Hey Dale, I'm planning on buying a Zivan charger pretty soon and was told that it is convertable from AGM to lithium by swapping out a chip. I'm switching from 48V to 72 V on my next bike and I won't be able to get another Soniel charger cuz they only go up to 48V. I really like the Soniel charger even if it is kinda wimpy. I have 4 x 55AH AGM and my charging philosophy is that slow charging will extend battery life. I think the Soniel puts out about 3.5 amps and I ain't in no big hurry anyway.(gotta sleep sometime) Howz that chopper project? Mines comming along OK, Just ordered the D&D sepex and Curtis controller. I'm converting my frame to rigid to loose weight. I plan on sticking the motor shaft out the right side of the frame, driving a jack shaft that connects to the 70 tooth rear pulley on the left side with a 1 1/8" cogbelt. This setup will allow me to change ratios easier (on the outside, right side of the frame). Later, Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: dale henderson To: ElectricMotorcycles Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 3:25 PM Subject: [ElectricMotorcycles] agm battery chargers
since i can not afford lithium my next bike will be powered by sealed lead acid most likely AGM. i will have a 48 volt system with a parallel/series setup for about a 7kwh system. i'm using a Zivan NG1 right now for my current bike but those are floodies, i've heard that Zivans tends to cook sealed lead acids. so what do you all think is the best charger for 'large' AGM 48 volt battery pack? i was thinking about individual chargers? but i was also thinking about using powercheqs Albuquerque, NM http://geocities.com/hendersonmotorcycles/blog.html http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/1000 http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/1179 http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/1221 http://geocities.com/solarcookingman ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out.
