Recent content by evolknuj

I did end up going with the lunacycle battery in the end -- was still scared of doing the BMS. Finally got my Morgan working enough to finally test it out last weekend (has brakes now, one anyway!). Driveway only, but acceleration is great so far. I'll be looking into instrumentation...

I'm new to this, so hopefully someone can chime in as to whether this is obvious or not. If I get the A123 pack off ebay, it doesn't have a BMS. So I would need to get a BMS myself and add it -- several places in the forum the ANT bluetooth BMS (especially 300A version) is recommended, which I...

Ok, give me enough time for it to sink in -- 500x245x160mm ~= 42x16x25 cm, it is the same pack you're talking about. And you're right, $1k shipped for a 72V 40Ah seems like quite a good deal, especially when it can deliver around 120 A continuous. Compared to the same price for a 48V 30Ah...

I've "heard of A123", but I don't quite understand. The link is to an ebay listing (with questionable spelling/grammar) for a battery with "Dimentions are 500x245x160mm". Where can I find a 72V 40 Ah pack with the above weights and dimensions? Would it have BMS etc? Or are you referring to...

Greetings all! I am building an electric cyclekart imitation of a 1935 Morgan F2 three wheeler. Basically an historically themed, small scale, big wheeled go kart. Here's my build thread if you're interested in more details...