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Ev Archive for July 1999
1318 messages, last added Wed Aug 08 18:45:48 2001

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Re: voltmeter gauges?



From:           	XURQ03A@prodigy.com ( LEE A HART)


> If you use an LED bargraph with 10 bars from 10-15v, you can only
> resolve 0.5v per step. One LED step is a difference of 50% in state of
> charge. That's pretty grainy resolution.

Even with that resolution, it's easy to spot a lazy module in the pack --
it'll be enough lower to show up quickly.  Ironically, if the resolution
were finer, it might not be so obvious.  But making the scale read, say,
10 to 13 volts might be a good compromise.

David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
1991 Solectria Force 144vac
1979 General Engines ElectroPed 24vdc
1974 Honda Civic 96vdc
1970 GE Elec-trak 36 vdc