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Old 01-05-2009, 03:19 PM   #120 (permalink)
bennelson
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Originally Posted by MPaulHolmes View Post
there is really no drawback to higher voltage!
EXACTLY!

(Except that it costs more, you will need more chargers, or a single high-voltage charger...)

In the photo of the Neon, those are modular Anderson connectors. They can be put together in different ways. Handy to build a connection that you can't plug in backwards!

Another advantage of higher voltage is that the smaller (lower amperage) Anderson connectors are much cheaper than the big (high amperage) ones! Lugs and cables, etc, is similar that way too.
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