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Packing a two-seat sports car with a
lot of things for which it wasn't
designed, while also allowing for easy
access, requires some creativity.
Resorting again to CAD models I designed
a zero-clearance hinge for the
controller, heat sink, and the
controller's connections.
The controller will be mounted behind
the passenger seat - in the storage compartment. |
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The hinged assembly works well (in
the computer!). This is obsolete. The
new method is less complicated - it does
not use slotted members to keep
everything together. That's the beauty
of CAD - time at the computer is cheaper
than in the shop. But, at some point you
do have to pull the trigger and start
making chips (metal, not computer). |
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At some point we will be selling
a machined heat sink for the Curtis
controller.
The
rib machining of the
heat sink is specific for a C3 Corvette,
but the bolt pattern is for a
Curtis 1231C controller. |
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Showing the
controller flipped up, allowing
easy access to the compartment beneath
it. |
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The storage area
behind the seats is now occupied by an
Elcon DC-DC converter (144 volts to 12
volts), the motor controller (Curtis
1231C 144 volt, 500amp), and the NetGain
3Kw battery charger. |
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