‘Mini-EV’ Archives
Current Waveform Investigation
I measure all three phase currents today to see if there might be visible phasing issues.
Lessons Learned Using Industrial VFD for Motor Controller
This post contains a breif overview of what we learned trying to use an Industrial VFD as the Motor Controller. We purchased two used Industrial Variable Frequency Drives on eBay. The first one was a 30 HP 460 AC Benshaw Sensorless Vector Drive RSi030SX4B which turned out not have enough current output to get the car rolling consistently from a [...]
Making the Coupler
The following shows the basic steps used to fabricate the Motor to Transmisson Coupler.
Drivetrain Picture Summary
Drivetrain Mini Cooper S Transmission bought on eBay: Sizing up 3/4 inch Aluminum Transmission







