The objective of the project is to convert a Porsche 911 Carrera in an electric car with similar or better performance.
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The car
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Battery Pack Update!

Battery_Pack_update

Quick update on the battery pack!

We received 55 meters of nickel from our Chinese supplier! Very fast delivery! Its 101mm wide and .254mm thick(.010")

We received 300 A123 Batteries and the RIM1000 IR tester to test the internal resistance to make sure they are OK! To date all are good but I only tested 20.

We simulated the packs with some pressed wood to see how well they would fit in the car. It still needs some fine tuning, but it looks for now! It was long to find a good setup to fit those 3420 cells. The pack is devided in 14 sub pack each have 30 cells in parallel and 8 in series to make 24V packs. 10 packs will go in the back and 4 in the front!

I will post more info on the battery pack as we go along.
The next step is to validate that the batteries are all good to go as they are not new. But should be within 98% of there initial capacity. Only time will tell!

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