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0 pointscmrdporcupine4y ago0 comments

That's a bit strange since the text itself elsewhere says no traction inverter included.

The text there says includes "inverter harness"... What does this really mean? You sure they're simply not referring to the inverter mount point / wiring connector at the top of the motor?

   "Does NOT include:
   Traction inverter
   Control system"

If it included the inverter it'd be an incredible deal -- like half the price of equivalently spec'd motors from other manufacturers -- which is why there's no way it does.,

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abakker4y ago

I think you're right. they are just saying it is pre-wired. well, it would be handy if they had the rest of the stuff available and already pre-integrated.

cmrdporcupineOP4y ago

It's weird they're selling the motor without a controller/inverter. I can see they probably don't want to give away any of their own IP but they could at least offer a Curtis or whatever controller that's compatible with it.

jacquesm4y ago

Not so weird, when you consider that a crate motor can be paired with a turbo, tuned exhaust, different gearbox and so on. It's just the motor. The other parts are going to depend on your application. You could easily run this motor in a lower voltage application but you'd have to supply a matching controller (and you'll have to live with lower output power and torque).

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