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(ET) Finally have the last 30 cells connected to the E20
So I have been running my E20 with 60 BB600 NiCD cells in the back for
about a decade now, and have had 30 more BB600's just sitting up in the
front side as dead weight. Last weekend I realized I wanted some more
range, and decided to clean out and connect up the front 30 cells.
Was a bit of a job; the cells get dirt and gunk into their stud holes,
so I had to tap each hole with a 10/32 tap to restore the threads.
Whatever it is in there is water soluable like mud, but exceptionally
strong and can't be run through with normal bolt threads.
With that done I put on the new interconnects, cleaned up the wires, and
ran the positive to the +36 volt split-bolt in he front of the tractor,
then ran a 6 gauge wire to the #4 wire on the bottom bolt post of the
shunt. Also cleaned up a number of connectors along the way.
Tractor now runs very well. The extra 30 cells helps stabilize the load,
and now that I have some new anderson connectors I can fix the rear
battery box to get me to 120 cells for the winter snowblowing.
Question: I should replace the fusable link with a real fuse, what
should be the main fuse ration? 300a? 250? More?