updated 08-25-2009
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