Quick update battery box and forward control

Bit rushed will give more detail soon, Cheers

Oh SH...T

After last night's electric vehicle club meeting I found a member who's converted a Lotus Elise to electric. He had laid down 25 of his 40+ Lithium batteries, to find out 12 of the 25, in the laid down position failed after a short time - nearly 50%. It appears the electrolyte can't come in contact with all the plates in the battery.  So I have nearly finished my battery frame, which has all 16 batteries laying down. So out with the grinder and chop! chop! chop! 

So the "dummy" packs for the batteries are no good, I'll just use a measuring tape

Again I can use the original engine mountings for the battery pack

There! That will have them all standing up like little soldiers. There was a good picture for the electrolyte and how it could not contact all the lithium "plates" when the cell was laid flat, I'll try and get this.

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Spex

Someone has asked for a specification / parts list so here it is Item	Description	Cost Au $	Weight  Kgs	Size
Alltrax  AXE4834 DC Motor Controller	24-48V 300A, for Series and PM motors	$415	2.9	195 x 146 x 71
Motenergy ME0708	48V Brushless DC Motor, 6-12kW	450	15	149 D x150
Thunder Sky LFP060AHA	LiFePO4 Cell 3.2V 60Ah Pack of 16	1360	34.5	61 x 114 x 203  915
battery charger Kingpan KP4810EL(600W)	LiFePO4 Cell 3.2V 100Ah 48V 10A switchmode	225	3	220x120x70
HWZ Series DC/DC Converter	48V to 13.5V 25A	149	2	200 x 140 x 72
BMS-CM160-V6	LFP100AH BMS Cell Module x 15	195	0.225	n/a
BMS-MCU-EV2	Single channel Master Unit for Evs	179	2	170 x 100 x 75
ZJW200A Contactor	200A rated contacts, 12V coil	49	0.9	n/a
Precharge Resistor	1kohm 10W resistor with 3/8in ring terminals	4.5	0.05	n/a
ANN Fuse, 400A	For low voltage circuits (72VDC max)	13.5	0.1	n/a
Inertia Switch	Vehicle crash sensor, 8-14G	22.5	0.06	n/a
250A Emergency Disconnect Switch	Big Red Button, 250A continuous	26.5	0.5	n/a
Power Cable, 25mm² Orange	Double insulated, sold by the metre x 3mtrs	19.5	0.9	n/a
		$3,109	62.135

Dummy battery packs

Photos showing mock ups of the battery pack size required to make sure all will fit.

Total of 16 60 amp hour lithium batteries stacked on the their side, each individual battery has the dimensions 203mm x 114mm x 61mm

This shows there will be 3 stacks arranged vertically. two stacks will have 6 cells and the smaller stack at the back will have 4 cells 

The foam block at the base shows the size of the Altrax controller