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Danger! Low voltage!

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Two and half years of negligect haven't been kind to my batteries.  While I was finishing up the silver car, my car just sat in the garage.  Actually, I pirated some fuse box parts from it use on the silver car so it wasn't even drivable any longer.  When I finally got around to working on it again, I relocated the BMS from the ill-conceived "bubble" into the trunk area.  But when I tried to test the BMS wiring, I found that all my batteries were well below desired voltage.  As a result, the BMS refused to charge the pack.

We really don't need any stinkin' badges. But they're awesome!

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My priorities are all wrong.  The car still needs a restoration and at the moment isn't even moving under its own power but I got side tracked.  In my defense, this all started over two years ago, when I had more momentum on the project.  And it isn't uncommon for auto restoration projects to start with parts accumulation.  Often they end before completion but I'm hoping that's not the case here.  But I digress (again).