The EA kit explicitly needs the "Small L" terminals, because the battery bus bars are cut, bent and drilled to exactly fit. I don't know where the terminal spec went wrong, but Battery Systems is sending these back and ordering a new set. They'll be here in 3 weeks as they have to be ordered directly from the factory.
This blog follows the progress of restoring and converting a 1973 Porsche 914 from stock to full electric drive, with an electric motor and half a ton of batteries. Now that the car is done and in storage while I live overseas, I'm adding descriptions and pictures of each Tesla location I visit.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Ordering the Batteries - Wrong Terminals!
I placed an order for the batteries with my local Battery Systems store. They matched the best price I could find so I felt good about supporting a local business. Unfortunately after the two week wait, the batteries arrived with the wrong terminal. My son took the truck to pick them up, so I didn't realize the problem until he brought them home.
The EA kit explicitly needs the "Small L" terminals, because the battery bus bars are cut, bent and drilled to exactly fit. I don't know where the terminal spec went wrong, but Battery Systems is sending these back and ordering a new set. They'll be here in 3 weeks as they have to be ordered directly from the factory.
The EA kit explicitly needs the "Small L" terminals, because the battery bus bars are cut, bent and drilled to exactly fit. I don't know where the terminal spec went wrong, but Battery Systems is sending these back and ordering a new set. They'll be here in 3 weeks as they have to be ordered directly from the factory.
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