On Sun May 04 14:34:36 PDT 2014 [email protected] said: >http://bit.ly/1jt7O7H
Guess what, I alread knew how to do a Google search. >You will want the same or larger cross section. Than what? >It is probably better to think in terms of watts (Volt Amps) to be >dissipated. > >You need to account for free or forced convection or insulated. > >Expected temperature of surroundings makes a big difference. Yup, and I don't actually know all that information. I'm not a car manufacturer spending millions on engineering everything in advance. I'm a hobbyiest, trying to come up with a reasonable size. So, I've been leaning towards some 1/4" x 3/4", or 3/16" x 1". For those who've worked with vehicles that draw the kinds of currents I've mentioned, does that seem reasonable? >On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 5:14 PM, John Lussmyer <[email protected]>wrote: > >> So, I'm updating my F250 to use Nissan Leaf modules. >> 3 modules in parallel, 40 sets in series. >> Trying to figure out bus bar size I'll need. >> Truck cruises at 60mph, at about 125A. The 2 mile steep hill from the >> ferry will probably be more like 400A (possibly more.) >> Would 3/16"x3/4" be big enough? -- Worlds only All Electric F-250 truck! http://john.casadelgato.com/Electric-Vehicles/1995-Ford-F-250 _______________________________________________ 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)
