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Old 09-27-2009, 06:43 PM   #1225 (permalink)
bennelson
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Hey Guys,

I did go up a hill today that seemed like the Open Source controller didn't perform as well as the Curtis did.

I can't say for sure though, because my charge may have been a little low. I have been messing around with the float voltage on the charger a bit lately, so it might be that.

Also, I have 6 voltmeters, one for each battery, for use as my poorman's battery monitoring system. However, they were all shoved under the passenger seat while I was going up that hill, so it was hard to say if one of the batteries wasn't doing its job compared to the others.
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