| Owner | Jon Glauser | ||||||
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| Owner's Other EVs | 1973 Volkswagen Super Beetle Ranch King | ||||||
| Location | Boise, Idaho US map | ||||||
| Web/Email | WebPage | ||||||
| Vehicle | 1987 Toyota Tercel SR 5 Brown station wagon with brown plaid seats. SR 5 model. | ||||||
| Motor | Advanced DC FB1-4001 Series Wound DC 9" with tail shaft driving A/C and tachometer | ||||||
| Drivetrain | Stock manual 6 speed FWD/4WD wheel drive. The clutch is still in, the flywheel is reduced to just what is needed for the clutch. | ||||||
| Controller | Auburn Scientific PC600-144 Kodiak 600A max. The aluminum heatsink base is drilled for water cooling. I'll add plumbing if it needs it. | ||||||
| Batteries | 16, 6.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded It was 144V, but I can't fit that many 6V batteries in the car (it was designed for 12V batteries). | ||||||
| System Voltage | 96 Volts | ||||||
| Charger | Russco SC30-120 SO With a buck/boost transformer is under the rear fender. Bucking for more charge current. | ||||||
| Heater | ceramic in the old heater box. | ||||||
| DC/DC Converter | HWZ 300W 12V no 12V battery, just the DC converter good for 25A.. just barely enough to run the A/C on high, headlights, wipers, and radio while driving. | ||||||
| Instrumentation | Voltmeter, Ammeter, E-meter. I'm wanting to add a Palm with the EVdash program | ||||||
| Top Speed | TBD | ||||||
| Acceleration | none at the moment! | ||||||
| Range | I got it to the end of my driveway and back up with 84V worth of dead batteries. | ||||||
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| Seating Capacity | It has 5 seat belts. | ||||||
| Tires | Michelin Proxima RR. Green X. P165/70R13. 937lbs 51PSI. | ||||||
| Conversion Time | Forever. It will never be done! | ||||||
| Conversion Cost | I bought the complete EV for $50. I added about $20 worth of steel brackets, a new link-10, and $1500 in batteries | ||||||
| Additional Features | Air conditioning on tailshaft of main motor. Power steering is removed. Tachometer functions. The oil light on the dash is connected to the fault output of the controller (over temperature, over current, under voltage). | ||||||
| My blog details most of the existing systems and all the changes I have done. See it here: WebPage I still need a new bearing in the motor adapter. It makes terrible noises easily heard without an engine to hide it! | |||||||
1983 Toyota Tercell SR 5
“Chewbaka”
Last Updated 10-01-2008
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