Re: [Electric Boats] Battery pack voltages

The lower the voltage, the higher the amps, for a given wattage, meaning
the battery cables start becoming very huge.

Steve Spence
Renewable energy and self sufficiency
http://www.green-trust.org
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On 09/08/2010 11:40 AM, Peter wrote:
>
>
> The OZecoDrive setup uses a 24 volt battery pack, whereas most of the
> other off-the-shelf setups use higher voltages. I understand it's all
> about Watts, but what are the upsides/downsides of the 24 volt system?
> It seems it would give one the option of having a lot smaller battery
> bank if you only needed it for docking etc.
>
>

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