Porsche 914 EV Conversion

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Hacking the Regen System and Fixing Acceleration

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

In a comment to a prior blog entry, Paul J suggested that I try using the brake light signal from the brake pedal to activate the regenerative system. With my driving frustration, this seemed like a good idea. This change actually reverses the function of the regen relay.

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Wiring up the Controller Harness

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

Here's the harness plugged into the controller and fed through the two-inch computer grommet from the last blog entry. Just for grins, I plugged in the motor position indicator connector and inserted the main motor drive cable into the controller to get an idea what this thing might look like completed.

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Opinions and Rants

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

For those of you who have read my blog entries in the past, you know I've blown up the internal FETs of the DC-DC over five times and spent countless hours reverse-engineering the circuit with experts at work to see just what could possibly be wrong with the system. bolts, nuts, hood pins, etc.).

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