| Owner | Jason Siegel | ||||||
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| Location | Ann Arbor, Michigan United States map | ||||||
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| Vehicle | 1980 Kawasaki KZ440 | ||||||
| Motor | Mars me1004 Permanent Magnet DC 8KW This is a Permanent Magnet, Brush Type, DC Motor with Neodymium Iron Boron Magnets. Capable of 200 amps continuous, and 400 amps for 1 minute. The efficiency is 90%. | ||||||
| Drivetrain | 12 or 14 tooth sprocket #40 Chain to 72 tooth rear. | ||||||
| Controller | Alltrax AXE 4855 | ||||||
| Batteries | 4 65 AH, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, AGM Odessey PC1750 | ||||||
| System Voltage | 48 Volts | ||||||
| Charger | Dual Pro 48 Volt 15A golf cart charger | ||||||
| Heater | get behind the fairing? | ||||||
| DC/DC Converter | cheap golf cart unit | ||||||
| Instrumentation | microchip pic with LED display and LEM Hall effect current transducer. | ||||||
| Top Speed | 40 MPH (64 KPH) estimated | ||||||
| Range | 20 Miles (32 Kilometers) estimated | ||||||
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| Seating Capacity | 1 adult | ||||||
| Curb Weight | 0 Heavy | ||||||
| Tires | stock 19"/15" upgrading to Pirelli MT66s | ||||||
| Conversion Cost | $2.5k ish | ||||||
| Started with a ME0201013101 PMSM brushless motor at 36V with a Sevcon controller. Not powerful enough.... Upgraded to Kelly KBL series controller with 350A peak current (150 continuous A rating) with a 48V battery pack and lost top speed relative to the Sevcon at 36V. Finally I gave up on the brushless motor and I am going brushed DC with 500A peak. :-) | |||||||
1980 Kawasaki KZ440
“Kawazapi”
(under construction)
Last Updated 12-15-2010
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