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Old 11-27-2007, 02:46 PM   #395 (permalink)
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08-12-2007, 12:37 Pm

Hi BigMouse

Yup, that motor end cap looks very familiar! If you do go ahead with the project, I hope you'll post a thread.

Building a PWM controller is way over my head. A contactor controller perhaps... What kind of controller specs are you aiming for?

I'm still keeping my eye out for a bigger Alltrax. Missed out on a 650A 48v unit a few days ago. (By "missed out" I mean "decided to stop bidding".) 650A would have been a massive increase in power for us. Eventually something will turn up in the ForkenSwift price range with a little more oomph than the controller we've got.

I just got back from holidays so will be puttering away at the battery rack work a bit more this week.
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