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Old 04-08-2014, 05:57 PM   #6427 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by criley View Post
Greetings,

In several early posts, it's mentioned that the controller board and the power section do not share a ground. Is there a reason for that other than the controller is powered by a separate battery?
This is because you NEVER want to connect the high voltage pack ground to the chassis of the car.. it's dangerous.
Because the 12V supply is likely to be connected to ground these two are not connected in the controller.
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