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<font face="Franklin Gothic Book">Brian,<br>
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Thanks very much for the info. Which model Masterflux did you get, and
how big and heavy is it?<br>
<br>
I'll follow up with Aaron.<br>
<br>
Bill</font><br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ausev-request@austinev.org">ausev-request@austinev.org</a> wrot
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Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 15:18:40 -0600
From: Brian Lasseter <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:blasseter.cmpe01@gtalumni.org"><blasseter.cmpe01@gtalumni.org></a>
Subject: Re: [ausev] Progress so far on 91 MR2 conversion, and a
question
A "small 12VDC" motor will never drive your A/C compressor. Aaron
Choate, Mark Farver, and Chris Robison could give you more
information, but we basically tried to hook up a 3HP 144VDC motor to
my A/C compressor, and it burned out the motor (after working for a
few minutes).
Mark Farver also tried a smaller high voltage DC motor on his MR2 A/C
compressor to disappointing results. You would need at least a 3HP
high voltage motor to make it work.
I ended up buying a Masterflux high voltage DC compressor
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.masterflux.com/products/sierra/">http://www.masterflux.com/products/sierra/</a> The Masterflux compressor
is reliable, and works great. I've had mine for 6 months or so now.
They are a bit pricey though since they are essentially selling a
tuned scroll compressor, a high voltage three phase electric motor,
and a high voltage motor controller together in a kit.
If you email Aaron Choate... he's a distributor for Masterflux and can
quote you recent prices. (Or you could talk to him at the AustinEV
meeting.)
TTFN,
Brian "Lasso" Lasseter
"No Sane man will dance." -Cicero (106-43 B.C.</pre>
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