"David Roden (Akron OH USA)" wrote: > > On 12 Sep 2002 at 10:35, John Wayland wrote: > > > (1) I'd toss out that charger and go with a Manzanita charger and the new > > MK III reg busses. > > With all due respect to Rich -- his chargers are powerful and promising -- the > Brusa chargers are an order of magnitude above every other charger I've ever > seen in design sophistication and build quality (at least those available to EV > hobbyists). They're available in powers up to 10kw. > ... > > Granted, they are far from cheap. But if this is to be a no-holds-barred EV, > they are a fine choice. I imagine the Siemens chargers would be too. > I was unable to arrange import of Siemens chargers, but will carry Brusa chargers and their Ah meters (as link-10 e-meter alternative) very soon. My site is being updated to reflect that.
Yes, Siemens chargers are comparable to Brusa in their sophistication. I haven't had a chance to work with Brusa chargers yet, but Siemens units have cool features as diagnose themselves and plot its own wave forms on critical test points via RS232. You pick the stage (parameter) you want to view and you get timing diagram as if you took it apart and put the scope on it. Neat. PFC are very good for what they are. It's just in different category than OEM product. Victor
