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Old 09-11-2011, 01:00 AM   #3 (permalink)
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So in short, it would work it sounds like? an error code would shut the controller down for me and lifting my foot off the accelerator would leave me in the same state as if I had just taken my food off the accelerator... right?
I'm not sure if this will even be needed but I know the question has been asked before in passing so I thought I'd try to get a good clear answer once and for all.
A friend of mine has a 1000 amp controller that is dialed back to 500 amps, he of course has 4/0 wire... huge battery cables! so his whole system could handle 1000 amps, but i drove his EV and at 500 amps it seemed like plenty.
Of course it might not be worth the added cost and trouble to install a bypass contactor like this, instead of just getting a larger controller and of course it's not good for the batteries.
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