The Wienermobile is a scaled down version of the original 1953 Wienermobile and will race in the Power Racing Series.

• 1500W BLDC Motor (108)
  • This is a 48V 1500W brushless DC motor rated at 1.5KW
• 2000W BLDC Motor Controller (BAC-0501)
  • This is a 48V/100A brushless DC motor controller

A full Bill of Materials is in progress! — 2017/06/21 23:16

The image below was found on the Golden Motor forum and was useful in deciphering the wiring. It probably still isn't the exact controller we have, but the wiring all matches up.

HALL EFFECT CONNECTOR

• Red (5V)
• Yellow (HA)
• Green (HB)
• Blue (HC)
• Black (GND)

MAIN CONNECTOR

• Orange - Cruise (C)
• White - Brake (BR)
• Purple - Reverse (R/F)
• Red - Throttle (5V)
• Green - Throttle (SP)
• Red - Power Switch (L)
• Black (GND)

GND needs to pair with Orange, White, Purple, Red/Green, and Red.
(We are not using Cruise or Brake.)

We've broken out all the wires to a screw terminal block, numbered them, and added a label showing what is what. The connectors on the right side all have ring terminals crimped on them, and a bit of hot glue where the wire goes in as strain relief. The wires on the left (controller) side are all just put in by bare wire, but there is a lot of hot glue holding things in place.

The motor controller can be programmed using a special USB cable and Windows software from Golden Motors. The three areas we need to be most concerned with are highlighted in yellow. (We're mainly looking to deliver the most power we can without blowing the 30 amp fuse.)

The diagram below shows how Pack #1 of the two packs get connected with copper bars and then how the wires from the balancing cables of the charger gets connected. (STILL TO DO: photos, Pack #2, and more instructions.)

We are using an iCharger 308 Duo 1300W 30A 8S Dual Port Lipo Life Battery Charger. The photo above was taken during testing so does not show all the balancing wires in place yet.

The charger is connected to a 24 volt power supply we had at the space. (Note: we need to add a better power cord to it, and cover the 120v terminals. Also, build a case for it all?)

The 308 Duo can charge and balance up to 16 cell (2 set of 8) so we can easily charge the 12 cells (2 sets of 6) we are using for the Wienermobile.

Here is a PDF manual for the charger.