• Type 1PV5 133
• F8Y8? 148280 AC
• 4W S20 WII
• Th CI, F Rated battery voltage 250V
• Made by Siemens in Germany
• N515 0133 12
• KRX Antrib Asynchron
• RPM: 3500-9700
• Operating voltage 215 - 380Volt - 282 Amp (RMS 400 peak)
• 67Kw peak ( 30Kw continuous)
• SKAI3001G12?

Good explanation of contactors and precharge circuit: http://liionbms.com/php/precharge.php

A poor discussion on the subject: http://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/showthread.php/gigavac-contactor-faultyi-23236.html Off the top of my head, it is suggested that these rules be broken at various points in the discussion

• Do use the correct suppression system for your contactor -- make sure it turns on and off fast enough, make sure not to blow up the circuit driving the contactor
• Do use a precharge resistor capable of continuous operation
• Don't apply power to the controller all the time through the precharge resistor
• Do use an appropriately rated precharge contactor
• Do monitor the system to ensure the contactor is working.

Some useful contactors and fuse links:

• http://www.evsource.com/tls_relays.php
• http://www.gigavac.com/products/contactors/gigavac/index.htm - gigavac have a nice range of well packaged contactors (I think we we should standardise on using these within our systems - Philip)
• HighVoltage

-- PhilipCourt - 18 Sep 2009