The Lead acid batteries are finally out of the Electric Fiero and last week was spent making wood racks for the old batteries until I decide what to do with them. Currently I have been testing to see if they would be good enough to store electricity from a solar panel or use to fast charge the lithium batteries that will be going in the car but so far, they look pretty spent.
After removing 900 lbs of weight, you can see how much the Fiero rose.
I am going to need to adjust the suspension when the new lithium batteries are
installed as the car look much better setting low.
Before starting the upgrade on the Fiero, I wanted to pull it out for awhile
to refinish one of my bedroom doors in the garage. The switch is turned one
notch for 15 seconds or so for the Caps to charge, then the key is turned to
the start position. When I did this, the car spun the tires and lurched
backwards. I turned the key off and coasted out of the garage. When I tried to
pull back a little more, the car would not move. I could hear the relay making
up but the car would not move. There was no smoke so hopefully there is a fuse
somewhere in the circuit that blew. The last few times I drove the car it was
acting strange so I was lucky this happened in the driveway instead of out on
the road somewhere. After I get through testing the batteries, I will take a
look at the controller and hopefully be able to isolate the problem.
If anyone is interested in angle iron racks for 6 volt batteries that will bolt into a 1985 Fiero without any welding, I have a set for sale.
Randy
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