RE: (ET) Parts for a E15

["Rod Hower" <Rod Hower ametek com>]

Costs for my conversion include;

E15 off Ebay for $350 (it was a 20mile drive to pick it up)
Paint and supplies $20

SAFT STM-180 NiCd batteries $750 each (although I got them for FREE from
Chrysler
when I worked on the Dodge TEVan electric vehicle at GE.)

Curtis 1204 control $195 rebuilt at EVParts
http://www.evparts.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=260&product_id=1139
That's if you buy one.  We had one laying around at work, so mine was FREE.

My control board.  FREE - these where sample parts that I kept and never
used on
various designs at work.
If you were to buy all the parts at Digikey, probably $30-40 bucks.

My time to tinker with it; priceless (can't buy enough time to do all of
the EV projects I want to work on!!)

Your cost may vary ;-)

You can see other EV toys of mine at
hower.iwarp.com/photo.html

Rod - W8RNH



Rod;

Could you share some cost data on your conversion, including the batteries.

Thanks;
Dennis
      -----Original Message-----
      From: David Gingras [mailto:dtgingras yahoo com]
      Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 11:55 AM
      To: Rod Hower
      Cc: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
      Subject: Re: (ET) Parts for a E15



      Rod,


      I would be very interested in getting the schematic. Also, I took a
      look at your site, nice job, hopefully mine will look as nice.


      Thanks,


      Dave Gingras


       Rod Hower wrote:

       http://www.4qd.co.uk/
       They have cost effective series and shunt controls.

       I integrated a series control on mine with a conversion circuit that
       interfaced all of the existing
       Etrak switches.
       I can send the schematic if you want it.

       My tractor is shown at
       http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/405.html

       Rod
       hower.iwarp.com/photo.html





       I have an E15 and am in need of a control module for it. Any idea
       where I
       can get one? I have been told that some people have been very
       successful
       in retrofitting newer control modules from golf carts.





       Any Ideas??



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