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09-03-2009, 11:59 AM
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Re: EVNetics Soliton1 - customer review thread
I just finished wiring the motor connections, calibrating throttle range and making the motor spin while wheels are still off the ground, woohoo!
Throttle calibration is easy, you press Disable Controller button on the Web page, which opens another page with Min and Max throttle values. You press Min button while throttle pedal is high, then floor the pedal and press the Max button to record the max value, piece of cake.
Since I have automatic transmission and my own idle control trimpot in series with main pot, I also had to recalibrate my idle speed trimpot, which was expected, so no issues there.
I still need to do some cleanup while the car is off the ground, so not ready for road test until later tonight. Will report progress as I go...
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09-03-2009, 01:25 PM
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Re: EVNetics Soliton1 - customer review thread
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I have no idea what is "Throttle deadband" which is set to 0% by default.
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You can also think of deadband as hysteresis which will allow a little wiggle room in the input of a given system without changing the output. Hysteresis or deadband can improve immunity to noise or variations due to temperature and other variables beyond your control...
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09-03-2009, 01:50 PM
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Re: EVNetics Soliton1 - customer review thread
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If there was no external contactor, then precharge would begin after ignition circuit sends 12V to the controller and controller starts up.
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Actually no. At power on the controller initializes itself, checks some vital parts of the hardware, makes sure the power (both 12 Volt and pack voltage) are within specs, engages precharge and finally activates the contactors when the voltage has stopped to rise (provided throttle is in zero position). Your external contactor makes no difference as long as it engages fast enough, if it doesn't (which probably would mean it's broken) the engine lamp will never go out and the web page will say "Current controller mode: Battery voltage too low".
So it takes a little more than 2 seconds for it to start up. Just turn the power on before you put on your seat belt and you'll never notice the delay. 
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I like the Soliton's hi-tech build and ability to deliver whopping doses of current until someone screams "Uncle!"
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09-03-2009, 03:09 PM
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Re: EVNetics Soliton1 - customer review thread
Just did a first run to pick up my son from school. I thought default slew rate of 600 Amp/sec would give me good acceleration, yet not too crazy so I won't get a whiplash injury . Well, not so much... it freaking burned rubber from the start....so I will be changing it to 500 Amp/sec and maybe even lower. I'd like to find a good balance between acceleration that I can be proud of and yet not screeching tires every time 
More info to come....
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09-03-2009, 03:17 PM
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Re: EVNetics Soliton1 - customer review thread
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Just did a first run to pick up my son from school. I thought default slew rate of 600 Amp/sec would give me good acceleration, yet not too crazy so I won't get a whiplash injury . |
Probably because of your low voltage.
Btw. Why did you purchased 40X160Ah? You cold go with a much higher voltage and smaller cells
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09-03-2009, 03:22 PM
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Re: EVNetics Soliton1 - customer review thread
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More info to come....
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Forget info, I want video! ... at the moment there is only the Rebirth video of the controller in action ... would love to see one of these on a drag car!
Keep the updated and reviews coming.
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09-03-2009, 03:32 PM
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Re: EVNetics Soliton1 - customer review thread
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Just did a first run to pick up my son from school. I thought default slew rate of 600 Amp/sec would give me good acceleration, yet not too crazy so I won't get a whiplash injury . Well, not so much... it freaking burned rubber from the start....so I will be changing it to 500 Amp/sec and maybe even lower. I'd like to find a good balance between acceleration that I can be proud of and yet not screeching tires every time
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Hey, don't turn it down yet! Lets see some smoke 
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09-03-2009, 03:32 PM
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Re: EVNetics Soliton1 - customer review thread
this controller looks amazing. i was wondering what the advantages are over the zilla?
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09-03-2009, 04:30 PM
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Re: EVNetics Soliton1 - customer review thread
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Forget info, I want video! ... at the moment there is only the Rebirth video of the controller in action ... would love to see one of these on a drag car!
Keep the updated and reviews coming.
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Video please!!
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09-03-2009, 04:38 PM
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Re: EVNetics Soliton1 - customer review thread
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You may want to update that link to this one as it includes another place:
http://www.evnetics.com/wheretobuy.html
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