<VV> Electric Corvairs

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

I knew you'd get a charge out of that! And I'll bet this car doesn't have an HRPT!!


 

John Roberts
 

 

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From: ricknorris <ricknorris at suddenlink.net>
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Sent: Fri, Dec 2, 2011 6:44 am
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So,
Concerning GM's problems with the Chevy Volt and recalls...means they have a 
revolting development!

Chester A. Riley (look it up)

---- jvhroberts at aol.com wrote: 
> 
>  It's not so much the same voltage among the cells, it's the issue of 
overcharging/undercharging any given cell, which is utterly fatal to Li-ion 
cells. As such, each cell needs to be monitored and charged individually. Look 
at a laptop battery connector. The number of terminals is the number of cells +1 
for that reason. 
> 
> Fortunately, thanks to cheap integrated circuits, there's lots of chips out 
there that do exactly that function, and lots of times, they're built right into 
the battery. 
> 
> That way, the battery, at the end of charge, has all the cells fully charged 
and none overcharged. Also, when the battery is discharged, the battery shuts 
down when any one cell hits the low voltage threshold. 
> 
>  
> 
> John Roberts