I've seen the pictures of you bike before- really, really, nice.
Sorry, I mixed different information. I want 20 mile range in the end. I
know the AGMs won't do that, they are really for test. I figure they may
be good for 5-7 miles. I plotted your motor on the same curve as mine -
you have about 50% more HP. Do you feel like you get adequate
performance with your setup? So peak currents can be pretty high then?
What would you say your cruising amps are?
- SteveS
Mark Eidson wrote:
Steve,
Your requirements are basically the same as mine. Take a look at
http://www.evalbum.com/preview.php?vid=1231
for the details on my bike as a reference point. I don't think you
will get the range you need on 200 lbs of lead batteries without
discharging your batteries way beyond 50% and shortening their life.
If I were doing my bike now I would put in a 96V 3kWh pack of A123 or
K2 cells with the same Ah rating. This would be about 100 lbs vs the
300lbs I have now. I need a higher voltage to get my top end up to
about 60MPH and I never draw more than 600A from the PC1500s I have in
the pack now that can supply up to 1500A.
