02-03-2011, 01:48 PM
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Happy Carting
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern California
Posts: 73,419
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Re: Want to build a 35 MPH cart
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Originally Posted by wizardket
And what about the stock breaks at that speed?
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Stock brakes are VERY ineffective at high speeds. They are designed to stop the cart with 2 passengers at 14mph and not much more. The kind of cart you are talking about needs MANY SAFETY improvements. Brakes being one of them.
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Originally Posted by wizardket
If I was starting from 36v and going to 48v, I would use 8 X 6v batteries, not 6 X 8v. At any voltage I would likely go for 8 batteries. - 48v - 8 X 8v
- 64v - 8 X 8v
- 96v - 8 X 12v
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6v batteries store more amperage per battery....225ah 6v and 190ah 8v typically
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