The White Lightning 818e thread

[Speedy G]

Yeah, exactly. I was fortunate to talk to Paul Carosa about the motors. He was a bit skeptical due to their age, but he did some maintenance and sent me most of the literature. High RPM induction motors are it, the only problems are the gearbox and the high voltage.

Bob, I'm sure you could teach me a thing or two about batteries. What kind of batteries does the lightning bike have? How do they fit a 20kWh on a motorcycle? I'm trying to fit 30kWh into the 818! Any info on the battery front would be awesome. Btw, did the AC Propulsion guys beat you in the 90's?

Also, on the gearbox front, any info would be greatly appreciated. Here's a pic of what I have to hook the gearbox into:

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Any idea what kind of splined shaft hooks up to this and where I can get it, or how I could hook up a subaru tranny straight to this? Remember, I don't need a clutch or flywheel. I'll probably be using a mastershift paddle shifter, so shifting can be done without a clutch. The trick is to do the shift without power on the motor, and rev match to the new gear's RPMs.

Speedy G

[Bob_n_Cincy]

Bob, I'm sure you could teach me a thing or two about batteries. What kind of batteries does the lightning bike have? How do they fit a 20kWh on a motorcycle? I'm trying to fit 30kWh into the 818! Any info on the battery front would be awesome. Btw, did the AC Propulsion guys beat you in the 90's?

Hi Speedy,
Lithium-Ion Prismatic Cells. I don't know if we publish the brand name.
Very Expensive high power batteries. Only 1/4 of a tesla 85kw.

I had 4 cars running my controller and Allen had 3 cars.
Ohio State (ACP) and BGSU (EMS) were the 2 fastest cars. I remember (selective memory) that winners were about 50/50.
There was one race I did not attend and we got all three podium spots.
I need to get that picture for my scrapbook.

Here is a quick story about the Formula Lightning Series.

http://www.roadtripamerica.com/wheels/flc.htm