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Electric Duster Project: Update On Mechanical Failure
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Thursday, March 19, 2009. Update On Mechanical Failure. I was able to remove the back half of the motor coupling by removing the transmission. It was not too bad of a job and only took about an hour. I confirmed that the weld was indeed the culprit. I have come up with a couple of options which I will look into tomorrow. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Back From The Machine Shop. Update On Mechanical Failure. Mechanical Failure - Im Still Learning. One small step back. Dash To The Finish.
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Electric Duster Project: January 2009
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Thursday, January 29, 2009. He did a post-mortem on my controller and found that it had a catastrophic failure. Duh! He said that it was the most badly damaged controller he has seen, even among the ones they have deliberately failed as test units. He did learn that the control board that was the source of the prior LogiSystems problems had not. Links to this post. Friday, January 23, 2009. LogiSystems controller #2 blew up causing a small fire. There was no damage to the car or other components. Honestl...
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Electric Duster Project: February 2009
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Thursday, February 26, 2009. The new motor controller is installed and the road test has been successful! I first put the car on jack stands and did extensive "driveway" testing. I ran through all of the gears numerous times, including reverse. I took it up to 55 mph on the speedometer and held it there for a while. I did numerous shut-downs and component inspections. More rigorous testing will follow. However, the weather is turning colder again and I have to return to work tomorrow, so I may savor ...
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Electric Duster Project: Another Setback
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Sunday, April 5, 2009. Well, I certainly hate reporting the failures, but they are a part of the whole story of this conversion. Maybe the information will help someone else avoid some trouble. The first several mishaps were due to defective parts. The last two failures were totally my fault. Sorry to see that Bruce, but good that you caught it when you did. Can a second nut be used as a lock-nut to prevent this in the future? April 6, 2009 at 7:24 AM. April 6, 2009 at 8:21 AM. April 6, 2009 at 9:15 AM.
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Electric Duster Project: Electrical Storm Is No More :(
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Saturday, June 12, 2010. Electrical Storm Is No More :(. Terminalscheap[dot]com is a site where u can buy the terminals online. August 6, 2010 at 10:24 AM. August 18, 2010 at 12:59 PM. So sad, My first car was a 72 Duster, would have loved to still own it, and convert it to electric. Sorry you had to give up the project, as it was a very good looking car. Brought back lots of good memories. September 3, 2011 at 9:01 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Electrical Storm Is No More :(.
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Electric Duster Project: Mechanical Failure - I'm Still Learning
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Thursday, March 19, 2009. Mechanical Failure - I'm Still Learning. Well it didn't actually break. It just separated from the Lovejoy coupling. I was quick to blame my amateur welding skills for this failure. However, I have discovered that the failure is much more than that. Mechanical Failure Analysis Columbus. OMG how did you weld sintered iron? I think you are really lucky adn definitely tribute to your welding skills :). November 15, 2012 at 11:59 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Einstein Quot...
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Electric Duster Project: March 2009
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Back From The Machine Shop. After the motor coupling failure, I designed an adaptor plate and had a local machine shop make it out of steel. Now I can weld the steel hub to the adaptor plate and bolt the whole assembly to the coupling using grade 8 bolts. Links to this post. Thursday, March 19, 2009. Update On Mechanical Failure. Links to this post. Mechanical Failure - I'm Still Learning. Doing some investigation, I have learned that the coupling is made of "sintered' iron....
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Electric Duster Project: April 2009
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Thursday, April 9, 2009. I'm picking up my replacement battery on the way to work today, so the Duster will be back on the road again tomorrow. In the mean time. I have a "Ride Page" over at CarDomain.com. Rob Einaudi, Editor-In Chief of CarDomain, likes my car and has written about it several times on his site. The latest article is HERE. In that category. Hey, that's pretty cool! Links to this post. Sunday, April 5, 2009. Links to this post. Saturday, April 4, 2009. On The Road Again. Links to this post.
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Electric Duster Project: November 2008
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Sunday, November 30, 2008. The month of November began with me working very hard to get the Duster ready to test drive. For some reason, things started to turn against me. First I discovered that one of my main contactors was defective. Because of the slow response from the vender it took quite a while just to purchase. A replacement. I still have not heard anything back on the defective one I returned to them. I have been so careful and deliberate on this project, I don't know HOW. Of course my phone ca...
