290: Sunday 23rd April 2017

On my way home from work just before Easter and sparkie broke down with the motor arcing. Got the motor out today and 2 of the 8 brushes have gone and the rest are badly worn. I am going to take the plunge and change to AC. I'm going with a HPEVS AC-50 motor and a Curtis 1239-8501 at 120v. Also the taper lock was broken on the flywheel hub, so that explains the clonking when pulling away.

2 comments:

  1. UnknownApril 24, 2017 at 11:37 AM

    Nice.. And the brushes will never wear out in that then :-)
    You going to make use of the regen?

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  2. James KillickApril 25, 2017 at 4:56 PM

    Actually, a Curtis 1239-8521. Should be getting the motor on Friday (28th April 2017). Of course I will be very keen to be using regen frequently, especially now I know the gearbox is still good...

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