Are you exceeding the motor voltage rated limits? I had the same symptoms
once, and burned the motor to a crisp before I realized what was going on.
Joseph H. Strubhar
Web: www.gremcoinc.com
E-mail: [email protected]
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jude Anthony" <[email protected]>
To: "EVDL new" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 5:09 AM
Subject: [EVDL] Test Drive Motor Stink
> Just took Silent E out for a spin around the block. She's not finished
> yet -- needs splashguards, cable conduit, and lots of little things --
> but I had reconnected everything and wanted to find any big problems.
> (I need to readjust my potbox, because I could never get more than 1/2
> acceleration out of it, even with my foot on the floor.)
>
> The big problem was motor stink. It smelled like burned insulation.
> (Not that I've smelled that before.) It was strong enough that my wife
> noticed it as I pulled into the garage after only one trip around the
> cul-de-sac.
>
> This is, essentially, a new motor. Jim rebuilt it months ago, on short
> notice, and I just got it back on the road (sorry, Jim. Family stuff
> got in the way). Am I burning off lubrication oil, or breaking in
> brushes, or actually hurting something?
>
> Thanks,
> Jude
>
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once, and burned the motor to a crisp before I realized what was going on.
Joseph H. Strubhar
Web: www.gremcoinc.com
E-mail: [email protected]
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jude Anthony" <[email protected]>
To: "EVDL new" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 5:09 AM
Subject: [EVDL] Test Drive Motor Stink
> Just took Silent E out for a spin around the block. She's not finished
> yet -- needs splashguards, cable conduit, and lots of little things --
> but I had reconnected everything and wanted to find any big problems.
> (I need to readjust my potbox, because I could never get more than 1/2
> acceleration out of it, even with my foot on the floor.)
>
> The big problem was motor stink. It smelled like burned insulation.
> (Not that I've smelled that before.) It was strong enough that my wife
> noticed it as I pulled into the garage after only one trip around the
> cul-de-sac.
>
> This is, essentially, a new motor. Jim rebuilt it months ago, on short
> notice, and I just got it back on the road (sorry, Jim. Family stuff
> got in the way). Am I burning off lubrication oil, or breaking in
> brushes, or actually hurting something?
>
> Thanks,
> Jude
>
> _______________________________________________
> For subscription options, see
> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/ev
>
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