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- Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:06 am
- Forum: All things battery related
- Topic: Lead Acid and Cold Weather
- Replies: 13
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Interesting, I would have thought a new set of batts would hold at about 12.7 volts each when charged, so you should be getting about 76.2v or so. Are you sure your charger is working properly? Is it an industrial type charger which switches into float mode when it's finished? What's the pack voltag...
- Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:02 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Lithium vs lead batteries
- Replies: 19
- Views: 43216
- Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:12 pm
- Forum: All things battery related
- Topic: WHY USE HIGH VOLTAGE DRIVE SYSTEMS
- Replies: 26
- Views: 52309
Might be an idea to discuss safe working practice while we're here. My usual trick is, if I have to work on a high voltage system when it's powered up (checking voltages at test points etc.) I make sure I'm not grounded (plastic or rubber soles) I use one croc clip and one probe on my test leads, so...
- Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:01 pm
- Forum: All things battery related
- Topic: WHY USE HIGH VOLTAGE DRIVE SYSTEMS
- Replies: 26
- Views: 52309
mainly because AC is a killer esp at high volts - and i dont like messing around with it I'm no engineer but I'm pretty sure that DC is a whole lot more dangerous than AC at high voltages. If you touch a high voltage DC terminal the muscles tense up and you can't let go, so you fry. With AC you get...
- Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:12 pm
- Forum: Citroen Berlingo Electrique or other PSA vehicles
- Topic: Long range lithium conversion
- Replies: 147
- Views: 226482
- Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:01 pm
- Forum: BMS thread
- Topic: Old BMS General Thread
- Replies: 658
- Views: 1258239