Open ReVolt T-shirt!

February 15, 2010

Today is my birthday. Look what my sister made for me!!!! This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. The original image is sized 1024×680. That’s right, a genuine Open Source T-Shirt!!! Actual screen-printing – not iron-on! __________________ Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up […]

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Solar Panels picked up!

February 11, 2010

I got the call from my friend, Swee, yesterday that the solar panels were in. We did a bulk order of three pallets between 4 or 5 people. His store doesn’t have much of a loading zone – only the street parking directly in front of the store. I wanted to get there as soon […]

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Harley Sparkster for Sale!

February 5, 2010

Last Summer, my friend Mike converted a Harley-Davidson Sportster into an all-electric motorcycle. Thus, the SPARKSTER was born. I helped Mike just a little bit on the project, with a few recommendations on parts, and the initial controller programming. Alas, as hard economic times befell many of us recently, Mike does now need to sell […]

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January 29, 2010

Once again, we have learned that I am good at breaking things. In fact, I usually learn best when something ends up broken. That way, I know not to do it again. This time, I managed to fry the logic board in the Open ReVolt “Cougar” Controller. It all stems from hooking up a tablet […]

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Milwaukee MakerSpace: Universal Robot Parade Float Platform

January 20, 2010

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Tablet PC for EV Controller

January 18, 2010

Yesterday was another EV build day. The big fun surprise was that my friend Tom had dug up a tablet PC that runs Windows XP. That means I can run the RTD Explorer software on it to view information, in real-time, from my controller. I will also be able to tweak the settings on the […]

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My Grandmother: The EV Queen

January 15, 2010

My grandmother was in town visiting this last week. While I missed the family dinner with her (as my mother picked a date out of the blue WITHOUT asking people IF they were available first) I was able to visit her by myself a few days ago. I brought some slides and photographs that I […]

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Enginer Prius PHEV Conversion: Part 5

January 6, 2010

After I left Tim’s house on New Years Eve, he continued working on finishing off the Enginer PHEV kit in his Prius. This footage was shot by Tim as he connected the wiring from the PHEV kit to the cars computer. He has since driven the car a few times and noticed higher traction pack […]

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Chris’ Electric Motorcycle First Test Drive

January 5, 2010

Sunday was another EV Build Day. While I was busy updating the firmware on my Open Source Controller, Chris and the other guys were adding brake fluid and tach-testing the cycle. The big excitement was to actually take the bike outside and road test it in the snow. While the cycle did beat 1200 RPM […]

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Cougar Controller Firmware update

January 4, 2010

I just finished updating the Open Source Controller firmware and the real-time display software. I now have a lot more ability to tweak the settings of the controller, including limiting amperage, and using the controller to close the main contactor after an adjustable pre-charge time. It’s fantastic that since this is all open source, anyone […]

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