Re: Trying to figure out what my car is
The batteries were not in it when I bought it. That would be an easy way to check though.
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Harry Armstrong
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#18874
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Re: Trying to figure out what my car is
Harry,
You should contact Peter Crisitello, He has been keeping records on all these cars for years and can probably piece together the info with you.
Tyler
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Tyler
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#18873
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Re: Trying to figure out what my car is
Are the batteries still in the car?
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Mark Barbour
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#18872
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Trying to figure out what my car is
I am trying to figure out exactly what my car is. The s/n is 1117 and everything on the car seems to be original. The motor is a 3.5hp, 36V but there are SV-48 stickers on the car. Per Wikipedia,
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Harry Armstrong
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#18871
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Re: Beautiful Commutacar for sale in NY
Please. You use it when you¡¯re plowing snow.
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Tom Rymes
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#18870
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Re: Beautiful Commutacar for sale in NY
No, that would be silly. It was originally red, this was a police
interceptor.
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Richard Oleson
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#18869
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Re: Beautiful Commutacar for sale in NY
That rotating amber light on the roof is a bit odd... Is that for when it
is towing a vehicle?
wrote:
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The Chez
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#18868
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Beautiful Commutacar for sale in NY
Might want to check out this car just for reference.? Really cool one near me but don't have that much $ to invest:
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3356765234360749/
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Mark Barbour
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#18867
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Re: Reviving lead batteries, buying new ones, Need Help getting 1980 Commuta going
Yes, absolutely, only better.? In the X-ray world, we have a tube parameter called IHU or International Heat Units.? The units are BTU-seconds.? This is a measure of how much energy the anode
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NeonJohn
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#18865
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Re: Reviving lead batteries, buying new ones, Need Help getting 1980 Commuta going
For tutorials, I¡¯m usually going to YouTube. Specifically for Citi/Comuta-
car/van, there aren¡¯t many. I¡¯ve made a public playlist of about 200 C-Car
videos. I found the CitiCarTom channel on
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The Chez
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#18864
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Re: Reviving lead batteries, buying new ones, Need Help getting 1980 Commuta going
72v motor action
would that same technique work for a Commuta car motor think 6hp
like homemade wire upgrade system to handle the heat
think motors d@d 600-800
looks like least 100-200 parts on a
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Roy Egan
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#18863
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Re: Reviving lead batteries, buying new ones, Need Help getting 1980 Commuta going
John,Thanks for a very good tutorial.? I watch so many good ones on YouTube for various projects that I work on.? Does this group have a site for similar tutorials or threads?
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john Ledermann
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#18862
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Re: Reviving lead batteries, buying new ones, Need Help getting 1980 Commuta going
No joke there! A few times I really thought my head might pop through the
roof over bumps my other vehicles dont even notice.
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Dave Brice
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#18861
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Re: Reviving lead batteries, buying new ones, Need Help getting 1980 Commuta going
I'm sure you can get the front tires coming off the ground by running over
a pothole. You'll feel like Evel Knievel about to jump over a canyon. Just
be prepared for that landing on the other
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The Chez
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#18860
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Re: Reviving lead batteries, buying new ones, Need Help getting 1980 Commuta going
Yes, absolutely you can raise the front wheels IF you supply enough amps.? When I did mine about 10 years ago, I cut my front shroud and made it into a hood.? I put the extra PbA batteries up
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NeonJohn
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#18859
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Re: Reviving lead batteries, buying new ones, Need Help getting 1980 Commuta going
looks like 72 volts is the way to go for getting up to speed
anyone got the setup ...... d and d motor
lithium batteries
like the sound of front tires coming off the ground
is that possible with 4"
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Roy Egan
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#18858
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Re: Reviving lead batteries, buying new ones, Need Help getting 1980 Commuta going
72 volts is the way to go!? It makes so much difference in the performance of the car.? Li batteries are the way to go now but I'd do whatever I had to regarding a BMS to get at least 72 volts under
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NeonJohn
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#18857
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Re: Reviving lead batteries, buying new ones, Need Help getting 1980 Commuta going
Voltage makes a huge difference. I went from 48 to 60 volts with my Citicar, and did some testing at 72 volts. Higher voltage resulted in much faster acceleration, but at the expense of hotter motor
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tnaneek
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#18856
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Re: Reviving lead batteries, buying new ones, Need Help getting 1980 Commuta going
do volts make a difference
48 vs 72
going for 10hp motor d and d
will it change performance
such a nice setup for 48 volts
with chevy volt lithium batteries
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Roy Egan
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#18855
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Re: Reviving lead batteries, buying new ones, Need Help getting 1980 Commuta going
My drum brakes work better than my tires. I just dislike the cost of the
spider and seals. Some 7" brakes that are cheaper exist somewhere beyond
what I have been able to locate with a real backing
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Dave Brice
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#18854
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