[thingstodo]

I have not had a lot of time lately, and neither has Paul.

This is not really an update. I hope to get some pictures posted this week but actual progress is limited.

I can still make some progress on the 5 HP motor in my basement, but I took the plunge and moved the controller to my garage.

The battery pack from my Mazda is now in the garage (pending battery box construction). It is strapped for 375V now. The siemens AC motor is coupled to the warp9 with some scrap wood. I'm working on how to make mounts that will withstand more torque - like maybe 400 foot-lbs or so. First tests on the Siemens can be at 375V and then when I need to run the Warp9 as well, I'll do 3 parallel strings of 125V. I will likely need to re-tune with the different voltage but it sounds like I will need a few tries to get good at it, so I may as well!

The laptop, the throttle, the contactors, etc are not in the garage right now - I need to find a way to keep my feline (and the static electricity, hairballs, etc) out of the test area. Anyone with a cat knows how much of a challenge THAT is.

*Edit - pictures from left to right:
- Battery pack alone
- entire mess, battery pack on the left, controller top middle, motors coupled on right
- controller with cover off (not cat-proof)
- motors coupled
- motors coupled, from the top, showing joy coupler and 2 x 4 mounting between motor frames (need to work on this part)