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Old 09-28-2011, 08:57 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ryland View Post
So if you traded your current free parts for golf cart batteries and a fork lift motor you could come in at about the same weight and have a 144v system that you know is going to work and work well while giving you full highway speeds.
I do like the idea of doing something different like this, but at the same time it's going to be complex, inefficient and heavier then using more common parts.
I don't know that I could trade the older fork truck batteries for others - I'd have to check that out.

If I can make these parts work out, I should have a good source of batteries for a few years at least.

I'd like to have something reliable (aka no experimenting) but I'd like to experiment ...
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