[ausev] [Aceaa] interesting GE DC motor on Ebay

[Erik]

I'm with Chris as well in this discussion. He has loads of practical
experience and has a very solid technical understanding of the issues
involved as well.

That being said, nothing is stopping you from using the motor in your Fox.
It's just a lot of motor for a Fox.

Erik

On 9/19/08, Nick Viera <eaalists at driveev.com> wrote:
>
> Hi John and all,
>
> All personal feelings aside, Chris Robison's advice in this motor
> discussion is both logical and sound... and if you dismiss it you
> probably will find yourself with a lot of time and/or money invested in
> achieving dismal results.
>
> With that said, I feel that Chris is being really humble about his
> knowledge and experience with EVs... for example, he has been a primary
> player in quite a few EV conversions, and I know that without his help
> and advice (and Mark Farver and Aaron Choate's, and many others), my
> Jeep conversion probably would have failed or still be stuck somewhere
> in the process.
>
> I think that what this all comes down to is that there are many design
> considerations (such as motor selection) that arise during an EV
> conversion which are more complex than they first appear. People have
> the tendency to want to oversimplify things and/or jump to the first
> "solution" because it takes less time and effort (Yes, I'm also
> impatient =])
>
> But you should try to fully understand the issue at hand before making a
> decision, because the extra time spent learning about and understanding
> the issue now will save you a lot of time, money, and heartache when it
> comes time to DriveEV! I learned this the hard way! =]
>
> Just My 0.333 kWh worth,
> --
> -Nick
> 1988 Jeep Cherokee 4x4 EV
> http://www.DriveEV.com/
> http://www.ACEAA.org/
> --------------------------
>
> loopcat wrote:
> > Chris, no offence, but u were the guy that told me that my GE-11" was "
> inappropriate for
> > EV use". Come to find out that 3 EXPERTS (Lee Hart, George Hamsta from
> Warp, and Otmar from Zilla) ALL told me that the motor was GREAT for EV use!
> And that an 8" motor (your suggestion) was a bad idea!
> > Chris, do u own/drive an EV? Last time I check, u ABANDONED your
> project!! So forgive me if I don't trust a damned thing u say!!
> > John Stuart..
>
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