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by ed calhoun
Thu May 03, 2007 1:35 am
Forum: Alternative Propulsion Vehicles
Topic: lectrobug again
Replies: 4
Views: 4096

Phil thanks for the reply and for not calling me dumb a**. Must have had an brain flatulance. Looked at the circuits you told me about. They look good to play with but might be a little involved to just cut a voltmeter in half. Think I will just hang a VOM on the dash till I build up my battery pack...
by ed calhoun
Wed May 02, 2007 1:11 am
Forum: Alternative Propulsion Vehicles
Topic: lectrobug again
Replies: 4
Views: 4096

lectrobug again

not much dis-cuss-in on the the vw/ev conversion so thought I would give it another kick. Decided against the generator- will add batteries equal to the weight of the generator. Got a 400amp fuse this week and am almost ready for the second trial run. Need to modify the voltmeter that wilderness ev ...
by ed calhoun
Sat Apr 21, 2007 6:26 am
Forum: Alternative Propulsion Vehicles
Topic: lectrobug
Replies: 2
Views: 3771

lectrobug

thanks for the reply--The gen will not be used on the go. Most of the places I shoot will be within 25-30 miles and will have a plug-in so I can charge for the return trip while I shoot (usually 3-6 hrs). The gen is just for emergency and if I do need it will pull over and charge for a few min. Yes ...
by ed calhoun
Sat Apr 21, 2007 1:01 am
Forum: Alternative Propulsion Vehicles
Topic: lectrobug
Replies: 2
Views: 3771

lectrobug

I noticed an ad in one of my Hot VWs mags for a vw ev conversion kit from Wilderness ev. After several phone calls and e-mails finally reached them. They said send $1600 up front and they would send the kit--I did and they sent most of the kit--guess I will give up on getting the missing and wrong p...
by ed calhoun
Fri Apr 20, 2007 1:33 am
Forum: Alternative Propulsion Vehicles
Topic: vw lectrobug
Replies: 1
Views: 3173

vw lectrobug

Hi just to see if I did it right this time. Typed a whole speil then couldn't send a while ago Ed