by resident_genius » Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:22 pm
okay so far i've got everything wired up, installed in the car, just not hooked up, and im not driving the cell past 25 amperes, since the ammeter i have is just a 0-25 one.... a 0-50 amp meter is on its way. along with a 0-10V meter. i couldnt find a 0-5 DCV meter. these will help me monitor my cell on the fly. for safety, i have a 30 amp breaker within 12" of the battery. thats for a dead-short situation. then i have a relay wired to the hot side of the fuse panel. then at the on-off switch, i have a fuse holder with 15A fuse. the whole thing is wired to a single ground wire, which has a spade terminal between it and ground, which would sever the flow if i physically grabbed it and yanked.
anywho, i'll take some pics/movies. right now production is dismal, like 1/2 liter/minute. the cell is small, only four plates @ 2" x 4" , total surface area of 32 sq inches. im gonna crank it up to 40 amps when i get the gauges.