Parts and Supplies
Nuts, bolts, raw material, hinges, connectors, wire, plastic, pretty much everything:
(My number one place to order from.)
http://www.mcmaster.com/
Raw materials like tubing (chromoly and aluminum), light-weight supplies, some
specialty adhesives.
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/
For welders that have little experience with Chromoly I would start with 1 1/8"
diameter, 0.058" wall thickness. We are building our current frame from 1 3/8" x
0.035" tubing. Much harder to weld, but a fair bit lighter. You may want to order
some for the welders to try.
Lightweight solar panels
SBM Solar
http://www.sbmsolar.com/
Tim Antoszyk
tantoszyk@sbmsolar.com
SBM Solar
8000 poplar tent rd
Concord, NC 28027
Electric motors and controllers Cloud Electric Vehicles
http://www.cloudelectric.com/
Maximum Power Point Trackers (MPPTs)
AERL (Australian Energy Research Laboratories)
http://aerl.com.au/solar-racing-car-applications/solar-racing-car-mppt.html
or
Solar Converters Inc
http://www.solarconverters.com/
Composite materials Express Composites
http://www.expresscomposites.com/
Power wires, fuses, connectors, power distribution
http://www.hifisoundconnection.com/
Steering parts and linkages (rack and pinion)
www.chassisshop.com/
Brakes and misc go-kart parts
http://www.apskarting.com/
Misc. electric car parts
http://www.kta-ev.com/
KTA Services
Concorde Sun Extender Batteries PVX-840T (and other models)
Centrix International Corp. (This is the lowest cost we have found with shipping.)
http://www.centrix-intl.com/
Sanding supplies, finishing products, edging, more adhesives
http://www.terrys.net/
LED Turn signal and Brake lights
http://www.radiantz.com/
Book: The Winning Solar Car: A Design Guide for Solar Race Car Teams
Doug Carroll
http://books.sae.org/book-r-343
Manufacturers
Advanced D.C. Motors, Inc. motors 6268 East Molloy Road East Syracuse, NY
13057 315-434-9303 315-432-9290 (Fax) http://www.adcmotors.com
BP Solar solar cells 630 Solarex Court Frederick, MD 21703 301-698-4200 301698-4201 (Fax) http://www.bpsolar.us
Concorde Battery [Sun Xtender Division] batteries 2009 San Bernadino Road West
Covina, CA 91790 626-813-1234 626-813-1235 (Fax)
http://www.concordebattery.com
Curtis PMC motor controllers 235 East Airway Blvd. Livermore, CA 94551 925961-1088 925-961-1099 (Fax) http://www.curtisinst.com
E. Jordan Brookes ribbon wire Tim Brown 10634 Shoemaker Ave. Santa Fe
Springs, CA 90670 562-968-2100 562-968-2110 (Fax) http://www.ejbco.com
GE Energy solar cells 231 Lake Drive Newark, DE 19702 866-750-3150
http://www.gepower.com
Kester Solder soldering paste flux 515 E. Touhy Ave. Des Plaines, IL 60018 800253-7837 http://www.kester.com
Kyocera Solar solar panels 7812 East Acoma Scottsdale, AZ 85260 800-223-9580
800-223-9086 (Fax) http://www.kyocerasolar.com
Optima Battery batteries 17500 E. 22nd Avenue Aurora, CO 80011 800-867-8462
303-344-9905 (Fax) http://www.optimabatteries.com
Sentry Battery batteries 62 Colin Drive Manchester, NH 03103 800-747-0199
800-475-9305 (Fax) http://www.sentrybattery.com
Schott Solar solar cells 4051 Alvis Court, Suite 1 Rocklin, CA 95677 916-6259033 916-625-9032 (fax) http://www.us.schott.com/photovoltaic
Sharp Solar solar panels 5901 Bolsa Avenue Huntington Beach, CA 92647 800SOLAR-06 630-378-3357 http://solar.sharpusa.com
Shell Solar solar cells 4650 Adohr Lane Camarillo, CA 93011 805-482-6800
805-388-6395 (fax) http://www.shell.com/solar
Sunwize solar array fabrication 1155 Flatbush Road Kingston, NY 12401 800-8176527 (New York) 845-336-0457 (New York fax) 866-476-9493 (California) 805-2781214 (California fax) http://www.sunwize.com
Xantrex state-of-charge meters 8999 Nelson Way Burnaby, BC V5A 4B5 CANADA
604-422-8595 604-420-1591 (Fax) http://www.xantrex.com