| Owner | Jon Glauser | ||||||
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| Owner's Other EV | Ranch King | ||||||
| Location | Boise, Idaho US map | ||||||
| Web/Email | WebPage | ||||||
| Vehicle | 1987 Toyota Tercel Ugly brown station wagon with brown plaid seats. | ||||||
| Motor | Advanced DC FB1-4001 Series Wound DC 9" with tail shaft driving A/C and tachometer | ||||||
| Drivetrain | Stock manual tranny FWD/4WD wheel drive. The clutch is still in, the flywheel is reduced to just what is needed for the clutch. | ||||||
| Controller | Auburn Scientific PC600-144 Kodiak 600A max. The aluminum heatsink base is drilled for water cooling. I'll add plumbing if it needs it. | ||||||
| Batteries | 16 Deka GC15, 6.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded It was 144V, but I can't fit that many 6V batteries in the car (it was designed for 12V batteries). I'll be buying the batteries in the next couple weeks. | ||||||
| System Voltage | 96 Volts | ||||||
| Charger | Russco SC30-120 SO With a buck/boost transformer is under the rear fender. Bucking for more charge current. | ||||||
| Heater | ceramic in the old heater box. | ||||||
| DC/DC Converter | Todd PC-30 I have a diode (at the moment) between the Todd and house battery to keep it from discharging the battery when off. I'll have to find something different with my voltage change. | ||||||
| Instrumentation | Voltmeter, Ammeter, E-meter. I'm wanting to add a Palm with the EVdash program | ||||||
| Top Speed | TBD | ||||||
| Acceleration | none at the moment! | ||||||
| Range | I got it to the end of my driveway and back up with 84V worth of dead batteries. | ||||||
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| Seating Capacity | It has 5 seat belts. | ||||||
| Tires | Printed on the tire: Michelin Proxima RR. Green X. P165/70R13. 937lbs 51PSI. | ||||||
| Conversion Time | Slow tinkering and rearranging of the motor bay while I save money for the batteries | ||||||
| Conversion Cost | I bought the complete EV for $50. I added about $20 worth of steel brackets, and a new link-10 | ||||||
| Additional Features | Air conditioning on tailshaft of main motor. Power steering is removed. Tachometer functions. The oil light on the dash is connected to the fault output of the controller (over temperature, over current, under voltage). | ||||||
| My blog details most of the existing systems and all the changes I have done. See it here: WebPage I still need a new throwout bearing. It makes terrible noises easily heard without an engine to hide it! | |||||||
1987 Toyota Tercell
Last Updated 07-22-2008
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