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Old 03-26-2008, 07:48 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Great video Ben, love the music.

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Old 03-26-2008, 08:52 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Sweet, makes me want to start looking for an old CL350 again...
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Great video.

I will admit I hate my contactors. They're so loud, they hurt my ability to sneak up and run down blind people. (Sorry, that's a bit harsh, but I heard there was a rally at the NY Auto Show protesting against the quietness of EV's and HEV's....)

I'm going to see if I can insulate the go pedal contactor this summer. Click, clack, click, clack. No like.
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The resistor is to "pre-charge" the controller, and the diode is to eliminate the back EMF when the contactor turns off... EMF can destroy your controller electronics

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