Re: (ET) Battery Charger

[jim <fiskfarm mediaone net>]

Eric

Where were you last year when we were all trying to come up with such a 
great
solution for bringing the ET charger into the 21 century? This is the type 
of
article that we need posted on a web page. My solution is a bit pricier. I 
use
a Lester 25 a charger and install a 30a range receptacle between the dash 
and
the accessory plug. The advantage of the Lester is the higher final voltage
that I don't believe the ET charger is capable of.

Jim

Eric and Tracie Miller wrote:

> Hello Brad,
>   You can purchase an automatic shut-off for your charger from any Club 
> Car,
> E-Z-GO, Yamaha, or your near by Mom & Pop golf car shop. The Club Car and
> Yamaha one will be out of their older 36v Lester charger and costs about
> $75. It easily fits  inside the ET charger compartment with three 
> screws. I
> have some diagrams showing where to plug in your wires if needed.
>   The E-Z-GO auto shut-off is out of their Total Charge III battery 
> charger
> made by GE and cost about the same. So if you want to keep your ET 
> totally
> GE go with the E-Z-GO circuit board. You can mount their board to an "L"
> shaped piece of vinyl siding and then mount the vinyl siding to your 
> charger
> cover.
>   When you want to recharge simply turn your power disconnect off (to 
> reset
> the shut off relay) then turn it back on and plug in your A/C cord. On a
> golf car the shut-off relay is reset every time the charger D/C cord is
> removed from the car. There is no guessing and worrying if you are under
> charging or over charging your batteries. It is also a nice feature to
> install on a customer's ET that wants to be able to plug it in and go. 
> You
> also may want to pick up a 30 amp charger gauge while you are there. 
> Drill a
> hole in the top of the charger cover and mount it there. The gauge can 
> give
> you useful information on the status of your batteries that are being
> charged.
>    Eric
>
> Subject: (ET) Battery Charger
>
> > I want to improve my battery charger.  I used to have a Commutacar and
> have
> > all of the service litereature.  It seems to me that the charger 
> > circuit
> from
> > the commutacar could easily be adapted to the electrak.  Has anyone 
> > else
> > thought about this? It is a small circuit that could easily be 
> > constructed
> at
> > home.  You would have adjust a  couple of resistor to get the cutoff 
> > point
> > down to the appropriate voltage. Other than that, I can't see any 
> > problem.
> > When properly adjusted, they worked pretty good.  I would leave the 
> > timer
> in
> > and use it with a bypass relay for periodic battery equalization.  Any
> > thoughts?
> >
> > Brad Fayette
> >
> > "The geeks shall inherit the earth."