Scored this tonight just by asking!!!

[jimFPU]

Asked my neighbor what he was gonna do with this thing sitting beside his house...'I'm probably gonna toss it 'cause it won't charge any more because a dog ate the wires...it only cost me $5 bucks in a raffle anyway...'

Um, toss it in may garage!! So he did!! :cool:Now I need to figure out his bad soldering and get it fixed, and maybe mod it for an AZ project!! He also told me when he found the charger (his wife rearranged AKA 'cleaned') his garage so it's temporarily lost...
http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r399/jnk6/DSC00113.jpg

I need to find some info on this thing though...any one have any info on this? I'm Googling but can't find anything...yet.

[TheKid]

I don't know anything about it except that it's a great score!

[theDude]

Brush Motor: Front Hub 250W
Charging Time: 6 hours
Battery: 36 V (12 x 3) 7 AH Sealed lead acid
Top Speed: 20 Km
Range per charge: 25 kms
Payload: 100 Kg

[jimFPU]

Thnaks Dude, but is there a link to where I may find more info and where to get a charger if the old one can't be found?

[GFlake]

You might have a Zappy 3 EZ clone on your hands...

http://www.zapworld.com/electric-vehicles/electric-scooters/zappy-3-ez

You may be able to replace parts right from Zappy's website or on eBay using Zappy part numbers.

Looks like a good score to me! :cool:

BTW, I saw a Zap 12 volt battery charger today at a thrift store! Let me know if you think you could use it.

[jimFPU]

Thanks G. I'll let you know. My super has one he is going to let me borrow, and if it's the right one I'll let you know!!

[jimFPU]

Hey G, do you still have access to that thrifty charger? How much were they asking?

[jimFPU]

Here is the connector:

http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r399/jnk6/DSC00081.jpg

And the battery area:

http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r399/jnk6/DSC00082.jpg

Looks like 3 batteries, but I haven't unbolted them to see the voltages yet...

[GFlake]

I'll go back by and see when I get a chance... Hopefully, it will still be there.

[jimFPU]

Cool, let me know and we can work something out if you don't mind...

[mikegrundvig]

You can charge the batteries directly if necessary and bypass all the built-in circutry if you want. Look at the chargers at tncscooters.com and find one that matches the voltage of your batteries. They have a fair number that would work no problem I bet and they are very cheap. I use one of theirs for my 48v battery pack I created for my last project.

Mike

[jimFPU]

Funny I did a huge garage clean up today and moved that silly thing around and was wondering about a charger...may have to get one yet.

[mikegrundvig]

Oops, I didn't realize how old this thread was! Sorry for raising it from the dead but I'm glad the charger suggestion might help ya :)

[jimFPU]

No worries! Good to get it back on the burner since I cleaned the shop..er garage yesterday and saw it sitting there just wanting to be used!!