Hi all,
Some of you may have seen me bouncing around Facebook, looking for answers on questions I have had since purchasing my car. I'm really happy to have found this list, though, as I much prefer a mailing list or Web Forum to Facebook Groups when it comes to old cars.
First and foremost, here is a link to some photos (and a few ill-shot videos) of my car (Ignore the one where I'm struggling to figure out my battery wiring, I got it now.):
The car is in good condition, mostly original mechanically, and I am rapidly learning about it. There's definitely a lot more for me to learn, and I need to get some other stuff sorted out, such as the three or so wires hanging out of the dash over the charger, etc. Also, I'm looking for the following, if anyone has them:
1.) Dashboard: Mine has been painted and covered with Plexiglas, so I have lost the markings for lights and such.
2.) Battery hold-downs: I don't have any hold downs for the batteries, so they can shift about, which is Not Good?. I'm sure I could fiddle about and come up with something that works, but it would be nice to find original ones, assuming that they would fit my batteries.
3.) Badging: I am trying to figure out what badges my car ought to have, as it currently has none!
4.) Charger: The car came to me with the +48V lead on the charger attached to the -48V terminal on the battery, and the Seller (are you on this list, Tom?) said that it wasn't working, but did hum. I have read in the service manual that it's possible to hook up the charger with reverse polarity and not blow a fuse, so I'm hoping no serious damage was done to the batteries.
5.) Batteries: The batteries are under a year old, I believe, and I moved the charger terminal so that they charge now, but I'm really not certain how to know when they're fully charged, and whether I should leave the charger on longer with the ammeter in the green area so they can equalize. Individual readings on each battery show variation from 6.6 to 6.7, still, so I assume I should keep it going, but I don't want to overcharge, either.
OK, that's a lot, I'll save my modern charger upgrade questions for later, and I'm bound to have a lot of questions moving forward. Thanks for reading!
Tom
