About how many amps do cars end up drawing from the batteries by the end of the race? I have heard numbers that are about 40 amps in the hour. It will probably depend on the course and obviously will depend on the gearing, but I was just trying to get a sense of the amp draw capabilities of the Optima Red and Yellow top batteries.
electrathon said
Nov 24, 2012
Cloud can likely answer this best. But memory says he usually gets around 40 amp hours out of his red tops.
I think most that are running yellow tops get about 33 amp hours.
Zaine Stapleton said
Nov 25, 2012
Gotten 42 from mine Aaron. Last year on the second day of the Eugene Celebration race.
Zaine
electrathon said
Nov 26, 2012
Zaine Stapleton wrote:
Gotten 42 from mine Aaron. Last year on the second day of the Eugene Celebration race.
Zaine
From your yellow?
Zaine Stapleton said
Nov 26, 2012
Yes, it is possible to pull it off.
Zaine
Zaine Stapleton said
Nov 26, 2012
Plus Dave O' Neel and I were pretty much giving chase to one another on the second day. No one could touch the two of us. I remember Dave got 43 amp hours from his red tops that day, so it was a very close race indeed. A one lap difference is what I recall.
About how many amps do cars end up drawing from the batteries by the end of the race? I have heard numbers that are about 40 amps in the hour. It will probably depend on the course and obviously will depend on the gearing, but I was just trying to get a sense of the amp draw capabilities of the Optima Red and Yellow top batteries.
I think most that are running yellow tops get about 33 amp hours.
Gotten 42 from mine Aaron. Last year on the second day of the Eugene Celebration race.
Zaine
From your yellow?
Yes, it is possible to pull it off.
Zaine
Plus Dave O' Neel and I were pretty much giving chase to one another on the second day. No one could touch the two of us. I remember Dave got 43 amp hours from his red tops that day, so it was a very close race indeed. A one lap difference is what I recall.
Zaine