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Old 11-29-2012, 05:50 PM   #46 (permalink)
bennelson
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Two things - equipment and people power.
I dont have a motor right now. I was originally going to use one that ended up in a friends electric pickup truck.

I have a lead on a pair of matched 12" forklift motors offered to me, but those are both in the fork trucks, the guy hasn't pulled them out yet.

My friend who is the diesel mechanic and machinist has gotten very busy lately, so I havent been able to get help from him either.

I really do want to work on the driveline first, as nothing else really matters if that doesnt work. I figure that aeromods are another parallel part of this project. I can at least work on that independent of anything else.

If anyone wants to start building a 1000 amp motor controller or multi-voltage charger, just let me know!
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