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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
So the charger works again?
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I don't really know if it does or not. I haven't hooked the charger up to the battery pack yet. I didn't get home from Electronics Night until about 11pm.
I will be working on the project some more this afternoon.
You really need an actual battery pack to test a charger on. I'm really hoping it works! The trouble with the charger is that the amperage would drop down really fast. However, with the changing battery pack voltage of a hybrid system, it seems like it would "reboot" or trick the charger into keeping on with the full amperage. So, even with the charger "broken" for overnight EV charging, it would still work as a power controller for the hybrid.
I just really hope it works though. Recharging with three Sears 12V chargers gets to be a big pain. I have to have the battery box cover off, it looks really messy, and I have to manually move all the charger alligator clamps half-way through the total charging cycle.
As for the muffler - it doesn't stick down very far. I'm not even sure that it sticks down any further than the original car muffler would have. Also, the back of the car still rides a bit higher than stock because of my truck springs in the rear. I'll make sure to measure it today.