26 November 08 - 22:5926 November Update
Got the front battery rack built and installed and the control board metal in place. This took a little noggin scratchin' as I'm an electrician, not a metal fab man. I couldn't find any photos of others fab work so I imagineered my own. Here's some photos showing where I welded angle iron to the frame rails to which I bolted the aluminum tubing to form the control rack.
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12 November 08 - 22:0812 November 08 Update
More goodies installed since October update:
PakTrakr
system to monitor the batteries. This is a very cool system if you're
not aware of it. It monitors each battery and alerts you of several
issues that may develop. Cost for my 24 battery pack was about $400
including a current sensor to monitor pack or motor amp draw, your
choice but only one sensor.
Important notes for this system if you go that route. The remote units wired to the batteries tie to the display unit and contain a fuse for protection. The fuse is a "pico" 1 amp and is located at the ring terminal end of the black wire under the shrink wrap. It's there to protect the remote from idiots who might decide to cut the data cable while the unit is energized. ...
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11 November 08 - 22:4011 November 08 Ceramic 1500 Watt Heater Install
We now have the electric heater installed. Not a bad job
getting it swapped out. Very good tip for you here--> Go to Autozone to
get instructions on removing it. They have a computer you can use to
print instructions on how to do stuff with drawings or photos. Sorry
I didn't take any photos. My bad but I'll attempt to "picture" it for
you.
The "kit" is essentially a block of white (polyethylene?) plastic
about 12" square, a ceramic heater element common to many $25 120volt electric
1500watt heaters, 20A fuse and holder, a few screws, Anderson connector to kill the power for servicing, some rather vague instructions and a DC contactor rated for at least 20amps with a
12V coil. The heater element is about 4.5" square and 1.5" thick.
Cut the plastic to fit over the space where the old heater
core was, then cut out a hole for the air to blow through the element and bolt the element to ...
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