Re: AVCON inlet port

[Michael Bearden <techsan@pacbell.net>]

Edward Kellog was asking about this-
This is from a previous round of discussions-(Russ Levine and Don
McGrath).  I saved it as something I might use later:
Russell Levine wrote:


> What if you want to hard-wire the Avcon and associated electronic directly
> into your EV (i.e.-no box/handle/14-50 outlet needed)? Any idea how much
> these "guts" would run alone?
> 
I have done it, Russ.  I cut a hole in the rear fender of the Fiat X1/9 
and welded up a couple of little mounting brackets to attach the 
Avcon inlet inside the fender, then covered the installation with a 
fuel filler door from a junk Audi.  The components for the pilot 
circuit cost only a couple of dollars, including a little box, all 
available from an electronic parts store.  In the line between the 
Avcon inlet and the onboard charger, I put male and female 14-30 
connectors, so I can break the circuit there in case I want to 
bypass the Avcon connector and charge directly from a 14-30 or 
14-50 outlet, using an appropriate cable.

For information on how to build the pilot circuit, see Tom 
Stockebrand's page at www.swcp.com/~stocky/.
  |  Don McGrath           

There was also a link to someone supplying the converter boxes, but I
cant find that right now.
Michael B.