feeding the ForkenSwift
Remember a while back I said the used floodies were holding their charge?
Nuh-uh!
I based that conclusion on the fact that the trickle charger indicator light showed "charged" whenever I moved its leads from battery to battery. They actually ranged everywhere from 4.x to 6.x volts. Doh!
Anyway, today: tried out the 36v charger. Attached a "charge connector" to the ESS and let 'er rip. Man, sounded like someone was boiling pasta water in the car.
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ESS snakes nest inside. 4 up front, 2 in back behind the driver's seat. We have enough cable to add one more (individually charged) to the string, behind the pass. seat.
Snakes nest up front.
36v forklift charger. This surplus unit was donated to the cause. Courtesy of a company that had switched over to smart chargers. Why? Because people were cooking the batteries with this dumb puppy. It's got a timer, and apparently everyone set it to max time (16 hrs) all the time. Ouch.
Charge connector. Think this is what you call an Anderson connector.
The plan for tomorrow (?) is a dry run - still on jack stands, using the brakes to add a little load. See if the snakes stay calm, or whether they hiss and spit.
