My brother Scott donated some time to help me pull the car home from it's previous rusting place. He also donated his macho pickup to do the mule work of dragging it home.
A log of the trials, tribulations, and general boring stuff involved in owning an electric car... an EV conversion... a battery-only electric car... Plankton the electric 1976 BMW 2002.
Plankton's current specs
Plankton's Current Specs:
Motor: 9" Series DC, refurbished by Jim Husted in Redmond, OR.
Controller: Synkromotive
Batteries: 35 CALB LiFePo4 cells (115.5V nominal pack voltage)
Charger: Elcon PFC1500, so far only charging from house mains 110-120 AC.
Pedal: Ford Ranger TPS
-No clutch
-12V Pb-Acid auxiliary battery for car electrical (blinkers, lights, etc.)
-Generic (??) vacuum pump for brake assist (no power steering)
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