Re: (ET) external charging

[Chris Zach <czach computer org>]

Hm. I have an old Sears 15amp/100amp charger that is a brick, consists 
of two diodes mounted to the sides and a massive transformer with taps 
to a mechanical selector switch. That's isolated.

I also have a newer intelligent one, much lighter, plastic case and all 
that. Are those isolated? Ifso what kind of xformer are they using?

Chris


Jim Coate wrote:

> As others have said, you can use one 12-volt charger and charge 2 
> batteries at a time, so takes 3 times as long. All without disturbing 
> the original wiring.
>
> Or... you can use three 12-volt chargers at once if you happen to have 
> such around. The one catch is the chargers must be isolated, or else 
> you'd have to disconnect the batteries from the tractor. The good news 
> is that most all automotive type 12-volt charger are isolated, which is 
> pretty easy to tell as they will have a heavy transformer inside.
>
> Good luck.
>
>
> JimLuckett aol com wrote:
>
> > Internal charger just stopped working.   What do I have to do to use a 
> > regular 12-volt external charger?  Can I  just do them in pairs 
> > without disconnecting them from the others and from the tractor?   Or 
> > do I have to undo the connections at the terminals?
>
>
>
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