sctmaint0.pdf (113Kb, 3 pages)
This is the Foreword to the manual, which includes a line drawing of the body of the car with several major component locations indicated. It also contains the Index.

sctmaint1.pdf (52Kb, 1 page)
Section 1: Brakes, Wheels and Tires

sctmaint2.pdf (87Kb, 5 pages)
Section 2: Suspension and Steering

sctmaint3.pdf (72Kb, 7 pages)
Section 3: Batteries

sctmaint4.pdf (75Kb, 7 pages)
Section 4: Lester "Lestronic" Charger

sctmaint5.pdf (63Kb, 3 pages)
Section 5: DC-to-DC Converter

sctmaint6.pdf (888Kb, 10 pages)
Section 6: Motor Controller

sctmaint7.pdf (1,348Kb, 14 pages)
Section 7: Instruments. Includes the instrumentation controller assembly, dash gauges, and temperature sensor

sctmaint8.pdf (221Kb, 28 pages)
Section 8: Electric Drive Motor

sctmaint9.pdf (47Kb, 1 page)
Section 9: Clutch and Transmission

sctmaint10.pdf (2,105Kb, 12 pages)
Section 10: Heater

sctmaint11.pdf (175Kb, 2 pages)
Section 11: Body and Interior

supplement.pdf (78Kb, 9 pages)
Supplementary Operators Manual for SCT Electric Rabbit. Intended to be an addition to the regular VW operator's manual.

batterymaint.pdf (63Kb, 4 pages)
Battery maintenance tips, charging, testing,
cleaning, etc.

lesterop.pdf (58Kb, 3 pages)
Operation manual for Lester 9865 battery charger

lestermaint.pdf (108Kb, 11 pages)
Troubleshooting manual for Lester 9865 battery charger, including parts list and schematic diagram.

bc20.pdf (155Kb, 10 pages)

emeter.pdf (1.2Mb, 56 pages)

espar.pdf (1.15Mb, 7 pages)

field.pdf (141Kb, 1 page)

SCT motor shunt field and armature control schematic diagram.

wirediag.pdf (171Kb, 2 pages)
SCT wiring diagram. Page one is the "under the hood" wiring up to the location of the firewall, page two is everything from the firewall back. These two pages can be printed out and placed side-to-side to construct a complete wiring diagram. Note that the wiring depicted is only the wiring, or changes to the original VW wiring, that was used in the conversion of the car to electric propulsion. Wiring such as headlights, signals, wipers, and accessories is not included, as these are fully covered in the Robert Bentley VW service manual (you really should already have one of these anyway!).

schematic.pdf (150Kb, 1 page)
Schematic diagram of the wiring of the SCT Rabbit. This is a simplified schematic, and shows only the interconnections. It is devoid of wire colors, terminal designations, connector pinouts, etc. When used in conjunction with the wiring diagram offered above, it should explain the wiring of the car sufficiently.

controller.pdf (140Kb, 1 page)
Schematic diagram of the EHV systems controller used in the SCT Rabbit. This file is a work in progress, and for now consists only of the bipolar power supply section of the controller. Additional sections of the diagram added as time permits.

GSDS50020.pdf (340Kb, 2 pages)
Product data sheet for GSDS50020 NPN power transistor used in the field control circuit.

OPB712.pdf (259Kb, 1 page)
Datasheet for the Optek OPB712 Reflective Object Sensor used to control motor speed via the car's accelerator pedal.

opreport.pdf (365Kb, 2 pages - front/back)
"Demonstration Operator's Daily Report" The paperwork trail required by the U.S. Department of Energy for the Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Demonstration Project. Fleets participating in this program were expected to keep these records showing how the vehicles were used, the mileage, maintenance and power consumption, traffic and weather conditions and more. With this additional red tape, is it any wonder that all of the project participants bailed out when the initial demonstration period was over?

pdxsummary.pdf (48Kb, 1 page)
A summary by the city of Portland, Oregon describing their participation in the U.S. Department of Energy for the Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Demonstration Project. Obviously, they were less than enthusiastic about their role in advancing alternative fueled vehicles.

mark.pdf (177Kb, 1 page)
An article from the Portland, Oregon newspaper The Oregonian relating the attempts of the previous owner of my SCT Rabbit to sell the car.

SCT_Hybrid_Proposal.pdf (3,727Kb, 156 pages)
Perhaps you thought that Toyota invented the hybrid car with the introduction of the Prius? No, how about the Honda Insight in 1999? Actually, several car makers were approached in the late 1970's by Jet Propulsion Laboratories to research and propose a practical hybrid passenger car. South Coast Technologies, the maker of my electric Rabbit, was one of the companies to submit technical papers on the subject. Not surprisingly, they designed around an electric platform similar to the one in my car, but installed in a giant LTD!