agraham
10 W
Went by Grin Technologies today to try Justin's awesome weight-sensing board (http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=49557&start=100#p1017625) and Justin popped open my Boosted Board so we could have a gander at what's in there...
Justin opening the battery box
The box lifted off the board. They've gone all out completely wrapping the cells in a plastic box - looks pretty tough. We couldn't get a look at the cells without breaking the waterproof seal around the edge.
But here's an idea of what we would see. I took this from the Boosted blog
The 100Wh LiFePO4 pack on the scale.
An equally powerful LiPo on the scale. Justin has some awesome ideas for how to integrate this little guy as an optional add-on pack to double my range on days when I'm doing more than commuting. I'm super excited about this so stay tuned.
*edit* this pack is not LiPo but Li-Ion I believe
And here's the controller. Justin took the time to explain to me a lot of what's going on here which was great but it will come out all garbled if I try to repeat it here so I will let Justin give the lowdown.
Justin opening the battery box
The box lifted off the board. They've gone all out completely wrapping the cells in a plastic box - looks pretty tough. We couldn't get a look at the cells without breaking the waterproof seal around the edge.
But here's an idea of what we would see. I took this from the Boosted blog
The 100Wh LiFePO4 pack on the scale.
An equally powerful LiPo on the scale. Justin has some awesome ideas for how to integrate this little guy as an optional add-on pack to double my range on days when I'm doing more than commuting. I'm super excited about this so stay tuned.
*edit* this pack is not LiPo but Li-Ion I believe
And here's the controller. Justin took the time to explain to me a lot of what's going on here which was great but it will come out all garbled if I try to repeat it here so I will let Justin give the lowdown.