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| Ev Archive for August 2000 |
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| 1127 messages, last added Wed Aug 08 18:49:27 2001 |
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Re: New E-V isitor
At 10:23 AM 8/3/00 -0400, you wrote:
>On 3 Aug 2000, at 15:25, Techtalk wrote:
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>> Now where the ... do I find a 144v motor in South Africa ?
>> I found a 48V one but that's not gonna cut it.
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>Now let's not be so hasty. Many successful EVs have been built with 48
>volt systems. Some have been moderately slow (Citicars, 55 kph), others
>plenty fast for most needs (Lectric Leopards, 80+ kph). I believe there
>is at least one person on this list who has a 48 volt dragster.
And don't forget you may be able to run the 48V motor at more than 48V. I
ran an old forklift motor on 72V for a while with no problems.
Ron
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Ron Schroeder
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wd8cdh@bnl.gov
rjs@bnl.gov
ron@112motors.com
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