Roger Stockton wrote: > > John Wayland wrote: > > > (1) I'd toss out that charger and go with a Manzanita charger > > and the new MK III reg busses. > > I'm not sure this is an obvious 'correction'. To my knowledge, the > beefy Manzanita charger has no brains to speak of [yet], and the MkIII > regs are still in development and are compeletely unknown quantities > (brand new hardware, completely different from prior revs, and > reliability yet unproven). > > The main drawbacks relative to the Manzanita unit seems to be that the > Brusa is 230VAC input rather than universal,
This is not correct, Brusa charger will eat anything from 120V to 240V, and can be configured up to 400V. and it doesn't have the > brute grunt of the PFC20/50. Brusa can dish out 10 kW (at premium of course) - up to 75A charging current for NLG511-xx > Offsetting these are the isolated nature > of its output, the programmability, the analog/RS232/CAN interfaces that > permit more seamless integration of the charger with the other vehicle > systems, and, in the case of the water-cooled version, an IP65 rating > that makes it suitable for mounting underhood, etc. without worry of > water ingress, etc. (unlike the fan-cooled PFCxx which would be best > mounted inside the passenger compartment). > > Don't get me wrong, I think the PFCxx's are great, but for a project > like this, involving batteries other than PbA, and striving for a high > degree of system integration and plug-and-play operation, I just don't > think they and the MkIII regs are quite ready yet. > > I think Victor is wise to plan his kit based on components that are > available today and are proven, not ones that will be available "soon", > and have yet to be proven. The Manzanita charger + regs system can > always be substituted or made available as an option once it has been > proven. > > Cheers, > > Roger. Yes, I agree with Roger. PFC can always be as an option if you're willing to sacrifice (or don't need) a laundry long list of extras Brusa offers. Victor
