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[lotus 30]

Hello to you all I was at a car auto jumble and i have fancied a c5  for years and one was for sale at the show stupidly i just made an offer much lower than the marked price at the end of the day and he said ok so i didn't inspect the purchase at all. As a lotus fan( lotus 30 may have given that one away) and I now have a grand son so i thought good idea some thing that goes don't have to buy petrol just plug it in, and the wife will pass it no problem, It's for the grandson love . So Help please what should it have on it I have no idea the wiring looks as if it has been hacked into I am in south wales any one around here please get in touch.ANDY B

[C5 ENTHUSIAST + RESTORER]

Hi there welcome to the forum ...Any photo's would be a good start ...bye Chas

[lotus 30]

ok in the morning when i have good light thank you. andy b

[radiomarty]

Welcome to the forum - we are a friendly bunch so any questions just ask and you will be up and running in no time 

[lotus 30]

Ok how do i upload the pics all these forums have different ways of doing it andy b

[radiomarty]

Try this :
http://c5alive.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,627.0.html

[lotus 30]

OK first i need a photo bucket account this could take a while.

[lotus 30]

Think i have got it posted on gallery andy b

[Lancealot]

Hi and welcome to th forum, we will all try and help you get your C5 running, good luck.

Lance

[lotus 30]

Hello Every one Going to strip the body off i have a mate who has fixed tv's for years. what are the obvious  parts that normally pop on the electronics as far as the drive motor i am ok should fix or service that myself.I want to have a go  to get to know the machine radio marty sounds like a true enthusiast .   I have read on the site 24v gives you more speed. does the motor have higher revs or do you change the gearing to achieve it. I can't believe the cost of some of the parts on e/bay wow cheeper to get another c5. andy b

[Lancealot]

Hi the 24v conversion gets rid of the standard POD and control box. Most use the 4QD Uni8 controller and speed throttle. The use of the standard motor gearbox is used with additional cooling. Slowly on ramping the speed, as to not put too much strain on the gearbox or it will fail.

You end up putting twice the voltage and thus more current through the motor which in turn upto twice the speed.  Hope this helps.

Lance

[lotus 30]

what is 4qd uni8!!! lay man's terms please. So i have to make some decisions where i am to go with the electrics 12v repairs or 24v new your view's please on both systems. andy b

[Lancealot]

Hi see attached link

http://www.4qd.co.uk/prod/uni.htmlrently don't

It depends on what you want from your C5. I have two standard ones and wanted something different so I am spraying and modifying the body and adding 24v control. I am also looking at modifying the POD but that will take some time, what I currently don't have so its going to be next year now.

Lance

[lotus 30]

Wow that looks good. I think i will wait for more input from the forum, In the interim i shall set to  removing the wiring loom and fault find the original .
andy b

[C5 ENTHUSIAST + RESTORER]

Hi there Welcome ...If you are interested in a 24 volt Take a look on the Site on the forum under The Chas section .. You will see a buildup of a 24 volt C5 ..bye Chas