tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11229256594725928002024-02-20T04:12:31.813+11:00Electric VogueThis blog documents the restoration, and conversion, of a 1965 Humber (Singer) Vogue to a fully electric vehicle.
The Vogue will be powered by an 11kW(modified), 3 phase industrial AC motor, controlled by an industry standard Variable Speed Drive (VSD) or Inverter.
To be able to produce the 400 volts phase to phase the VSD will need about 600 VDC of batteries.
A big thanks to the contributors on the AEVA forum: http://forums.aeva.asn.au/forums/Johnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915852969374222080noreply@blogger.comBlogger395125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122925659472592800.post-1740818111884173052020-10-28T10:00:00.005+11:002020-10-28T10:02:21.963+11:00Still GoingA couple of folk have asked me about the Vogue since there hasn't been any blog entries for a while. Yes it's still going - and still waiting for the front end components to be fitted. The batteries have suffered a little from calendar life degradation but all 384 cells appear to be tracking each other pretty well. Range is down to around 55km. I'm always looking out for new cells to fit in the same place as the headways and if I can get the ones I like it would give me about 240km range. The pack weight would go from 140kg to just under 200kg - not bad. Hard to justify though as the range still gets me where I want to go and back.Johnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915852969374222080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122925659472592800.post-73313221261775676452018-03-14T12:36:00.001+11:002018-03-28T22:39:18.204+11:00New Charge Timer<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRB6OR8hWWNNh3ZEBEjo04JZdYzGh9WZUmsVo1RHzbxqaCieWs8j2e6MWYwbbl4s39ChiZsyo849VQTyt_hr0Hlb_LsSU7OPkEFgb2CQd3-swndk_MttMO766tdk_xViB9G0giIhNwlQ/s1600/IMAG4076-793254.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRB6OR8hWWNNh3ZEBEjo04JZdYzGh9WZUmsVo1RHzbxqaCieWs8j2e6MWYwbbl4s39ChiZsyo849VQTyt_hr0Hlb_LsSU7OPkEFgb2CQd3-swndk_MttMO766tdk_xViB9G0giIhNwlQ/s320/IMAG4076-793254.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6532608300948865282" /></a></p><div dir="auto">My cheap Chinese 16A charge timer died again - this time not fixable. The relay contacts appear to be fried.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I built the hardware for this one a couple of years ago using the timer and CB from the decommissioned air conditioning system at work (had to raid the dumpster).<div dir="auto">So all wired now and working nicely. I have yet to mount it permanently.</div><div dir="auto">This time I can replace the contactor etc. If they fail.</div></div></div> Johnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915852969374222080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122925659472592800.post-89476585569878610452017-09-13T16:34:00.000+10:002017-10-11T16:24:24.056+11:00No wonder they Fail<div class="mobile-photo">
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This socket has been under cover for weeks but it still gets a bit of moisture in it. My reckoning is the heat cycling sucks in moist air as it cools down every night.</div>
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Summer is December to February here in Australia.<br />
I have logged the temperatures for the drive "To Work" at about 8:30AM, the "From Work" at around 5:30PM and the "Charge" temperature at around 4AM (I start charge at 3AM and it usually stops at 5 or 5:30AM).<br />
The magic number for 80km total range appears to be 15 degrees C.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: 17px;">The rules, which were required by Congress, will require automakers like Tesla Motors Inc (</span><span id="symbol_TSLA.O_0" style="font-size: 17px; transform: translate3d(0px, 0px, 0px);"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=TSLA.O" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 128, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #111111; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">TSLA.O</a></span><span style="font-size: 17px;">), Nissan Motor Co (</span><span id="symbol_7201.T_1" style="font-size: 17px; transform: translate3d(0px, 0px, 0px);"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=7201.T" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 128, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #111111; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">7201.T</a></span><span style="font-size: 17px;">) and Toyota Motor Corp (</span><span id="symbol_7203.T_2" style="font-size: 17px; transform: translate3d(0px, 0px, 0px);"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=7203.T" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 128, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #111111; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">7203.T</a></span><span style="font-size: 17px;">) to add the sounds to all vehicles by September 2019. The U.S. Transportation Department said it expects the rules would prevent 2,400 injuries a year by 2020 and require the addition of alert sounds to about 530,000 2020 model vehicles.</span></i></div>
