Re: [FLEAA] Need help with a BMS

2008-09-16 Thread Jeremiah Johnson
Yeah, I have a bunch of 6ga welding wire that I also used on the project. I was kind of stuck with what came out of the battery pack, so I had it switch to 6ga after it came out, going to the motor and the controller. I'm not sure if I am using the right terminology, I am teaching myself how to

Re: [FLEAA] Need help with a BMS

2008-09-16 Thread shawn
Matt is correct, we have used much heavier cable on some of the bikes we built. My current motorcycle that uses a DC motor and an Alltrax 72V 450A controller is using 1/0 cable for the battery, motor and controller connections. The Charger wires are 10ga. The bike draws a constant 100A at 40-45MPH

Re: [FLEAA] Need help with a BMS

2008-09-16 Thread Jeremiah Johnson
I am using a kelly 72v 400a controller, with a Mars Brushed motor. I believe the number is ME0709, it is commonly called the Etek RT motor. I'm not sure what my peak A draw is yet. My laptop got stolen this week, so I can't connect to my controller yet to see what the settings are. I just

[FLEAA] A123 cells

2008-09-16 Thread Michael Clark
http://www.maxampswholesale.com/A123-Dev-Kit.htm made for RC kits can we wire up 7000 of these? ___ Florida EAA mailing list listserv@floridaeaa.org http://www.floridaeaa.org

[FLEAA] NIMH D Cells

2008-09-16 Thread Michael Clark
1 mAh NIMH D Cells http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPRODProdID=325 how many would it take to match a pack of twenty five 6 volt 220 Ah batteries? ___ Florida EAA mailing list listserv@floridaeaa.org http://www.floridaeaa.org

Re: [FLEAA] NIMH D Cells

2008-09-16 Thread fred
1.2v @10Ah each = $10.70 (with tabs) 5 each = [EMAIL PROTECTED] = $53.50 [EMAIL PROTECTED] = 22 *53.50 = $1117 25 each = $29,425.00 2750 cells, 5300 tabs, lots of wires and an interesting BMS 50A discharge rate per cell? with 22 sets in parallel = 1100A discharge? Yowza! 1 mAh NIMH D