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Old 03-30-2010, 01:12 PM   #52 (permalink)
orange4boy
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90 day: 31.91 mpg (US)

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3 more runs at 3.8 (62mpg), 3.9 (60.3) and 3.8.

Battery is working great. Now if only I could remove the dead/unused cells. What I really need is a custom 14V battery or a set of Saft Ni-cads or a set of Prius cells. Only cheap.

Time to look up plastic welding.

Later in the week I will do some runs with the DC-DC hooked up again to see if this is a summer gas bump.

Wouldn't it be cool to have a set of these running things? Just string however many you need one cell at a time:

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HOPPECKE single cells of the OPzS type series have a live expectancy of up to 20 years and a cycling expectancy of up to 1500 cycles with 80% depth of discharge.


A friend of mine actually has a set of similar giant glass cased lead acid batteries that he got as surplus from BC Hydro. He uses them in his home for his micro hydro and solar power storage.
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