Is this done with big honkin cables to and from each equalizer or is the wiring simular to the Rudman setup and would it cost less for smaller packs. Lawrence Rhodes.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Hart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 10:03 PM Subject: Re: battery equalizer idea
> Lawrence Rhodes wrote: > > Sounds like this would protect a weak battery and keep it from > > gassing. > > Yes, it does. The two most fundamental advantages I've found for a high > current balancer-equalizer are: > > 1. Your range is no longer limited by the weakest battery -- it is > limited by the average for the pack as a whole, because the good > batteries "prop up" the weak ones as you drive. > > 2. Battery life is improved, because you can keep using a pack that > has batteries of significantly different capacities. Balancing > also avoids the need to overcharge (and damage) good batteries > to complete charging of weak batteries. > -- > 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 >
