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Old 11-28-2010, 03:33 PM   #32 (permalink)
williamson
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If you assume that Paul's low-cost controller will give up to 775 amps, and you use 2/0 cable, and you have 20 feet of cable in your car, then the voltage drop in the cable is 1 volt. This is a reasonable max. This is a loss of 775 watts. You also have losses in the contactor, the fuse, the controller, the Anderson connectors, etc.
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