[MPaulHolmes]

At 12v (on the bike), there are NO voltage spikes that I can see! If there are spikes, they are smaller in magnitude than about 0.1v!!! I'm getting the stuff ready outside right now to install it in the superbeetle. I think that layout is really good, and everything was as short as possible on the power section. Even the control board I think has just the right sized capacitors, because the signal from the fet driver has NO visible spikes either. Oh man! I don't want to get greedy, but if it stays this way, if someone wanted to live dangerously, I think 156v would be OK! haha! ya! Ben, carry that extra battery in your lap, or have your wife hold it, or put it in the glove compartment, or on the roof. Actually, maybe that's not a good idea. Let's just be happy with 144v, for now... duh duh duhhhhhh.....