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Old 11-27-2007, 06:44 PM   #471 (permalink)
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10-15-2007, 01:59 Pm

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Originally Posted by 2ton
That's about what you figured at 48 volts. Was that measured with or without the extra batteries?
Yep, pretty close. I figured about 100 lbs lighter.

That's the weight with 8 batteries / 48v.

For 72v, add 256 lbs (four more batteries) + 30 lbs (rack & cabling) for a total of 2363 lbs / 1072 kg.


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