sikbrik
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I'm not sure if this is the right board to discuss the specifics of certain battery types vs others but I'm curious what everyone is running.
I've seen a lot of smaller SLA (lawn equipment sized), a few large SLA (Optima), a couple lipo or other lithium technology packs (but very few.)
I keep my eyes on some of the EV and electrical hobby sites and I've been corresponding with Quinc on using lipo hobby packs but I'm just so up in the air on what's "best" for a kart application in 2019.
Lithium saves space and weight, which is typically an advantage in a kart. Of course there's lithium polymer, lifepo4, liion, and more...and purpose-built high voltage packs or smaller packs in series - that's a topic by itself, and then charging all of them...my head hurts.
SLA saves money and adds some level of safety, understanding there's danger in anything if you're not careful. But the weight and space penalty is high, especially when trying to draw enough amperage to move anything over 1200w.
Can anyone share what they're currently running in what application, why, and how it's working out for you?
Disclaimer: I'm trying to use this info to help make a decision on what to power our 60v 2kw BOMA kart with, knowing we'll go to a larger 3kw or 5kw motor down the road (when this motor burns up) and I'd like to not completely re-power at that time, if it's avoidable.
Thanks!
I've seen a lot of smaller SLA (lawn equipment sized), a few large SLA (Optima), a couple lipo or other lithium technology packs (but very few.)
I keep my eyes on some of the EV and electrical hobby sites and I've been corresponding with Quinc on using lipo hobby packs but I'm just so up in the air on what's "best" for a kart application in 2019.
Lithium saves space and weight, which is typically an advantage in a kart. Of course there's lithium polymer, lifepo4, liion, and more...and purpose-built high voltage packs or smaller packs in series - that's a topic by itself, and then charging all of them...my head hurts.
SLA saves money and adds some level of safety, understanding there's danger in anything if you're not careful. But the weight and space penalty is high, especially when trying to draw enough amperage to move anything over 1200w.
Can anyone share what they're currently running in what application, why, and how it's working out for you?
Disclaimer: I'm trying to use this info to help make a decision on what to power our 60v 2kw BOMA kart with, knowing we'll go to a larger 3kw or 5kw motor down the road (when this motor burns up) and I'd like to not completely re-power at that time, if it's avoidable.
Thanks!