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Originally Posted by freebeard
Wow. Try it again in third gear.
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I'd LOVE to ... but the controller won't power up on the high voltage pack.
The contactors have been checked and operate from 12V as they should.
This weekend I hope to get my garage cleaned up enough to *MAYBE* get the car inside. It's -10C (about 14F) and I can only work outside bare-handed for a few minutes at a time.
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What's the overall reduction? Is it in the range of 6—10 to 1?
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According to the attached manual page, my final drive ratios are:
first 4.105 * 3.307 = 13.575:1
second 4.105 * 1.833 = 7.524:1
third 4.105 * 1.233 = 5.061:1
fourth 4.105 * 0.914 = 3.752:1
fifth 4.105 * 0.717 = 2.943:1
So second is in the range you asked about. Third is not quite in the range.
Other pertinent info - 14 inch tires
11 inch netgain motor has a redline of about 5500 but I'd like to run it 3500 rpm or so at 65 mph. That appears to be 4rth gear
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My new favorite thing is EVTV, and he was saying there that the biggest part of each build is the battery box[es]. You're planning to replace it all with new construction, aren't you?
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Awesome - I've been watching EVTV for years.
One of the reasons that I built the box and supports from wood first is that I expected it to be a challenge. The aluminum build will be *MUCH* easier the second time around, when I have a bit of a template set up from wood (although I will be making a bunch of changes during the battery box rebuild)
My wife thinks I'll need to do version 2 in wood first, then in aluminum