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Old 07-26-2012, 10:49 AM   #27 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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90 day: 66.42 mpg (US)

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The battery is rated at 210Ahr.
Wow!

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This project is just starting the testing phase. I disconnected the alternator wire and it is only using solar to charge. Hooking a charger to it at night is an option.
I hope I can be some help for the plan/testing, having had a deep cycle battery and alt delete running for almost a year. So my questions are in that spirit: Won't a 210 ahr battery need at least a 90amp charger or an equally powerful alternator to get a true full charge? With less, won't the battery degrade in its ahr capacity kinda quickly?

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The battery and box are well secured with two ratchet straps.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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