On Fri, Jul 03, 2009 at 08:29:26AM -0400, Bob Rice wrote:
> Hi EVerybody;
>
> OK how MANY miles on a charge you guyz getting? Any 100 mile runs? Or
> 150? Like the PRODUCTION EV's are getting? THIS is what the REST of us
> Sheeple wanna hear? Can I drive off to, say, Boston, and get HOME again,
> without any Lithium Teakettles or dismaying voltage sag? Can I/we get away
> with an occasional LONG trip, IF yur nice to yur Badd-eries the rest of the
> time?
Well, Bob, I've posted several times about my opinions and experience
with my TS LFP260s. I've stated that I've drawn 301ah out of them as a
test. That puts the maximum range at over 150 miles, though we rarely
put more than 100 miles on a charge. I chose large cells, 260ah, to
maximize life; they are rarely called on to give more than 1C
discharge and we meet our trip needs with well under 70% SOC. Voltage
sag is not noticeable; we start at 155-160v and I've never noticed less
than 140v.
At 5400 miles, I've put less than 100 cycles on the pack. Well, maybe
a few more than 100. Before I was confident of the range, we would
charge after every trip and our minimum trip is about 40 miles. Now,
we might do a 60 mile trip plus a 40 mile trip before charging. If we
have two 60 mile trips in a row, we will charge before the second.
The conversion has had what I suspect are normal teething issues:
1) the Curtis controller has been replaced with a Logisystems and my
power dropout and surging problems have disappeared.
2) the heater blew it's fuses on first use and it had to be re-wired
3) the air conditioner works well, but looses it's refrigerant. Also,
it eats belts.
4) I've had several cell balancers die, probably due to my
mis-handling.
5) It took me two weeks to get the cells in balance initially.
6) The Zivan came mis-configured for the pack
Since the initial balancing, using the car is simply a matter of
putting electricity in and then driving it out. The TBS meter gives me
an accurate measure of how much energy has gone in the pack, how much
has come out, and (therefore) how much is available at any and all
times.
The Thunder Sky cells have caused me ZERO problems. So far.
--
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