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Truck wiring conduit5057 viewsSome of the DC conduit runs under the truck.
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Starting the 1st version of the Motor Coupler4936 viewsHere we are starting work on the first version of the coupler to connect the 2 Impulse 9" motors.
This is going to be a single piece coupler that press-fits on both shafts.
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Truck wiring AC conduit4740 viewsThe conduit for the AC wiring under the truck.
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PFC mount4706 viewsThis shows how the PFC 50 charger is mounted under the hood.
It's at an angle so that I can easily reach the controls.
The 2 meters in the wiring station are a 50A AC Ammeter, and a 300V AC Voltmeter. Useful for adjusting the charger for whatever I happen to be plugged in to.
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Blower to cool the motors4687 viewsThis is a 3 speed 12V blower I got from Surplus center.
I plan on having it come on in low speed whenever I turn the truck on, and it will switch to hi-speed if any of the motor thermostats trigger.
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RPM sensor4665 viewsThis shows how I mounted the Z2K RPM sensor to the tailshaft of the motor.
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Battery Hold Down mounting4644 viewsBox is upside down. This shows all the flange nuts I put in the bottom for the battery hold downs to bolt into.
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Breaker Boxes4626 viewsThe black box on the left has 3 Airpax 250A DC breakers. These will have a bar bolted to their handles so they all switch together.
The other box has the 2 breakers for the charging system.
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Ceramic Heater4471 viewsThis shows where it all mounts behind the glove box.
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Setting up to couple the motors4336 viewsThis is how we setup to couple the motors. Since both ends of the coupler are heated press-fit, once it's on. It's on. Forever.
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Front battery box in truck4310 viewsThis is the front Battery Box that will hold 6 Golf Cart batteries under the hood.
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Exhaust system4282 viewsExhaust system from the F250. 117 pounds, 14' long.
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