So I finally got the RTD Explorer to work while driving. The first time I had put the 25 foot RS232 cable next to the battery cables, this lead to the connection to the laptop cutting out. I couldn't get a constant reading on what was happening while I was driving. My wife was watching the computer while I drove and she said it kept "stopping", meaning the graphs weren't displaying. I would stop, restart the connection and sometimes the controller.
Once I moved the cord as far away from the battery cables and pack, the RTD Explorer worked like a charm. But what I did notice was the heatsink temp was at 600 after about 5 minutes of driving. FYI - outside temp was 75 degrees. I don't know what the 600 translates to in actual temperature but then when I tried to climb a hill it rose to 700 and then the yellow Overtemp fault light came on. This lead to my amps being cut to 60 and below. By the way, I have the Revolt controller sitting on a heatsink fin and there's a fan underneath to help disperse the heat.
Hmmmmm.....what this controller needs is a way to really cool off. I saw on the EV West EV site where they created a "chill plate" for a new Curtis controller. It attaches to the bottom and then you add the pump, radiator, reservoir and hose. What a great idea. Maybe someone should come up that idea for all controllers that don't have a built in water cooling system.
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