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DIY DC Motor Controller

Electric Cars are for Girls

Paul Holmes' DC Motor Controller: open source and do-it-yourself saves a lot of money!

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2008 Ford F150 4x4 5.4 engine to be converted in electric

DIY Electric Car

There won't be any engine compression braking and DC doesn't offer regen, so if you need something to take the place of compression braking, you have to go 3 phase AC. DIY Electric Car Forums posts 551K members 94K Since 2007 A forum community dedicated to DIY electric car owners and enthusiasts.

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DIY Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy with a Raspberry Pi Pico

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So when I decided to build a cheap DIY scintillating gamma spectrometer, it was the natural choice—although I didn’t realize I’d find myself navigating around teething problems of the sort that often affect a first-generation integrated circuit. This article appears in the July 2022 print issue as “DIY Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy.”.

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Leaf conversions vs off-the-shelf components vs forklift motor

DIY Electric Car

2) A previous strategy was to buy off-the-shelf components: A 9" DC motor, a controller, etc and buy batteries to assemble into a pack. (3) Now it seems outdated. (1) 1) The latest consensus seems to be to use a Leaf donor and control it with a VCU. (2) 3) Another strategy was to find a suitable forklift motor and more.

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EV Motor Builds & Real-Time Motorsports — Where Tech Meets Track

DIY Electric Car

Watching how teams deploy high-torque AC motors or custom DC setups has even helped inform some of my build ideas. If you're into that crossover like I am, you might want to check out RBTV77 — it's a free streaming. EV Motor Builds & Real-Time Motorsports — Where Tech Meets Track

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Zilla Z1K-HV motor controller kit

DIY Electric Car

The Zilla Z1K-HV motor controller kit is perfect for high performance DC powered EV builds. NEW in Unopened box! This kit includes the following: Z1K-HV 1000a, 72-300VDC RevZ1470 Motor Controller. HB2-614 Hairball 2 Zilla Interface. Palm IIIx with flashed telnet program, cable and Palm RJ adapter for programming.

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Azure Dynamics AC-24

DIY Electric Car

They also used DC motors in kit form as well but for some they used the Azure Dynamics AC-24. I have an Azure Dynamics AC-24 induction motor that was originally used in the kit for the VoltsPorsche from ElectroAutomotive. Azure Dynamics used a larger motor for some other companies that used their motors and controllers.

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