Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Posting for posting sake
I am now in the stage of making the system a hassel free system that will only need looked at every 300-500 miles. A few obsticals in my way include the nagging heat problem on the terminals and keeping the water level of the cell at a constant level automatically. I may have already solved the heat problem with larger wires and it is possible that the PWM will help also. And i am currently working on an auto refiller that will simply work on negative pressure from teh cell cooling down.
Here is the circuit for the PWM
now that i am working on the unit again, I will post as things happen. My latest mileage test was 40+ mpg highway.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Uploaded - Aug 9, 2008
Up until today I really haven't had too much to add to my progress. I took a much needed break from working on the unit. the booster continues to run too hot at the terminals and melts the lid of the booster. I am rebuilding my booster and will be using the old one until I have time to recunstruct the lid for the new unit. The picture is of a pulse width modifier. this device modifies the 12 v current going into the cell.I have also upgraded all my wires in my setup to double 12 guage twisted pairs. this should keep the amp draw down and keep the cell terminals cooler. a freind of mine built it from a schematic he found online. I will post the design when I get it.
I will be testing the pwm in the near future and hopefully have some results to post.