Hey everyone,
I've been working on my EV conversion, and if you want to see my current progress, here's a link to my latest video on it (https://youtu.be/V86oAZzfwRE).
I'm working on wiring it all together and getting the motor to react to the throttle pedal. After trying for a bit, I came to the conclusion that my controller requires a potentiometer input, whereas I was directly wired to the gas pedal output which is hall effect. From what I understand, hall effect is inductive and doesn't result in the same characteristics as a potentiometer, so I'd like to find a way to get this to work.
My question is, what would you do in this situation? I really don't want to install a whole new pedal assembly, but there's no throttle cable or easy way I can see to get the controller to communicate with it.
The two thoughts I've had so far is:
A) use the throttle wire and an arduino to control a digitally controlled potentiometer, but I am worried about what happens if the arduino suddenly freezes up or something.
B) Attaching a throttle cable to the current gas pedal, so as you press the pedal, it moves the cable. Then run that up to a Curtis style pot box. That would likely work, but seems like the one that requires the most amount of modifications. If there's an easier way, I am all for it. Let me know what you guys think.
I've been working on my EV conversion, and if you want to see my current progress, here's a link to my latest video on it (https://youtu.be/V86oAZzfwRE).
I'm working on wiring it all together and getting the motor to react to the throttle pedal. After trying for a bit, I came to the conclusion that my controller requires a potentiometer input, whereas I was directly wired to the gas pedal output which is hall effect. From what I understand, hall effect is inductive and doesn't result in the same characteristics as a potentiometer, so I'd like to find a way to get this to work.
My question is, what would you do in this situation? I really don't want to install a whole new pedal assembly, but there's no throttle cable or easy way I can see to get the controller to communicate with it.
The two thoughts I've had so far is:
A) use the throttle wire and an arduino to control a digitally controlled potentiometer, but I am worried about what happens if the arduino suddenly freezes up or something.
B) Attaching a throttle cable to the current gas pedal, so as you press the pedal, it moves the cable. Then run that up to a Curtis style pot box. That would likely work, but seems like the one that requires the most amount of modifications. If there's an easier way, I am all for it. Let me know what you guys think.
