Functional Artist
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I got El Moto out today
But, she was TOTALLY DEAD
NOT just dead, "really" TOTALLY DEAD
Nothing lit up, buzzed, clicked or anything
...so, I grabbed the MM
The 48V battery pack showed 6.2V
Then, I checked them individually
...battery #1 (@ the positive output connection) showed 1.5V
...#2 showed 3.3V
...#3 showed 5.4V
...#4 (@ the negative out put connection) showed -3.9V
(seriously, it showed a minus)
(negative voltage, a new one on me)
So, yup
...I think I killed 'em &
I had the main cut-off, turned off while it was in storage for the winter
...but, yup another up
It seems that I didn't wire the DC to DC inverter to the cut-off switch
...I wired it straight to the battery pack
...it must have been drawin' a small amount of power all winter long
So, I'm guessin' (Naw, I'm pretty sure)
...that was a fatal (for the battery pack anyways) mistake
Well, can't get shook about it
...grandma always said "things happen for a reason"
* Note to self:
Don't do that again
Learning as I go
But, she was TOTALLY DEAD
NOT just dead, "really" TOTALLY DEAD
Nothing lit up, buzzed, clicked or anything
...so, I grabbed the MM
The 48V battery pack showed 6.2V
Then, I checked them individually
...battery #1 (@ the positive output connection) showed 1.5V
...#2 showed 3.3V
...#3 showed 5.4V
...#4 (@ the negative out put connection) showed -3.9V
(seriously, it showed a minus)
(negative voltage, a new one on me)
So, yup
...I think I killed 'em &
I had the main cut-off, turned off while it was in storage for the winter
...but, yup another up
It seems that I didn't wire the DC to DC inverter to the cut-off switch
...I wired it straight to the battery pack
...it must have been drawin' a small amount of power all winter long
So, I'm guessin' (Naw, I'm pretty sure)
...that was a fatal (for the battery pack anyways) mistake
Well, can't get shook about it
...grandma always said "things happen for a reason"
* Note to self:
Don't do that again
Learning as I go