Friday, February 8, 2008

Christmas in February

The shipment from Azure Dynamics arrived today. It was all attached firmly to a pallet and plastic wrap / strapped together. The total package weight was 330 lbs:


Here it is, all unboxed / unpacked sitting on the driveway:


I ordered the AC55 motor (weight: 106 kg / 233 lbs):


...a DMOC445 controller (same as in the Volt914):


A 312-V DC-DC converter designed to work with a backing battery:


And the interface kit, composed of this cool switch (which controls motor direction & power as well as regen braking and, just for fun, the electric heater):


...and this regen braking relay & wiring:


...and a throttle potbox & wiring:


...and the main wiring harness to the DMOC445:


...and various and sundry misc connectors, etc. for the above:


So, off to order the rest of the stuff. There are some basic upgrades to the Jeep:

  • Front disc brake replacement
  • Rear disc brake upgrade
  • Suspension upgrade (a 3-inch "heavy-duty" lift kit)
  • Cable switch to replace 2wd->4wd vacuum switch
As well as a long list of parts for the conversion:
  • 2/0 or 4/0 welding cable for high-current wiring
  • Charger
  • (maybe) 26 battery charging regulators (if I go with AGM)
  • 26 batteries (AGM or flooded)
  • Cable lug ends
  • Heater core
  • Power steering pump electric feed
  • Power brake system vacuum system
  • Lots of L-bar and square tubing to weld together for various supports
  • Material for battery boxes (possibly plywood, still debating)
  • Gauges, shuts, and such
  • Fuses & circuit breakers
  • Connectors, nuts, bolts, grommets, kitchen sinks, etc.
The Jeep upgrades are on order. Still evaluating the rest.

2 comments:

TimK said...

Hi Ross,

Glad to see you got your motor parts quickly. Where are you getting your adaptor plate to the transmission?

Tim

Simon K said...

Ross, could you give me your opinion (pros/cons, value for money) of ordering direct vs ordering via a "kit" from one of the various suppliers? If I got it right, first time you got via a kit supplier, now you got the basic parts direct? I am just now making facing that choice. if you want via email to simon dot kay at libero dot it (yes I'm in Italy)