I am about to start conversion #2 - this one will be based on Goombi's low cost 96V Chinese kit of parts.
I am looking for a small donor car with a straight body and good interior......
Cheers,
David
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Sound like the EV bug bit you hard
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After about 8 weeks shipping my kit arrived about 1 week ago from China. It's a very complete kit - for example the controller and contactor and fuse are all wired up on a nice plate that could be bolted to the front rack. I fired up the motor with a 12V battery and it runs OK.
Including customs fees the kit was about AUD$3500 delivered to my door - this includes motor, controller, contactor, fuse, charger, dc-dc converter and a coupler. I figure this could be reduced to about $3000/kit for a bulk buy, as a lot of the customs fees were per-shipment.
The coupler has a recess on the end that will be a nice fit for the centre of a turned down clutch plate - very quick and easy coupler arrangement for a clutchless conversion.
Eugen (aka Goombi) has some pictures of the kit on his site: http://www.goombi2.mysite.com/
The motor is a whopper - twice as large (and heavy) as my previous ADC motor for about the same power rating. But it should still fit into the Charade OK.
As I mentioned at the Feb S.A. AEVA I would like to try a "all hands on deck" fast conversion of the next EV - get a team of people together and see if we can convert an EV in a week (or even long weekend). Everyone is welcome to have a go at some part of the conversion. I will get stuff like the adaptor plate made up first and buy all the bits ahead of time.
D-Day will be some time in April or May I think - depends on how quickly I can get organised with the adaptor plate. If anyone can help with measuring up for the plate (I am a machining noob) that would be much appreciated!
Cheers,
David
Including customs fees the kit was about AUD$3500 delivered to my door - this includes motor, controller, contactor, fuse, charger, dc-dc converter and a coupler. I figure this could be reduced to about $3000/kit for a bulk buy, as a lot of the customs fees were per-shipment.
The coupler has a recess on the end that will be a nice fit for the centre of a turned down clutch plate - very quick and easy coupler arrangement for a clutchless conversion.
Eugen (aka Goombi) has some pictures of the kit on his site: http://www.goombi2.mysite.com/
The motor is a whopper - twice as large (and heavy) as my previous ADC motor for about the same power rating. But it should still fit into the Charade OK.
As I mentioned at the Feb S.A. AEVA I would like to try a "all hands on deck" fast conversion of the next EV - get a team of people together and see if we can convert an EV in a week (or even long weekend). Everyone is welcome to have a go at some part of the conversion. I will get stuff like the adaptor plate made up first and buy all the bits ahead of time.
D-Day will be some time in April or May I think - depends on how quickly I can get organised with the adaptor plate. If anyone can help with measuring up for the plate (I am a machining noob) that would be much appreciated!
Cheers,
David
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Hi David
Will follow your conversion closely
Hope to see pictures on your blog site
good luck!
Will follow your conversion closely
Hope to see pictures on your blog site
good luck!
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We took this conversion from ICE to drivable electric in just 3 days! We have blogged on it here:
Building an EV in 1 week
Building an EV in 1 week
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Wow. Weber and I have put in about 4 person-days per week for months, and we have just one electrical item to show for it: one lonely cell, less than half a percent of the final pack. Now you guys complete a conversion in three days (plus ordering parts).
Very impressive. Congratulations!
Very impressive. Congratulations!
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5650 W solar, 2xPIP-4048MS inverters, 16 kWh battery.
Patching PIP-4048/5048 inverter-chargers.
If you appreciate my work, you can buy me a coffee.