Mark Farver wrote: > The truck consumed about 25ah according to the Emeter, average current > travelling at 55mph was floating about 50-55amps. As we approached > Johnson City the pack was dropping into the 287VDC range (10.6 volts > per battery) range under light acceleration, and mid 270VDC if I > wasn't careful.
That's a good place to quit. Congratulations on having the good sense to stop driving before pulling them any lower! > Question 1: is the emeter's ah rating "honest" or is it being adjusted > for Puekert? It is honest amphours. > Question 2: What are some sane values to enter into the emeter for > total AH, Puekert, "charged" voltage and the other values for my pack > of Optimas? I'd use Amphours = 55, and Peukert = 1.1 considering that they are new batteries and not yet broken in. > Victor recently stated that he calculates 36ah as dead on his > Optimas... That would be dead for a broken-in pack at light currents. > why do mine seem to be getting so much less? They are new, and not broken in yet. Also, you are drawing more current than he was. > I have one battery that seems to be way off the others and is going to > be swapped for the spare. It is often .3 volts less than the others. That is indeed a drastic difference. It is either bad, or your charging and balancing system isn't working very well. -- Lee A. Hart Ring the bells that still can ring 814 8th Ave. N. Forget your perfect offering Sartell, MN 56377 USA There is a crack in everything leeahart_at_earthlink.net That's how the light gets in - Leonard Cohen
