Chris Worthington recently mentioned Sparrow bodies made by Pratt & Whitney, is this correct? I work with Pratt and I've never heard of them making anything...
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JOE-from-Tampa- Flori...
clubjoe@...
Aug 1, 2000 1:12 pm
Well I hate to admit it but I held out ordering my Sparrow till this past May and now have to be content on being order number 243. I am on the West coast of...
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petercarp@...
Aug 1, 2000 2:10 pm
In a message dated 8/1/00 5:33:49 AM, doldrh@... writes: << Chris Worthington recently mentioned Sparrow bodies made by Pratt & Whitney, is this...
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Jeff Saunders
jsaun@...
Aug 1, 2000 7:40 pm
So I called AC Propultion. Very nice people. They have made 2 of those trailers, each costing the customer $50,000! Their car, BTW, looks pretty sweet, but at...
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Alan Middleton
midlwood@...
Aug 2, 2000 7:55 am
Attn South Bay Area EV enthusiasts: There is a periodical named "South Bay Accent",'the best of the South Bay, Silicon Valley & San Jose since 1978' The...
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Jeff Saunders
jsaun@...
Aug 2, 2000 11:47 am
Anyone else notice that Woz got a really low production number for someone who order his in March? I suppose that's in exchange for the publicity that he can...
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Steven Johnson
sjohnson@...
Aug 2, 2000 6:02 pm
... Is this article online anywhere? South Bay Accent isn't available here in Oakland :-) Steven Johnson, Sr. Engineer, Macromedia (sjohnson@...) ...
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Steven Johnson
sjohnson@...
Aug 2, 2000 6:12 pm
... So... if anyone from Corbin is listening, does this mean that the existing problems have been fixed (or at least identified)? My Sparrow is awaiting such a...
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Edward Ang
EdAng@...
Aug 2, 2000 6:29 pm
Jeff at Corbin scheduled a pick up of Delta Flyer yesterday afternoon. My dealer told me that they are going to change the controller and fix other misc...
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petercarp@...
Aug 2, 2000 7:24 pm
In a message dated 8/2/00 11:35:33 AM, EdAng@... writes: << They told me I should have my Sparrow back within a few days. I am hoping to get it by...
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Steven Johnson
sjohnson@...
Aug 2, 2000 7:24 pm
... In answer to my own question, I just got this response from Tom Corbin: sorry for the delays. Just started getting the specialty parts in that we needed to...
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Tom Hudson
tomhudson@...
Aug 2, 2000 10:17 pm
Just noticed this article on a guy buying a Sparrow: http://www.kcstar.com/sbin/iarecord?NS-doc-path=/vol1/pubs/stage/fyi/37749ea ...
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Phil Salkie
phil@...
Aug 2, 2000 10:30 pm
Hey-o, Looked for the article - the KC Star site says the query's expired. Tried to search their archive for the story, got nothing interesting for "Sparrow" ...
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Chris Jones
chris@...
Aug 2, 2000 10:44 pm
I got my down to San Diego from Glendale in a 8x12 covered trailer from UHAUL towed behind a friends Suburban. I stopped off at Home Depot for three of the...
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Phil Salkie
phil@...
Aug 3, 2000 1:12 am
Hey, A friend pointed me at a website for PulseTech battery desulfators, and on further investigation I found several other manufacturers, including EuroPulse ...
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Johnson, Phil
Phil.Johnson@...
Aug 3, 2000 11:15 am
I found it. You can't put a link to it, so hear is the area where you search. Just type in "Sparrow" and you'll find the article "Getting plugged in to...
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Jeff Saunders
jsaun@...
Aug 3, 2000 7:50 pm
http://home.pacbell.net/beckettw/meetings.htm Next Meeting August 19, 2000 The Silicon Valley Chapter of the EAA (free and open to the public) meets on the...
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Jeff Saunders
jsaun@...
Aug 3, 2000 9:00 pm
Word is that Corbin are still working out the details of the new body that is to be produced by Pratt & Whitney. Since the design is apparently not yet cast in...
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Steven Johnson
sjohnson@...
Aug 3, 2000 9:13 pm
... *better* ? I was under the impression that the current one didn't have *any* antenna at all... ... I don't care about that, but I *do* desperately want an...
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Alan Batie
alan@...
Aug 3, 2000 10:08 pm
... This looks like a good list, but that sounds like a pretty major redesign when it's added all up. I put *'s on the ones I consider most important, x's on...
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Alan Batie
alan@...
Aug 3, 2000 10:09 pm
... More importantly even, just overall improved ventilation... -- Alan Batie ______ www.rdrop.com/users/alan Me alan@......
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Jeff Saunders
jsaun@...
Aug 3, 2000 11:11 pm
Thus the note about a modular design, which would allow for a pure EV version with more storage, or a hybrid with less storage, or even varying body styles. If...
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Davide Andrea
1davide@...
Aug 4, 2000 1:48 am
What an excellent list; thank you! Honestly, from what I think I learned about the Corbins, I truly doubt that they would welcome such a symposium. And, should...
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Davide Andrea
1davide@...
Aug 4, 2000 2:07 am
In the previous message I presented a point relating to user interface. In this one, I'd like to get a bit technical, and present some electrical engineering...
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Mike Thompson
mike.thompson@...
Aug 4, 2000 3:52 am
... Many solar installations, including my own, are going into an inverter and often grid interactive if the grid is available. At this point in time it's...
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Alan Batie
alan@...
Aug 4, 2000 5:34 am
As you may remember, the last state of things was that Tweety, seen at http://www.rdrop.com/users/batie/, was awaiting its third controller. That controller...
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Jeff Saunders
jsaun@...
Aug 4, 2000 7:11 am
... I agree, but I'd use a lever on the right side of the dash that looks like a simple gear shifter (a la Indy cars): up is forward, center is neutral, and...
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Jeff Saunders
jsaun@...
Aug 4, 2000 7:21 am
One new item: If there is to be a fan in the rear compartment, put a grille in front of it. 44 was overtemping all over the place today (great advertising, me...
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Jeff Saunders
jsaun@...
Aug 4, 2000 7:25 am
Here's the article (newspaper articles tend to expire before people can read them) ... Getting plugged in to electric cars By KAREN UHLENHUTH The Kansas City...
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Edward Ang
EdAng@...
Aug 4, 2000 10:46 pm
Well, like they promise, Corbin delivered Delta Flyer to me today at about 3pm. They took it on Tuesday. So, 3 days down for this time. They also included a...
