today I officially started the conversion of my 1962 Corvette on a tube chassis with C5 suspension. For the planning details see my introduction thread here
The introduction post pretty much lays out the plans and configurations so I wont repeat those in the first post but I will bring each portion up to date and fill in details here as it is built.
first off is the battery conversion from 3P to 2P. I pulled apart the first module by using a chisel to cut the battery tab spot welds away from the bus bars. this confirmed the construction was as I had imagined as well as demonstrates the way to move forward. The tabs are also welded to each other, but I do not have to separate the tabs on side opposite the terminals since they are common polarity. I will have to separate those on the other side as well as flip one of the battery packs to make the polarity common. the sketch below shows the configuration of the 6 cell (in 3 housings) groups. I was able to separate the tabs by cutting the tabs right at the weld line. this leaves enough of the tab for several reassembly methods I am considering.
initial volt measurement shows these cells are fully charged so i am being careful to avoid any unwanted connections. the +/- cell arrangement in the single plastic housing has presented a special handling challenge so i am working on a way to separate these in the initial tab removal from the bus bars.
The introduction post pretty much lays out the plans and configurations so I wont repeat those in the first post but I will bring each portion up to date and fill in details here as it is built.
first off is the battery conversion from 3P to 2P. I pulled apart the first module by using a chisel to cut the battery tab spot welds away from the bus bars. this confirmed the construction was as I had imagined as well as demonstrates the way to move forward. The tabs are also welded to each other, but I do not have to separate the tabs on side opposite the terminals since they are common polarity. I will have to separate those on the other side as well as flip one of the battery packs to make the polarity common. the sketch below shows the configuration of the 6 cell (in 3 housings) groups. I was able to separate the tabs by cutting the tabs right at the weld line. this leaves enough of the tab for several reassembly methods I am considering.
initial volt measurement shows these cells are fully charged so i am being careful to avoid any unwanted connections. the +/- cell arrangement in the single plastic housing has presented a special handling challenge so i am working on a way to separate these in the initial tab removal from the bus bars.