I will be mating the control board and the power board either today or tomorrow. I hope to take it back to class and demonstrate it to fellow students per my instructor's request. We will be using a 12 volt lead-acid battery and a starter motor.
My question is:
For this test, do I need a pre-charge resistor before applying full power? If not, at what voltage would I need to add one and what value and wattage do you recommend? I am sure the answer is in this thread somewhere, but for the moment, it eludes me!
When a pre-charge resistor is needed, again, what value seems to work and how long do you set the pre-charge time on the controller for? I am planning to run it on a 120v DC battery pack when I install it into the vehicle.
Jim.