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MetroMPG · 01-16-09, 05:53 PM

Jamie - thanks for schooling me on the basics. You'd think by now I'd know a bit more than I do, eh?

I agree the wood is a super quick way to get an idea off the ground.

Well, it works! (Again. This time @ 12v)

It puts out a little less juice than I was expecting/hoping, but here's what I'm seeing while pedaling, connected straight to the 12v battery (which had a starting voltage of about 12.33).

Total "system" voltage on the left, amps on the right..... fast, faster, fastest:

01-16-09, 05:53 PM	#29
MetroMPG Infrequent noob Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: 1000 Islands region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 402 Thanks: 37 Thanked 20 Times in 19 Posts	Jamie - thanks for schooling me on the basics. You'd think by now I'd know a bit more than I do, eh? I agree the wood is a super quick way to get an idea off the ground. Well, it works! (Again. This time @ 12v) It puts out a little less juice than I was expecting/hoping, but here's what I'm seeing while pedaling, connected straight to the 12v battery (which had a starting voltage of about 12.33). Total "system" voltage on the left, amps on the right..... fast, faster, fastest: __________________ . To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.