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From gasoline to electric power : a conversion experience / Gary Powers.

Powers, Gary, (author.).

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cherokee - Gaffney Library 388.3 POW (Text) 33636002080713 Adult Non-Fiction Available -

Record details

  • ISBN: 0966095308
  • ISBN: 9780966095302
  • Physical Description: 114 pages : black and white illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: State College, Pa. : Longbarn Press, [1997]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-114) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The decision to do it -- Finding a company to help -- Finding a vehicle -- Getting started -- Fabrication and welding -- Control wiring -- Vacuum system for the power brakes -- Batteries and power wiring -- Charging circuit -- First drive -- Driving impressions -- Routine maintenance -- Future plans for the truck -- What I learned -- Appendix A: costs -- Appendix B: conversion time -- Appendix C: truck specifications -- Appendix D: organizations and other resources -- Appendix E: references -- Index.
Summary, etc.:
The story of how one highly motivated, but inexperienced, individual converted a 1986 Chevrolet S10 pickup from gas to electric power.

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