October 22, 2007 by Rob.

Today my batteries were very sad.  They were gasping on my way home via 360 and sagging down under 100 volts.  The total drive was just 20 miles and one that I’ve driven several times.  I’m a concerned because they should have gotten a full charge last night.  I know that I did not get a good charge at the Faire because my batteries were low (but not dead) when I got home Sunday after 27 miles.

I’m going to check the water and voltage on each cell tomorrow.  I also wonder if the “cold” weather is impacting performance.  I don’t think that high 50s should have any impact on the batteries, but today was the RAVolt’s coldest to date.

Such are the mysteries of driving with Floodies.  Tomorrow, I’ll have photos and a post about my first corrosion from splashed battery acid.

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October 22, 2007 by Rob.

If you’re interested, here is what I have on my display board.  It’s not new for the blog, but it’s a good summary for RAVolt noobies…

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October 22, 2007 by Rob.

I’ve talked with several people about the Faire today and everyone finds it hard to describe.  It was like a science circus where you got to talk to the performers.  Everyone kept finding more and more to do the longer they were there.

Gary sent me this picture of our “Alternative Vehicle Corner” in the barn and I added some labels.  The picture was taken at one of the down times while they were running the Mouse Trap.  Usually we were packed with people.  The Zap EVs and Bio Diesel exhibits are behind the camera (360 view provided by your imagination)

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