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Old 02-05-2011, 04:06 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
In that case just throw a big deep-cycle batt in there and forget about all that other gook.
There's an idea. Hook the NiMH pack directly to your 12V rail. Make sure it won't catch fire while you're cranking the engine, though.



And as I hinted at above, you don't have a 2kWh, <20lb NiMH battery. What do you have, and what's it sourced from?
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