I put a motor speed control on ac side of univolt and a dc meter on the
battery side and I can adjust the voltage to any point I want
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From: "Chris Bryant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Airstream" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: [VAC] Battery Overcharging
> At 02:38 PM 6/14/00 -0700, Bob Kiger wrote:
> >When I got my 1966 Safari the battery was unusable. I believe that
> >fulltimers using line power might be overcharging their battery BUT I
don't
> >know enough about Univolt.
> >
> >Can I put a switch on one of the battery leads to stop charging? Is that
> >the problem or is Univolt designed to trickle and shutoff?
>
>
> I'll probably be in the minority here, but my feeling is that a Univolt
> cannot "overcharge" a good battery.
> The battery will, however, use water. Different Univolts have different
> voltage ratings, but 13.6 volts is a good average. This *is* above the
> "gassing" point of the battery, so you do need to check the water monthly.
>
> Anyway- if you do want to disable the univolt, the 120vac side is the side
> to do it- just put a switch in that side, not the 12 volt side.
>
> I do agree that there are better chargers out there, but I still think the
> univolt is the most bullet proof converter there is.
> ________
>
> Chris Bryant
> Bryant RV Services
> DeLand, Florida
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
