http://hitorqueelectric.com Electric Hot Rod Motors and Motor Service Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:48:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hey EVeryone I know it's been way to long since my last posting but I've found a minute to put up some new info.  First off I've just posted some pics of the Siamese9's I'm working on using two Impulse 9's.  With that said these are being nicknamed the "Jimpulse9" lol.  ... http://hitorqueelectric.com/2008/03/06/siamese9s-ev1-update/ This is a brand new Warp 9 motor bought by a local guy who decided he wants a Siamese9 set up now that Eric and I are about to build some.   As he's just wanting to recoup his costs from it and being it was "already here", I figuered I could ... http://hitorqueelectric.com/2007/12/26/my-latest-motor-make-over-im-just-not-sure-what-to-call-it-yet/ When the University of Missouri - Rolla asked me if I could shorten an Impulse9 down to 12" from 13.7" so it could be put into an EV1 they had, I said sure (even though the most I've EVer shaved down was an inch, lol!  What I didn't know, or misunderstood ... http://hitorqueelectric.com/2007/12/14/a-dc-motor-for-an-ev1/ Well it's been a while since my last post but I'm happy to announce that the motors were shipped out to Shawn and he ought to have them early next week.  For those who may just be hearing about this project, it shouldn't be long before you hear about it ... http://hitorqueelectric.com/2007/12/12/buiding-the-motors-for-shawn-lawless-dragster-juiced-up/ Well I teamed up with an old lost buddy of mine who owns a machine shop just one road up from me and he's totally into EV's I find out.  Showing him some of the stuff I'm doing I asked him if he'd be into duplicating them for me.  Allows ... http://hitorqueelectric.com/2007/09/27/vtrs-variable-timing-rings/ Well Matt got his poor baby shipped up to me after a little run in with a local thug.   If the short to frame (ground) wasn't left in the armature, this probably would never had made the trip up to me but in the end I'm glad it did, as ... http://hitorqueelectric.com/2007/09/09/matt-millirons-mtc-4001/ Hey all I uploaded the show today and hope it comes up for those who'd like to have a listen.  It comes up for me here on Qyicktime but I also play it with Windows media playerwhen playing it direct.  Anyway it can be found here. http://hitorqueelectric.com/2007/08/31/lazy-environmentalist-radio-show-john-wayland-and-i-did-83007/ I got her done in time with a little room to spare.  Nothing to fancy but she's pretty stout and should make a fun project for someone.   This motor started out life as a 7.5 ",  36 volt Crown drive motor and weighs about 80 lbs.  The drive end (DE) plate ... http://hitorqueelectric.com/2007/08/14/2007-nedra-nationals-raffle-motor/ I've been getting a lot of how to tell if your motor brushes are advanced or not.  Being a picture says a thousand words I thought I'd just put up a picture for those who might not know how to tell.  So for those who would like to see what the ... http://hitorqueelectric.com/2007/08/03/how-to-tell-if-your-motors-brushes-are-advanced/ Thanks to Bill Dube and team Killacycle not to mention A123 Batteries, White Zombie sported an 880 cell, 374 volt lithium battery pack this last weekend at PIR  8^)   At only 175 lbs it trimmed the Zombie down over 600 lbs!   Being Killacycle was also racing at PIR along with WZ I ... http://hitorqueelectric.com/2007/07/16/motors-survive-the-power-of-a123-batteries-at-the-wayland-invitational/