9 Build Your Own Electric Car: Power brakes

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In this video, we show how to install an electric vacuum pump to run the power brakes of the electric car conversion.
For some great ideas on different vehicles converted to electric, check out the listing at the EV Album! www.evalbum.com
I got this vacuum pump from my friend's robotic parts pile.
In general, vacuum pumps are available from industrial suppliers, such as Grainger an McMaster-Carr.
There are also plenty of vacuum pumps designed specifically for the automotive market.
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This video is one segment of an instructional video I created in 2010 from a home-built electric car I made in 2008. Of course, battery and motor technology has advanced quickly since then, and affordable, commercially-built, Electric Vehicles are now a reality.
This video series covers ONE low-tech and simple way of converting a car to electric. Many of these same ideas and techniques still apply to go-karts, motorcycles, boats, and lots of other projects. We hope that you enjoy watching these videos and learn a little something from them.
For CURRENT electric vehicle, DIY, and renewable energy projects, please visit 300MPG.org.
Music Credit:
"B-Roll" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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