On 27 Jan 2013 at 21:06, Ben Jarrett wrote: > One think I could try for a dummy load is this: > http://www.harborfreight.com/500-amp-carbon-pile-load-tester-91129.html
I don't have direct experience with this item, but my general experience with Harbor Freight products is that they're worth what you pay for them - at most. You may find that this tester needs lots of time to cool off between uses, for example, or that it can't sustain a high current load long enough to be really useful. I say go for the good old reliable steel wire in a barrel of water load. It's cheap and effective. Use a contactor and connect it to the motor side of your controller (it's DC, right?). David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
