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	<title>High Voltage Hot Rods &#187; Electronics</title>
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		<title>LiPo &#8211; Batteries Terms Explained</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across a great article on LiPo batteries on the RC Helicopter web site.  These guys have been using LiPo batteries with a lot of sucess.   Click here to read the full article.  Below are the highlights translated into values which are more to our using.
Below are some of the values you need to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Now wired with a J1772 connector</title>
		<link>http://www.evmania.com/blog/2010/12/12/now-wired-with-a-j1772-connector/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 19:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Finally got around to wiring in the J1772 connector into my car today.  The connector end I wired into my 220volt 30 amp circuit in my garage.  

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		<title>The importance of tight bolts with high voltage</title>
		<link>http://www.evmania.com/blog/2010/11/14/the-importance-of-tight-bolts-with-high-voltage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:09:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I learned an important lesson today.  I had changed out a few of the Zener battery balancers and hadn&#8217;t tightened down the bolts on one of the terminals. When I took the car out for a test run I noticed a bright flash in my rear view mirror in the top of the battery [...]]]></description>
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		<title>J-1772 Charging Connector</title>
		<link>http://www.evmania.com/blog/2010/11/13/j-1772-charging-connector/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 19:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Charles and David from the Gold Coast EAA, I now have a J-1772 charging connector to put into my car.  This new connector is the North American standard developed by the Society of Automotive Engineers for use in all charging stations.  Once public stations are put in, my car will be able to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Battery Balancers</title>
		<link>http://www.evmania.com/blog/2010/05/12/battery-balancers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 03:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lee Hart&#8217;s Shunt Type Battery Balancer
12 V Version -
From http://www.cameronsoftware.com/ev/EV_BatteryManagementSystems.html
Each battery has a regulator which consists of
2 &#8211; ring terminals, with hole for 5/16&#8243; bolt, and crimp for #6 wire
2 &#8211; 6.8v 5watt zener diodes
2 &#8211; #PR2 flashlight bulb
Solder a zener diode into each ring terminal where the wire normally goes. Solder a 6&#8243; piece [...]]]></description>
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