{"id":3507,"date":"2017-07-25T11:26:02","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T15:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/?p=3507"},"modified":"2017-07-25T11:26:02","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T15:26:02","slug":"are-you-ready-for-the-new-season-are-your-batteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/?p=3507","title":{"rendered":"Are You Ready For The New Season? Are Your Batteries."},"content":{"rendered":"

In Electrathon Racing it is all about MAKING THAT HOUR<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In Electrathon Racing it is all about the BATTERIES<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This information\u00a0is for the teams that are using sealed lead acid batteries. The information\u00a0has been around for a while and is presented as a reminder\/refresher.<\/span><\/p>\n

First off, not just any battery charger will do the job you need for your batteries. The charger needs to have\u00a0an AGM\/GEL cell\u00a0Cycle. A charger meant for a regular liquid lead acid battery has only one cycle to charge a battery. The charger for an\u00a0AGM\/Gel will have\u00a0multiple cycles to properly charge them. It will also extend the life of the battery.<\/span><\/p>\n

Charge rates are also important. If you charge the battery at to high of an amp rate you can damage them. The Optima Battery web site<\/span><\/strong> has some real good information on battery maintenance. A 12 volt battery should be around 13 volts when fully charged and ready to race.<\/span><\/p>\n

Testing your batteries is a lot more than just checking the Voltage.\u00a0I have tested batteries for teams\u00a0that read 12.6 and only had\u00a0400Amps. They would not have made half the race. Each team should have a DIGITAL BATTERY TESTER. <\/span><\/strong>This type\u00a0of a tester will give Voltage, AMPS<\/span><\/strong> and also detect a Bad Cell<\/span><\/strong>. A battery with a bad cell WILL NOT charge properly and will leave you\u00a0dead on the track.<\/span><\/p>\n

Digital Battery Testers are available from most auto parts store and they can be expensive.\u00a0 I have seen them on line for $50 – $80.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another\u00a0tool that can come in handy is an Infrared Tachometer<\/span><\/strong>. Do you want to know how fast a given gear ratio will move your car? You need to know the motor RPM.\u00a0 The number of teeth on the motor gear, the gear on the drive wheel, the circumference of the drive wheel AND\u00a0the motor\u00a0shaft speed will give you the max possible speed for\u00a0each gear set. You can tailor the gear ratio for the individual track. gokartracing.org<\/span><\/strong> has a calculator that you can input the information and get MPH for any combo of gears and wheels.<\/span><\/p>\n

The proper battery charger, a Digital Battery Tester, an Infrared Tachometer<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 These will help keep those batteries in top shape and your car on the track.<\/span><\/p>\n

Remember it\u2019s all about the batteries.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

See you in September<\/span><\/p>\n

Vic<\/span><\/p>\n

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In Electrathon Racing it is all about MAKING THAT HOUR\u00a0 In Electrathon Racing it is all about the BATTERIES This information\u00a0is for the teams that are using sealed lead acid batteries. The information\u00a0has been around for a while and is presented as a reminder\/refresher. First off, not just any battery charger will do the job … Continue reading Are You Ready For The New Season? Are Your Batteries.<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3507"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3507"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3512,"href":"http:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3507\/revisions\/3512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}