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Old 09-30-2020, 09:31 AM   #13
Volt_Ampere
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Default Re: Total Cost Leaf RXV Lithium Swap

I still have a wrench that was cut in half back when I worked on electric cars in the 70's. The tech working on the battery pack shorted one battery and it cut the wrench right in half. Even back then the Lead Acid battery pack we used could put out way more than 2000 amps if you shorted it. I use very light gauge wire for my BMS wires. These act like a fuse if you ever short out a cell. I am very careful to remove one of the main terminal connections whenever I work in my cart. I keep all of the connections covered where the bus bars go - my Leaf pack came with 3D printed covers.
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