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September is an excellent example (colder than last year).<br />
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October is a bit more scatty as I did a couple of "don't care about range" trips but the trend is still evident.<br />
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November has warmed up and just about every day's drive home is above 15 degrees so projected range is following.<br />
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Month by month so far for 2016.<br />
You can see the unusually cold October.<br />
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Compared to <a href="http://electricvogue.blogspot.com.au/2015/10/range-improving-for-summer.html">last year</a>.Johnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915852969374222080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122925659472592800.post-72576945330381121272016-10-03T09:26:00.002+11:002016-12-21T16:32:31.881+11:00Renewable Energy attack after Storm in S.A.Sorry I can't embed this video.<br />
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I have logged my drive to work temperature, drive home (From Work) temperature and charge temperature.<br />
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It looks like the highest correlation with projected range is the drive home. That may simply reflect the daytime temperature of course.<br />
Temperature is in degrees C.<br />
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(I reckon they classify as EVs.)<br />
Make sure you watch the last few seconds....<br />
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Anyone?<br />
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Getting cold in Melbourne. In winter range territory now.<br />
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<br />Johnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915852969374222080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122925659472592800.post-85127134318023126062016-06-03T10:19:00.004+10:002016-11-15T11:45:21.590+11:00Battery Charger RepairAs I've posted a while back, I have had some charger failures during the time I have been driving the Vogue.<br />
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The chargers cost me around AU$36 each - they were cheap. That said they are pretty well built and I am not absolutely sure that it's not partially my fault that they fail (my modification described <a href="http://electricvogue.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/pack-balancing-and-charger-modifications.html">here </a>may cause instability in the current limit due to the proximity to the toroid). (Update 15th Nov 2016 - I'ts not my fault. I checked a charger that was running at 4.2 Amps and moved the daughter board around - it made no difference. They just drift up!)</div>
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Oh, and the Vogue just passed 23300 Electric km on the Odometer.Johnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915852969374222080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122925659472592800.post-3377501830997720532016-03-17T09:31:00.002+11:002016-03-17T09:33:33.316+11:00The Wedding Pictures are in!The professional pictures are now available. Emma just made this short montage (just over 3 minutes) available for Tammy and Matt. The Vogue features a lot.<br />
Link to <a href="https://vimeo.com/159013913">Vimeo version</a>.<br />
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It was a 10AM ceremony and 12 Midday reception. It worked out well for the non-air-conditioned Vogue's occupants. A pleasant 40 minute drive to the Chapel with temperature at about 21 degrees C. A tad hot at 12:10 PM when we moved again but it was only a four minute drive to the reception.<br />
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About to leave home for the drive down to Brighton. The Man of Honour (son) travelled with Laurel (wife) in her car so it was just Tam and me.<br />
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The Bride and Groom were picked up from the reception in a Tesla.<br />
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<br />Johnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915852969374222080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122925659472592800.post-36377095153920074162016-02-07T10:41:00.001+11:002016-02-15T14:25:47.538+11:00Daughter gets Married - the Wedding car?My daughter Tammy was married yesterday and it was my honour to provide the wedding car at her request. She and her husband (sounds weird) began serious dating in 2009, just around the time I started the Vogue restoration and electrification.<br />
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<br />Johnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915852969374222080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122925659472592800.post-84895392080986531682016-01-12T11:31:00.000+11:002016-01-12T11:31:28.884+11:00Summer range, Getting 90km predictedI'm getting 90km predicted range on my normal drive to work now that it's warmer weather again. My previous post showing just past 20,000km was a bad day with a few little trips. (Even EVs don't like those sub 5km local trips.)<br />
