There came a time during my conversion that I had to decide how to make my conrol board. After much debate I decided to go with what was cheap and available, wood. The controller that I chose is cooled via the fins on top so I had no need for a metal plate, this made the decision to use wood that much easier.

When laying out your board try to keep the high voltage system separate from the 12V system for safety. Also, please, use wire ties on anything possible. I cringe when I see a conversion with a tangles mess of wires going from component to component. This is not only a safety hazard but it does nothing to help the image of the EV movement.

I have attached a picture of my control board for reference.


This board connects via disconnects to a rear board. This rear board contains my power steering pump, vacuum pump for the power brake system and the throttle “pot box”.

Rear_board
Rear_board

I plan to cover the details of my power steering pump and vacuum system in later posts.

Ben

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