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Manzanita Micro

Manzanita BLDC inverters

This inverter is used on the mini-bike from hell at various shows, races and parades.

These pictures were taken in Oregon and were originally published in the EV gallery (http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/events.html).

Rich points out the Brushless DC motor and how it is mounted in the place of the original Briggs.

Note the three #8 wires coming down the frame upright. These power the stator.

Note the small white bundle going up the left frame upright. These go to the hall effect rotor position sensors.

There are four 12 volt batteries supplying 48 volts to the inverter. The faston on the top left is the charger connection. The other one is a couple inches behind the thumb. There is a circuit breaker behind the hand also.

There is a nylock on the other end of the swing arm pivot bolt. The swing arm is not ready to fall off.

This shot shows Rich nearly in riding position. This combination will climb a 15% grade and will pull the front wheel off the ground if the rider is not leaning forward.

This shot shows the motor size relative to the rest of the package. The grey box just aft of the handlebars is the BLDC inverter. This is the part that Rich is going to manufacture. The charger faston and circuit breaker are barely visible at the bottom front of the battery pack. The original throttle cable activates a Curtis pot box under the seat. The small button on the left handlebar activates regen. Once regen is activated, turning the throttle up makes the regen more aggressive. The regen will break the back tire loose if used too aggressively.

Photo1 by Mike Chancey

Photo 2 & 3 Contributed by Ralph Merwin, Joe Strubhar, Tony McCormick or Victor Tikhonov (the website is unclear who shot the photos)

Motor detail (100K)

Inverter and hall effect pickup (142K)

This page updated on 10 November 2001

The rest of this page is not yet operational.


	Manzanita BLDC inverters This inverter is used on the mini-bike from hell at various shows, races and parades. These pictures were taken in Oregon and were originally published in the EV gallery (http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/events.html).
	Rich points out the Brushless DC motor and how it is mounted in the place of the original Briggs. Note the three #8 wires coming down the frame upright. These power the stator. Note the small white bundle going up the left frame upright. These go to the hall effect rotor position sensors. There are four 12 volt batteries supplying 48 volts to the inverter. The faston on the top left is the charger connection. The other one is a couple inches behind the thumb. There is a circuit breaker behind the hand also. There is a nylock on the other end of the swing arm pivot bolt. The swing arm is not ready to fall off. This shot shows Rich nearly in riding position. This combination will climb a 15% grade and will pull the front wheel off the ground if the rider is not leaning forward. This shot shows the motor size relative to the rest of the package. The grey box just aft of the handlebars is the BLDC inverter. This is the part that Rich is going to manufacture. The charger faston and circuit breaker are barely visible at the bottom front of the battery pack. The original throttle cable activates a Curtis pot box under the seat. The small button on the left handlebar activates regen. Once regen is activated, turning the throttle up makes the regen more aggressive. The regen will break the back tire loose if used too aggressively. Photo1 by Mike Chancey Photo 2 & 3 Contributed by Ralph Merwin, Joe Strubhar, Tony McCormick or Victor Tikhonov (the website is unclear who shot the photos) Motor detail (100K) Inverter and hall effect pickup (142K) This page updated on 10 November 2001 The rest of this page is not yet operational.