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Re:Ohm (YC S15) is a smarter, lighter car battery that works... by spathi_fwiffo on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @05:01PM (#10050591)
Would the output of the capacitors have to change for different applications, requiring different base models; for use in motorcycles, for example?
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Re:Ohm (YC S15) is a smarter, lighter car battery that works... by conjecTech on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @07:32PM (#10051460)
Nope! It could be the exact same internals. We'd just need to repackage it. The voltage on the capacitors is determined by the systems charging them. As long as its below the absolute rating for the caps, it will work. I believe most motorcycles actually operate at the same voltages as cars, though I could be mistaken.
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