AC Motor & Controller on eBay

[Eletruk]

AC Traction Motor for Electric Vehicle EV Electric Car
COMPLETE Including Motor, Controller, DC/AC Coverter
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AC-Traction-Motor-for-Electric-Vehicle-EV-Electric-Car_W0QQitemZ200235629130QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item200235629130

[aviken]

This sold for $4,051.99 - it seems like a good deal. I looked at it and was leary that for one it only weighed 84lbs...I thought most weighed a bit more than that - so I'm not sure if it's small or cheap or what. And they did not list the manufacturer & part number for cross checking etc. Seemed a bit suspect.

Personally I'd love to get a good AC & controller for 4k. Too much risk for me on this one.

[Eletruk]

Issues like being Chinese manufacture, and all docs in Cantonese make it quite the hobby project.

[aviken]

My Cantonese is limited to the standard greeting and a few choice phrases that are not family approriate...yeah, a project indeed.

[leitmotif]

So he paid 4 K for it huh?  I was sorta interested in it at $600 then looked for ratings and other valuable info and found none.  THEN buy from clear across the country (no tech support), and that shot all my interest all to HxxL.

SO I will pay 3 to 4K more, get more capacity (75 HP) get Allen Bradley (equipment I know well and trust), get local Seattle support, and probably save bunches of money on aspirin for headaches.

Dan Bentler