Automatic Charge Station (ACS)

[sawhit4]

heres my plan for a charging staition. the car drives up the first ram onto the top of the box. the top if the box hinges down to a ramp and the car slides down the ramp and touches the charging tabs. when the car is done the top hinges back up and the car drives up.

[Comrade_Boris]

Originally posted by Canadian Bit
That's a good idea. Maybe try it from the bottom so you drive on to it and make it like a pit. That would make it easier to run very long endurance races.

there was an idea on the admirals lair a long time ago like that....have pick up tabs on the bothom of the car and have a raised area in the pits the width of the wheel spacing as a guid for the car and thenhave the contact strips on that conected to a A/C or D/C converter...........the concept is nice!

[Comrade_Boris]

Originally posted by Azimov
Something like this rough sketch.

doh! i should have read more care fully.......the idea i posted though had the contact strips on the ground go the whole length of the pits......it is basicaly slot car technology.........


*light lights up in head*


use the things from a slot car and slot car track!!!!!!!!!!

[sg219]

Originally posted by Dutch


1. The wire hanging
My goal is to make this as easy as I can

1. NO soldering on the car or PCB.
2. Can be made from stuff around the house (or very little money).
3. Can be used on almost any car.
4. No permanent damage to the car.

I want to be able to make up 5 of 6 sets and then when my friends come over then can just attach the set to the car.

I read all about your idea, and it sounds great. I wish you great and fast progress.

Here's my 2cents....

#1-- 2 wires from the battery contacts...inside or outside bottom..
#2-- Take those metal tabs you have on the one car and make them really small, as to produce rear mudflaps that are the width of the car across the heat sink and stick down like mudflaps...
#3-- Connect wires to mudflaps..I would use some steering wire, since they are very fine..
#4-- To hold on mudflaps and make them removeable, add a peice of black electrical tape between the flaps, so you can tuck it under the heatsink and keep it grounded from the motor....
#5-- Now you have contacts that can be removed just like a motor, and all you need to do it have your friends run some tiny wires....
#6-- For the charging base / terminal...try using a small metal dowel rod with current running thru it, at the height of the rear of the car where the flaps are....and to accomadate taller or shorter vehicles, put a small "S"type bend in the power rod....

I'm just throwin' out the idea, I hope you can take away something and use it.....


SG219 is crusin' in....