Tuesday, February 3, 2009

First Testing with Transmission on Motor

We're currently testing out the rotation of the motor and coupler to the transmission before we bolt both pieces together. Again, since this is one of the vital pieces of the EV, we want to get it right. We've decided to stand the motor upright (all 156lbs), and mount the transmission (all 75lbs) on top. We will test the coupler alignment using one of our depleted batteries. This test will help align the motor and transmission through the coupler to ensure accuracy. The transmission bell housing holes will be marked, then drilled through the spacer plate. We understand that the coupler pieces won't be exactly aligned, however, we're relying on the spider insert between the two coupler pieces to help with the accuracy

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