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I finally got my e-12 in working order and just
mowed about an acre of hilly, very bumpy ground. It did great, really a
tough machine. I have noticed that the charger really sucks the juice,
about a 1000 watts when charging. This seems great if you just want a
quick charge and get back to mowing, but must be very hard on the batteries and
is too much of a load for my solar system. . . I can do it, but would bring down
my available solar power 20% for just one hour of charging. Spread over
time the load is not to big for my solar. I think a DC to DC converter
putting out 200 or 300 watts would charge more efficiently and put less strain
on my solar system. Also, my charging switch-dial has letters from a to G
on it, but I have not noticed a difference in amperage depending on where the
dial is set. Is this dial strictly a timer. What is the preferred
method of charging using the onboard charger. Short spurts over time, one
big long charge. Basically looking for the low down on charging
technique.
Jeremy
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