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Thanks for the views. Thanks for the peoples looking and interested in buying. This vehicle is now sold and on its way to the new owner. Although it grieves me not to finish this project, my thoughts and hopes are with the new owner. Nothing sexier than an RX7!

Item: Mazda RX7 Series 1 Location: Brisbane, Qld Item Condition: Very good Reason for selling: Not going to finish it due to health reasons Price: Make me an offer Payment Method: Cash Extra Info: see car and setup www.electric-rx7.blogspot.com also http://evalbum.com/1924. No batteries. Netgain War...

Hi NoVice, welcome to the forum. I'm in the thros of converting a Mazda RX7 to DC (webpage www.rx7electric.blogspot.com ) AC is a bit more expensive than DC but AC is the future also people who do AC are pretty well techno minded (feel free to admonish me guys). If you want a bit of help give me an ...

Can use it for electric swamp buggy or hovercraft?!

Well done Ian, I've been hangin and waiting for your controller to go public. Give me a hoy when you want to sell one.

Yup, I'm in for any meeting branch or Better Place. Mt Gravatt is fine.
Brett

I'll check the motor curves. At a guess 350-400A should be okay with a 500A fuse. Thanks

For discrimination purposes I'm looking at a circuit breaker for overload protection and fuse for short circuit protection. My main problem is to quantify my normal working current range, add a bit so I don't get nuicance tripping and that will be my circuit breaker amp rating with the fuse a bit mo...

Johny & Evric ...... thanks!

Thanks Evric, what size was it?

I'm wondering what others with a Warp 9 are using?

Yup 500 amps would be good. I'm also trying to find fuses as a back up of about 600 amps.

Thanks

Must be quite out there! I'm looking for makes and models/ratings.

I'm going through the motions of looking for a cuircuit breaker. Can anyone suggest a suitable circuit breaker for a 144v Warp 9 motor?

Thanks
Brett

Thanks Ian, I've bookmarked that page. Having a 9" motor and a gearbox I'll wait it out. Lots of luck on the prototype.

Brett

Ian, what is the update on the Zeva controller? Are you still developing it or are you busy with other stuff (I know you're a busy guy)? I'm interested as I'm due to purchase a controller shortly .... but I can hang off for a wee bit.

Brett

Sorta know what you mean since I work in the mining sector which is in a tail spin. The dream is there but on hold, we have to do what we have to do. Hope it works out.... eventually.

Brett

An enthusiast group sounds like a good idea. While the forums are full of info I'd like to see how some put their cars together.

Brett

Thanks for the feedback. Still tossing up what it is I want to display, just thought that by going microprossesor route I could add stuff in the future. Picaxe easy to work with .... excellent.

Brett

I'm looking at ways to have a read out for amps and volts. I could look at Link-10 or Paktrakr but has anybody done any work with PicAxe processors? I've only had cursory experience with programming but PicAxe appears fairly straight forward and can have room later to program other inputs or outputs...

Keep going with the controller Ian. I suspect that there are more than a few out there waiting for your Australian designed and made controller. I know I am as I want more than a Curtiss but less than a Zilla.

Brett

Smooth looking car. My series one has no power steering or electric windows. You will have a bit of a wait for the Zilla (half your luck!). I'm keeping my gearbox but going clutchless, the coupling is in the engineers now and when I get that back I'll get them to start on the adapter plate. I've rec...

Thanks Ian. I might see if I can track it down.

I believe that there are a few EV'rs in Qld particulary in Brisbane. We don't have a living branch here but this is my question. Do we have enough interested people to start a branch? Even if there is not enough to formulate a branch of AEVA or perhaps, feel a bit individual, then at least have a gr...

Have started converting an RX7 and I'm wondering if anybody has done one or doing one. Mines a series 1 so series 1-3 are similar. I'm using a Warp 9 via clutchless gearbox, 160Ah LFP 144V.