The nice thing about the list is if your bored with details you hit the delete button. sounds like you found life in those batts .Good for you. Now if you had one of Lee's bat balancers you could whip them into line. (joke) ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 9:22 PM Subject: Re: Tropica update
> Yes, you've missed things but only because I haven't posted them. I think I'd bore this to death with all the details! I'm still testing the batteries, seeing what kind of range they have left in them. First driving to piano lessons (6 miles), then work (12 miles). Hmm, can I make it to the San Jose EAA meeting Saturday? The car is very drivable, very fun and I'm learning a bunch on my "learner" pack! > > Steve > > In a message dated Tue, 8 Oct 2002 1:22:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > > > > did I miss somthing ? your were testing the batteries last I read now its on > > the road . Did you get new bats? Saw this car in the hackman book new ev's . > > That is the car!!!! > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 9:12 AM > > Subject: Tropica update > > > > > > > Last Thursday we went to DMV to start the "adventure" of getting our never > > registered 1995 vehicle registered. I had pretty low expectations for this > > first trip based on the experience of others. Well, I was wrong (again)and > > we came home with a red temp sticker good through year end after just an > > hour! Next it's off for a CHP inspection. Last Friday I was able to drive it > > to work, about 14 miles each way. I can charge at work so it got a drink > > before going home. > > > > > > Speaking of charging, I've got the schematics for the Tropica charger. > > Thanks Matt! I was looking over it this weekend and it's "brains" are a > > BQ2003 which seems to be a NiCad charger. If I understand the options they > > have it wired for, it does a constant current charge of 12amps to a set > > voltage and then shuts down. That doesn't sound like a good plan for lead > > acid does it? I looked at another part from Benchmarq, the bq2031, which is > > designed for lead acid. It has a constant current bulk charge followed by a > > constant voltage charge and terminates on hitting a min current or a delta > > voltage. The parts look close in the support they need but certainly not pin > > compatible. Any comments on the wisdom of replacing the > > 2003 with the 2031? > > > > > > thanks, > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
