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Inaugural Maker Faire

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Join us at the Inaugural Maker Faire, April 22-23, 2006, San Mateo Fairgrounds, San Mateo, California. maps.google The faire, brought to you by Make Magazine and O'Reilly Media will convert a stock Toyota Prius into a Plug-in Prius PHEV in just 2 days or less! Make is a celebration of all things do-it-yourself, and we're absolutely ecstatic to participate in this event!

The Details:

  • When: Saturday, April 22, 2006 (10am - 6pm), Sunday, April 23, 2006 (10am - 5pm)
  • Where: The San Mateo Fairgrounds, 2495 South Delaware Street, San Mateo, CA
  • Admission: $12/Adult; $5/Teens; $25/Family; Under 12 free

O'Reilly and Make

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Event Preperation

We have a big job ahead in preparing for the two day conversion.

EVent Schedule

Saturday April 22

  • 9 am - Can we stage early?
  • 10am - Gates open
  • 11am - Begin installation
    • Front: Dash teardown and fake CAN-View and other LV control wireing installation since it's already installed
    • Rear: HV Disconnect and dissassembly
    • Outside: Cut and assemble battery rack components, may need pre-cut rack parts
  • 12am - Continue tasks
    • Rear: HV crimping (borrow professional crimper, may demonstrate hammer crimper
  • 1 pm - Finish tasks
    • Front: Finish with front and re-assemble internal body pannels
    • Rear: Finish wiring HV contactors
    • Outside: Finish battery rack
  • 2 pm - Lunch
  • 3 pm - Install HV and LV circuits
  • 4 pm - Install and secure batteries into rack
  • 5 pm - Install interconnects and charger
  • 6 pm - test, test, test! Gates close
  • 7 pm - tear down booth

Sunday, April 23

  • 9 am - Can we stage early?
  • 10am - Gates open
  • 11am - Finish the conversion & start giving people rides perhaps?
  • 12am -
  • 1 pm -
  • 2 pm - Recharge and Lunch, then start giving more rides
  • 3 pm -
  • 4 pm -
  • 5 pm - Compile initial drive data. Gates close
  • 6 pm - tear down booth

Documentation

  • Component Photos
  • Participant Photos and Bios
  • Write in updates to hard copies of instructions and parts lists

Video

  • Video interviews
  • Multiple time laps video
    • (2second frames at 30 second interval on 60 minute tape equals 15 hours of recording).
    • Hatch mounted camera looking down into rear end, frame bumper to rear seat.
    • Windshield mounted camera, looking through from outside at dash into rear, lay down seats.
  • Wandering guy taking closeups and comments from visitors, use a video stabalizer tripod thingee.

Audio

  • Audio descriptions of individule tasks for voice overs.
  • Long Play Audio recording of the play by play to capture any choice spontanious commentary.

Presentations

Banners

EAA Chapter, CalCars, PlugInPartners

Sponsors

CAN-View, Charger, Batteries

Fliers

CalCars talking points, etc, ...

Bumper Stickers

EAA, CalCars, Maybe sell some?

Audio/Video

(need power, not just to charge)

  • Ryan has 19" LCD and computer system for EV/PHEV videos, PPT presentations, of perhaps the website.
  • Power up the Prius 12v system and play videos on the MFD screen from external composite video source.