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Old 01-07-2009, 02:13 PM   #142 (permalink)
bennelson
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S10 - '95 Chevy S10
90 day: 30.48 mpg (US)

Electro-Metro - '96 Ben Nelson's "Electro-Metro"
90 day: 129.81 mpg (US)

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On the Curtis controller in the Electro-Metro, it has analog adjustments on the side. You have to pop out a rubber plug, adjust the screw, and put the plug back in.

I have not changed the settings from whatever they were when I got the controller. The three adjustments on the controller are barely even labeled or anything.

Remotely mounting one of those adjustments on the dashboard would be slick.
Crank it to the right to smoke tires, all the way to the left when you are letting a new user drive, and somewhere in the middle for typical use.

High amps being pulled through is the single best way to wreck your range on lead-acid batteries. Turning your amperage knob down would be a great way to help maximize range. It would still be right in front of you to crank up if you have an unexpected hill, etc.

Could that adjustment be set up to work on the fly? Or would you have to reboot the controller?

On-the-fly amp adjuster know would be a neat-o feature.
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