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I don't get much time to take my logging picture in the morning a we are usually in a rush to get my daughter to the station, but I did get a second shot when I saw the bad light reflection.Johnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915852969374222080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122925659472592800.post-30274817777228158632015-12-14T10:38:00.001+11:002016-01-11T12:59:50.012+11:00Vogue passes 20,000kmI meant to stop and snap a picture when the Vogue hit 20,000 electric kilometers but it slipped by without me noticing. I only realised this morning when I took my standard picture so that I could update the daily charging spreadsheet.<br />
(Sorry for the hand reflection.)<br />
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Johnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915852969374222080noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122925659472592800.post-13173142142474924372015-10-08T12:03:00.000+11:002015-10-30T11:11:02.321+11:00Range Improving for SummerIt's been a long winter - not too wet but colder for longer.<br />
The Vogue range is returning to 80+km. With <strike>four</strike> <strike>nine</strike> 17 charges recorded for October it's looking good. It's unusual for August to be similar temperatures to June and July in Melbourne.<br />
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<br />Johnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915852969374222080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122925659472592800.post-29469187401925399982015-09-21T12:13:00.002+10:002016-12-21T16:33:07.352+11:00The Story of Stuff<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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31st-Aug-2016. Rusdy left a comment for another great site that I'll link to here.<br />
<a href="http://ourrenewablefuture.org/">http://ourrenewablefuture.org/</a>Johnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915852969374222080noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122925659472592800.post-37628067450463589972015-07-29T16:04:00.000+10:002015-08-12T13:53:07.431+10:00The Vogue awaits an Engine in 2004I stumbled across this picture taken on the 30th November 2004.<br />
The Vogue sits patiently in the backyard waiting for an engine that doesn't need the head gasket changed every year. (I got the idea for electric in 2008.)<br />
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<span style="color: #cfe2f3;">FCR Motion Technology in Melbourne, the local Lenze agent, have been absolutely no help whatsoever.</span>Johnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915852969374222080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122925659472592800.post-90156654586632553832015-06-24T14:40:00.002+10:002015-10-30T11:12:05.297+11:00Midwinter 2015 rangeAh winter is here again. Range down to around 73km for 80% depth of discharge.<br />
This pic (taken once I got home again) was from a bad day with the drive to work starting out at 4 degrees C.<br />
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<br />Johnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915852969374222080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122925659472592800.post-64535289764871425142015-05-07T07:20:00.000+10:002015-05-07T12:23:20.451+10:00Strange Vogue PictureI was on the way to work yesterday and a strange site caught my eye.<br />
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The Mazda hatch must be more a triangle shape (in plan view) rather than a gentle curve.<br />
<br />Johnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915852969374222080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122925659472592800.post-82575615114891233552015-03-31T07:30:00.000+11:002015-03-31T16:44:55.751+11:00Shrinking WeatherstripThe strip that wipes the outside of the winding windows was sourced new for the Vogue when I re-fitted the winding windows. Referred to as door glass weatherstrip and a few other names,<br />
I purchased mine in Australia and it appears similar to what is available at a few places here.<br />
Unlike the original it has no reinforcing metal strip.<br />
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Trouble is - it shrinks!<br />
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Note also the waving lines where the clips are holding it inside the door.<br />
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The Vogue has "seen" two summers in active use now and the driver door weatherstrip is now about 22mm shorter than when I installed it.<br />
The passenger side is a little better, but not much. The driver side is exposed to the Sun more than the passenger side and it shrunk first over the summer of 2013/2014 by about 15mm. (January/February is the peek of summer here.)<br />
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I have finally found something like the original with the metal strip buried in it and have ordered some from the UK.<br />
I get the feeling that most Classic car restorations sit in garages most of the time and are not exposed to the weather much.<br />
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