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Old 07-03-2012, 09:06 PM   #1 (permalink)
Jolo
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Rookie with an unknown motor (Caterpillar 9.25 x 13 in - suitable for EV conversion?)

An elderly neighbor had gotten an electric Caterpillar motor for a grain auger project he was going to do. However health issues intervened and he offered it to me. I brought it home, hooked up a battery to it, and in a cloud of chicken manure, it took off. I googled DC electric motor projects and EV conversions filled the page. So here I am.

The motor has the Cat tag on it, but I can't find any specs for it. I called Cat, gave them the tag info, but they said without the model and serial nos. of the lift truck it came out of, they could not help me.

Questions: Any ideas where I can go to get specs for the motor? Will it work for an EV conversion? (It is 9.25 inches in diameter, 13 inches endcap to endcap, and weighs a grunt and a half.)

The tag info is: Type E Part NO 913146, Serial NO 9005099, DC Volts 36/48, Insul Class H, Ser Code 07

Thanks, John

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