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5448
1980 c car for sale current tagged and operating with new batteries light blue factory PWM controller located in georgia not posted on ebay yet ...
Eddie Gentry
coolromeo101
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May 1, 2007
4:15 pm
5449
That surely looks like what they looked like, they were in cased in wooden frames, five cells to a pack, the wood to hold the cells together. I may have given...
Mr. R. E. Goodson
wild_tornadie
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May 1, 2007
7:44 pm
5450
I have a copy of some sort of C-Car repair manual from the online http://www.hightechscience.org/electric_vehicles.htm Sadly it is not very descript, it does...
rmay635703a
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May 1, 2007
8:30 pm
5451
I have noticed that about 2 5 watt panels will fit on my roof. Sadly they are WAY too low of voltage to do anything for a C-Car w/ 72v series. I am wondering...
rmay635703a
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May 1, 2007
9:17 pm
5452
There is usually a diode installed into a solar panel to avoid discharging at night. I don't believe that a 72 volt solar panel would even begin to fit on the...
Lewis Schoenbrun
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May 1, 2007
9:36 pm
5453
... 72v ... voltage ... white ... a ... true? ... in ... It ... far ... batteries), ... not ... batteries to ... 72volt ... I have been looking at solar for my...
c41637
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May 2, 2007
12:28 am
5454
I have four marine grade panels that I'd planned to put on the roof, after having them framed in aluminum and so on. If I used these in series, I'd have it...
Mr. R. E. Goodson
wild_tornadie
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May 2, 2007
2:04 am
5455
Also, they make solar panels with built in inverters, but read my earlier posting for the best way I know of to accomplish what you wish. Then start looking...
Mr. R. E. Goodson
wild_tornadie
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May 2, 2007
2:16 am
5456
Gas prices are going up fast. $3.32 for 87 octane [ $3.57 for 92 octane ] in my state now. The state gasoline dealers association advises to expect $4.00 per...
Randy
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May 2, 2007
4:54 am
5457
I remember seeing pictures of a 1980ish C-Car that had been modified to become a solar car. It had solar cells on every square inch of the roof, all the way...
David Brunson
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May 2, 2007
12:09 pm
5458
I wish that DOT was not as big of a deal for car certifications as it is today, when our C-cars were being made it was not $500K for certification and you did...
Mr. R. E. Goodson
wild_tornadie
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May 2, 2007
4:59 pm
5459
I have been fearing just what your predicting, I've been stocking up on dried beans, canned food etc. I think that it is going to get MUCH worse before it gets...
Mr. R. E. Goodson
wild_tornadie
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May 2, 2007
4:59 pm
5460
ive been working on a similar project of putting solar panels on the roof of my 76 cc car i bought a bunch of them from harbor freight for 10 bucks a piece...
paul mercurio
n1jed
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May 2, 2007
5:24 pm
5461
I don't have an accessory battery, my machine is a ground up 72volt machine the 12v comes off the regulated end of the controller I believe (have to look). I...
rmay635703a
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May 2, 2007
8:27 pm
5462
I did almost the same, my neighbor has been at me for years to sell, last month I told him; "Twenty thousand and it's yours, they are collectable now, along...
Mr. R. E. Goodson
wild_tornadie
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May 2, 2007
11:51 pm
5463
Are you still looking for C-cars in the LA Area for the Guatamalan Handshake movie? I have a 1980 Commuta-Car that is within driving distance to Silverlake....
Russell
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May 3, 2007
2:46 am
5464
Get your brake parts and whatever you need now. Prices for everything will go up dramatically very soon. When the average consumer has to pay $5,000 a year for...
Randy
nsuteam
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May 3, 2007
7:34 am
5465
A few years ago I saw a picture of a citi-car beside a ground mounted solar panel. I would very much like to call up that picture again and show it on my '75...
Donald Paine
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May 3, 2007
2:37 pm
5466
My last citi I bought came with 4- 55w panels and a charge controller to set up when parked. I've dismantled this put panels on roof of my house, into my stand...
Donald Love
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May 3, 2007
4:10 pm
5467
I am curious what he did to the car to make it fit 3 people, go one hundred miles and what brand/type of generator he used. I was thinking about setting my...
rmay635703a
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May 3, 2007
8:17 pm
5468
I saw similar; www.homepower.com good luck. -REG ... From: Donald Paine <donruth215@...> To: C-Car@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 3, 2007 7:36:40 AM...
Mr. R. E. Goodson
wild_tornadie
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May 3, 2007
8:24 pm
5469
Ops, they no longer let you look for free, sorry they used to have a great gallery of photos and I saw one such as you'd described, not any more. I know that I...
Mr. R. E. Goodson
wild_tornadie
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May 3, 2007
8:45 pm
5470
The Electric Vehicle Discussion List always seems to have a running debate on adding portable generators to extend range. You might want to search some of...
David Brunson
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May 4, 2007
12:15 pm
5471
Some of the honda models are fuel efficient and meet CA polution regs if that means anything, mine wouldn't as is but it is free and I wouldn't feel terrible...
rmay635703a
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May 4, 2007
11:54 pm
5472
hi yes where can i find one off those meters. i just put new acid in this 6 month old battery and will cook it for a bit just fro grins. if i cannot get it...
LANCE LAUDERDALE
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May 5, 2007
12:23 am
5473
On Fri, 04 May 2007 12:14:03 -0000, "David Brunson" ... Ah yes, nothing like a good religious war. Just like the Baptists and Methodists cussing each other...
Neon John
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May 5, 2007
12:56 am
5474
Before you run off to buy solar cells, stop to do some math. A small array 30" x 26" will give about 60 Watts in full sun with the panel aimed directly at the...
yogi_takashi
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May 5, 2007
5:56 am
5475
I have been considering getting a smaller generator to do just what you said, I do worry if I want to go longer distances about getting back safely without too...
rmay635703a
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May 6, 2007
1:53 pm
5476
Fred, Here is the site where I got mine, you can call and talk to bob he will be most helpful, http://www.ev-america.com/ Here is another place that sell...
Shorty Leatherwood
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May 6, 2007
10:28 pm
5477
PV panels put out 5 to 12 watts per square foot, as a rough estimate. The amorphous flexible ones at at the lower range. So, if you could get the cells put ...
jim
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May 7, 2007
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