Update on the electric Minor

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Update on the electric Minor

Postby aminorjourney » Thu Oct 05, 2006 2:21 pm

Hi everyone!

I finally got around to getting the second of the two doors off the body of the car so we're getting really close to a stage where we can dip her!

For the latest pictures of the chassis prior to preparation head to my website at www.aminorjourney.com :)

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Postby ChrisB » Sat Oct 14, 2006 11:40 pm

Nice one , what are you looking at using for the motor/batts/controller.

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Postby aminorjourney » Sun Oct 15, 2006 8:40 am

Hi Chris,

Shooting for 40 Thundersky 200AH cells, and probably a Siemens
1FV5104-WS09 and the Simovert Short controller. I'm torn between that motor and possibly using the Zapi/BestMotors cobination that Pete Perkins used as on a recent chat we decided that my car probably weighs about the same as the Bedford.

The Siemens is pretty low RPM so I don't think I'll need a reduction box on it.
Of course, I'm still very new to all this so I may be talking rubbish.

As for cell protection I'm tempted by the lynch cell protector/monitors so I don't need a complex BMS on the car - leaving me the opportunity to keep the interior pretty "standard".

First things first though - I need to fabricate a cage that the car can be moved on without wheels for the dipping etc - and for that I must fix my welder!

Nikki.
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Postby ChrisB » Thu Jan 18, 2007 11:24 pm

I see you have the EL now , does this mean the minor conversion has been put out to grass or just on the back burner for now ??

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PS great video , I have put a link to it on here, hope you dont mind :wink:
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Postby aminorjourney » Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:42 am

ChrisB wrote:I see you have the EL now , does this mean the minor conversion has been put out to grass or just on the back burner for now ??

ChrisB

PS great video , I have put a link to it on here, hope you dont mind :wink:


No, but the conversion was/is going to take a long time and I needed transport in the interim!
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Postby ChrisB » Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:47 am

Ah I see, must admit the EL does look like great fun and I very nearly had a poke at it on e-bay when it came up as it was only up the road from me :roll:

But I have got rather too many projects/ vehicles dotted about already so thought better of it, looks like you got a minter. 8)

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