Re: [EVDL] Looking for adjustable charger (used) 96-120V

2013-05-10 Thread Cor van de Water
ctric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] Looking for adjustable charger (used) 96-120V The Schumacher charger link that was posted, only goes to 72V. Usually, in the $300 price range, that is an older charger technology item: a dumb charger that weighs too much and you have to watch it,

Re: [EVDL] Looking for adjustable charger (used) 96-120V

2013-05-10 Thread Bruce EVangel Parmenter
The 12V boat chargers worked, but their ratings were not spec. It took some back and forth with their engineer to get that out of them (they admitted the battery load had to be below 50%SOC for the rated current to be provided. But they did work, and having individual chargers across my pack made f

Re: [EVDL] Looking for adjustable charger (used) 96-120V

2013-05-10 Thread damon henry
e: Fri, 10 May 2013 05:57:49 -0700 > Subject: Re: [EVDL] Looking for adjustable charger (used) 96-120V > > If you bought 20 of these, you could use them in either with a 96V pack > or a 120V pack: > 96V pack: 5 in parallel for each set of three 8V wet-cell batteries for > a charge

Re: [EVDL] Looking for adjustable charger (used) 96-120V

2013-05-10 Thread Bruce EVangel Parmenter
The Schumacher charger link that was posted, only goes to 72V. Usually, in the $300 price range, that is an older charger technology item: a dumb charger that weighs too much and you have to watch it, as it might either cook or under charge the pack. If a viable charger does not present its self,

Re: [EVDL] Looking for adjustable charger (used) 96-120V

2013-05-09 Thread damon henry
t; Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 18:04:31 -0400 > From: stevepowers...@gmail.com > To: ev@lists.evdl.org > Subject: [EVDL] Looking for adjustable charger (used) 96-120V > > I recently sold an EV with not much of a charger. It has a variac with > bridge, basically a bad boy charger.

[EVDL] Looking for adjustable charger (used) 96-120V

2013-05-09 Thread Steve Powers
I recently sold an EV with not much of a charger. It has a variac with bridge, basically a bad boy charger. I'd really like to see the new owner with a better charger. He has it setup with 12x8V for 96V and may upgrade up to 120V max. It has a 120V controller, so he won't go over that. I am lo