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Old 09-22-2009, 03:17 PM   #191 (permalink)
captainslug
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Originally Posted by Daox View Post
Any idea on what kind of range you have?
I'm guesstimating I will only be getting 15 practical miles of range out of this set of batteries. Deep-cycle batteries in this size would probably get me an extra 50% increase in range.
Lithium would get me double or even triple, dependent on how much of an increase in pack size I went with.

A 1.2kw pack is pretty small.

I haven't even begun road testing beyond just riding around the parking lot below 25mph to make sure the chains aren't slipping.


Left To-Do
1. Fix front turn signals
2. Make chain drive cover
3. Make storage compartment for extension cord

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