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Old 01-22-2010, 01:55 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Oval_Overload View Post
Right you are Daox. Its Lithium-iron. And its not ThunderSky (YAY! WOO! HAPPYDANCE!)

Interesting side note, if the pack is regularly discharged 80%, it will last 1000 cycles. At 70% discharge, it is supposed to last 1500 cycles.
Interesting. The common quote (usually assumed ThunderSky) is 2000 cycles @ 80% dod, 3000 @ 70% dod.



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Due to the small motor, the car pulled a metric F%&$ ton of current.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but motor size shouldn't have anything to do with current. You pull 50A @ 100V and you get 6.7hp minus efficiency losses. A warmer motor will probably have increased resistance (and a smaller motor will heat faster), but it shouldn't make a huge difference.
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