[ausev] Festiva EV conversion - acceleration & top speed

[Steven Webb]

*Electric Motors do not need breaking in. * Grease them properly and operate
at the designed temperature and you will not have a problem.
*Best Regards;*
*Master Electrician*
*Steven Ray Webb*



On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 8:35 PM, Lant Colburn <lant at cdi-computers.com>wrote:

>  Thanks for the responses to my questions regarding acceleration and top
> speed with my Festiva conversion. I have been doing my initial tests with
> temperatures around 75deg, so I don’t think cold lithium batteries should be
> a factor. The spec sheet on my batteries list constant discharge at 3C or
> less.  Shouldn’t this mean that I can pull up to 300 amps battery current
> safely on acceleration?
>
>
>
> Thanks for the offer of the Zilla controller to test, Mark. I am not in the
> Austin area, so I won’t be able to take you up on the offer.
>
>
>
> Based on your suggestions I plan to:
>
> 1)      Beak-in the D&D motor gently – thanks for the reminder
>
> 2)      Replace the Kelly controller with one more suitable for highway
> use – any suggestions on a reliable replacement for my 144v system in the
> 500 amp range?
>
> 3)      Install additional gauges for BOTH battery & motor including
> voltage and current.
>
>
>
> Lant Colburn
>
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