Re: (ET) I test drove an Electric OX yesterday

[oleoranch aaahawk com]

The down side of 8 volt batteries is
there short life span.   Less the half the cycle life of 6 volt
batteries!                                                                                                            
At 11:13 PM 9/13/03 -0700, you wrote:
>
>One thing I was surprised at was why they went with the 8 volt
batteries.
>Gives you less options since they're not as common as 6 or 12
volt.
>
>Hello Dennis and Group,
>  Actually 8 volt batteries are the more commonly used battery in
golf cars
>now days than the old 6 volt batteries. The advantages of the 8
battery is
>to up the voltage and speed without increasing vehicle weight and
amperage.
>Most golf car companies switched over to the 48 volt system using six
8 volt
>batteries and a Sep-Excited motor around 1995 which also
incoporated
>regenative braking using a GE or Curtis controller. That 48 volt
system was
>an updated system over the old 36 volt Curtis controllers that used
series
>wound motors. Before  Curtis controllers came out on the markrt Golf
cars
>were still using the coil resistors.
>   Three 8 volt batteries connected together will give you 24 volts
to run a
>power inverter or for a 24 volt solar system. You should be able to
find
>used 8 volts at your local battery dealer or golf car dealer.
>  Hope this helps ,
>      Eric Miller
>
>
>
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