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Old 01-17-2009, 12:35 PM   #239 (permalink)
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120v AC to 120v DC. That's a great question. I don't know the answer though. It sounds right to me. I need to learn about how chargers work.

Intrigued: Do you intend on blowing up the controller? hehe! Good Luck! Ben's going to do his worst with his futuristic Cougar Motor to test it out. Unless your motor is something even more terrifying, like a blue whale or maybe a man eating dinosaur, I think it will be OK!

Good News Bad News: I just fried 2 more mosfets! (cheap ones) but I learned why the previous ones failed! 7 down, 3 more to go! hahaha!

Don't ever, ever turn on the contactor for the B+ & B- to the power board before turning on the control board. Don't even do the precharge resistor before turning on the control board! Don't do it! There really needs to be a safety feature built in so that CAN'T happen from operator error. hmm...
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