Re: Li-ion battery designer commentary
At >60 pounds per kWh, and limited 50% depth of discharge (for maximum lifespan), these Northstar carbon lead batteries are not really in the same class as Lifepo4 batteries for applications where
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F. Neil
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#32214
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Re: Li-ion battery designer commentary
I was on the fence about LiFePo, but I have completely abandoned them.
They can work well in conjunction with one of the many super capacitor 12v
boards out there that will handle CCA,
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Kevin Pemberton
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#32213
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Re: Li-ion battery designer commentary
Buy li then make u hang around so they die first
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sw
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#32212
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Re: Li-ion battery designer commentary
These are great points. For instance, I'd not thought of having an Li-ion
house bank while keeping an AGM for starting. Makes a lot of sense.
I would urge people to click through to the Quora
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Daniel Wolf
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#32211
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Re: Li-ion battery designer commentary
John and Cap¡¯n Carter offer great points and advice to consider.
This year I had had enough with lead acid starting batteries on my Vanagon, which only gets driven really a few times a year. I
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Myles Twete
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#32210
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Re: Li-ion battery designer commentary
I checked out the post and the guy left out one simple yet important detail. You can't use a battery with a 100amp BMS for starting your car, which is what all of the cheaper prismatic cell lithium
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twowheelinguy
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#32209
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Re: Li-ion battery designer commentary
There were two primary concerns that I heard with respect to using Lithium drop in batteries in cars or boats as replacements for traditional lead acid or AGM batteries:
1) If the BMS detects that
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john
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#32208
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Re: Li-ion battery designer commentary
I should have mentioned, for those who are not familiar with Quora, that if
you click on the name of the person posting the answer you get all of his
or her other answers. There are many more answers
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Daniel Wolf
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#32207
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Li-ion battery designer commentary
Lurker here who enjoys all the informative info you all post.
This came down my Quora feed, I thought it might be of interest to you.
It's by a Li-ion battery designer and he provides a lot of
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Daniel Wolf
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Re: Combining low and high DC grounds
Yes you can. In that case you call the ground a common. You must remember
your circuit must only include the ground(common) and no other voltages...
To avoid back feeding on any level it is best to
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Kevin Pemberton
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#32205
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Re: ME1115 DSP Encoder Fault 0x52C1
Mine failed because of Lightning, good idea to keep a few spares handy.
John Winterrowd 702 343 1492 4.2.1. Email Disclaimer NOTICE: The information contained in this electronic transmission is
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Retreat Time
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Re: ME1115 DSP Encoder Fault 0x52C1
Hi Thiery,The motor is installed inside the cabin of a catalina 30 that is moored in salt water. The motor has been installed for about three years, however, this problem began to surface after a
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Ryan Rolland
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#32201
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Re: ME1115 DSP Encoder Fault 0x52C1
Hello Ryan,
I guess the environment is salty.
How long has the motor been installed?
It seems to me that the cover does not have a seal...
Moisture can also penetrate the bearing of the rotor
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Thierry
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#32200
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Re: Max props have arrived
Depending on what you like to achieve probably? It sounds pretty good to me
already. If it was me I would go for as little pitch as possible to try to
make the propeller as efficient as possible. But
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Egbert Van popta
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#32199
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ME1115 DSP Encoder Fault 0x52C1
A frustrating problem that manifested itself in a non-repeatable way. Sharing here so as to help anyone else encountering this issue.The ME1115 would fail to start with the below error:DSP Encoder
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Ryan Rolland
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#32198
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Re: Max props have arrived
Sorry I was looking at easy prop 14.
look at fig. 3 in manual, 24¡± gives you 15 inches
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Dave Perchlik
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#32197
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Re: Max props have arrived
Let do some math.
2500 Max RPM divided by 3.21 = 778.8 RPM at the Prop
8 knots is approx = 9 MPH
9 MPH = 47,520 feet per hour
47,520 feet per hour = 792 ft per minute
792 ft per minute = 778.8
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Dave Perchlik
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#32196
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Max props have arrived
44 ft catamaran
Max prop easy18 in diameter 4 blade pitch is adjustable 16 to 24 degrees
72 volt 18 kw motor, max RPM 2500
Reductions =90-tooth bottom?pulley 28-tooth?top pulley = 3.21:1
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Retreat Time
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Re: Elco vs ePropulsion
Myles,
The drag expert for my boat is Rick Willoughby from Australia. He's the holder of the human speed pedal boat record and the designer of the drive 80% of the R2AK used. I consulted with him
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shredderf16
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#32194
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Re: Elco vs ePropulsion
Any suggested size pitch for a 24v ??Thx?
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sw
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#32193
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