Commuta-Car Motor

["Mark Hanson" <mhanson@valcom.com>]

The GE motor that was used in the Citi-Car or commuta-Car was a 3/4ths motor
in that the end bell housing was part of the differential which started life
as a Club Car golf cart. Looking back 20 years in my files, it's a 6hp 48Vdc
15min run time model 5BC49JB327C. I had the last commuta-Car made by Jim
Tervort when he took over from Bob Beaumont. This last design had bigger
brushes, a beafier commutator and a 30 minute run time. I ran my
cheese-wedge at 60V on this motor. The model number was a bit different like
a 247 instead of 327. I can check my files at home if you like for the exact
number. Using cool operating brushes helps immensly. Replace with high
current H803 Morganite 1/2" x 5/8" copper impregnated. Craig McCann i think
is still at 530-432-5244 in Penn Valley Cal GE rep. GE layed me and others
off when they cancelled their EV program back in 99'. I sold mine back in
the 80's cause it wouldn't stop or steer especially in the rain. The Club
Car design was for low speed <15mph and not safe for 40mph operation.

----- Original Message -----
From: <pchast@francomm.com>
To: <ev@listproc.sjsu.edu>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 12:13 AM
Subject: Re: New ADC 11" motor, Citicars, an' Stuff


> Gail
>
> Are there any Motor repair shops local to you?
>
> In Upstate NY here I have found a motor repair shop
>  interested in my needs for my EleckTrak E12.
>
> The men were  most willing to help with troubleshooting
> and repair of the main traction motor. It was not
> that costly. And they know motors from large AC to
> small universal types.
>
> Pete
>
> 10/20/02 1:27:39 AM, gail <gail@dri.edu> wrote:
>
> >
> >Bob Rice wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>      My take on all this. Can't SOMEBODY offer this poor woman a REAL
EV?
> >> Maybe a clean, turnkey conversion? God, she has paid her dues, to drive
EV,
> >> for sure. She needs something she can keep up with traffic, and not be
in
> >> the shop more than she is on the road. She could be happy in a 90 volt
> >> Rabbit, I'm sure? Don't think she needs a 70 MPH car, like a 120 volt
Rabbit
> >> ,will do. Isn't there a EAA chapter out where she lives? I would help
her
> >> fix it up, but the distance is a bit far, EVen for a 120 volt car,G>!
> >
> >Bob,
> >
> >Thank you for trying to help with my EV problems, but I don't think you
> >understand.  To me, my Citicars and Comutacars are REAL EVs.  I also have
> >some others, a 120 Volt VW Beetle (with less range than my C-Cars), a 96
> >Volt Bradley GT II and a 96 Volt Aztec.  I prefer the C-Cars.  I have EVs
> >all over the place but only one Comutacar is running right now and it is
> >the one I was inquiring about tires for recently.  Since I received
> >several responses regarding the tires I am still undecided as to which to
> >get, will try to narrow that down before another one goes flat.
>
> >>snip
>
>