Re: [Amc-list] ELECTRO-RAMBLER =revisited=

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: gasnordstrom@xxxxxxxxxxx
" 
" The concord electric wagon was designed to go 65 MPH, for 6 hours.

wow.  that's a real accomplishment.

" The charge time was 1 to 1 on driving
" versus charging.  AMC put a special suspension in it as it holds 24
" batteries, driven by a 30HP GE motor.  Most batteries go where the gas tank
" was, then balanced in front with additional batteries.

@~70lb/batt, that's about 1700lbs - but removal of the engine,
radiator, and tank offsets about half of that.

i assume their distribution gives about the same front weight as the
normal gas versions.  stock h/d wagon rear springs would then handle
the trunk load, and handling would be familiar.

semi-idle question: what's the axle ratio?

" the motor is a direct hook up to the torque converter. standard 3
" speed auto. 

i understand their wish to keep things familiar, but this has to be
the silliest, most mindless ways to hook the motor to the drivetrain!
the tranny could easily be sucking half the motor's output!

i think, with the flexibility of the electric motor a 3 speed stick
- with ratios as wide as possible - would be plenty.  you'd save
another 100lbs too.

i'd even go farther and gut the tranny of 2nd and reverse, and work up
a simple bellcrank linkage to work both shifter forks so that you
straight-line shift from 1st directly to 3rd.  'low' is a granny gear
for starting up; 'high' is for everything else.  a switch with a
fwd/rev light in the quadrant would handle direction.  interlock so it
only works in low...
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Andrew Hay                                  the genius nature
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