Re: (ET) 48v electrac

[robert winfield <winfield100 yahoo com>]

the consensus seems to be, a 48v electrak is doable IF
i use a DC-DC converter to drop the pack from 48 to
36v or it fries.
I do have a 36v ALtrax I have not installed yet, but
My second set of PV panels are 24v each and it would
be nice to use the electrak as a spare bank for power
outages but i really don't like messing with stuff
that works and killing it, ie if it works, dont mess
with it

--- David Roden <etpost drmm net> wrote:

> Years ago, Mark Hanson changed his ET to 48 volts
> using 8v golf car 
> batteries.  He had fitted his homemade electronic
> controller, which didn't 
> do FW, and he wanted the high top speed back.  
> 
> Mark used a separate controller to drop the 48v to
> 36v for the deck and 
> other accessories.  Being a EE with lots of EV
> experience, Mark knows what 
> he's doing, so I'd say that applying 48v to the deck
> (etc) is probably not a 
> good idea.
> 
> 
> David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
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