Re: (ET) 36V Charger

[Jim Coate <jbc coate org>]

These are 1, 2, and 4 amp chargers and as such are too small for the 
golf cart type batteries usually used in ETs.

- If you have used the ET fairly heavily, the batteries will need 
100-150 A-hrs replaced, which would take 25-150 hours to complete the 
bulk charge and then a few more hours to top off... ie DAYS until 
completion.

- to get batteries of this size to "gas" for equalization, around 3 amps 
is generally needed. So the 4 amp model is the only one big enough.

Or changing my mind a little, for those who don't use the ET very often 
and/or for long run times, the 4 amp model may be big enough to be 
useful. It does have the advantage of providing float charge 
capabilities (although not temperature compensated). The 1- and 2- amp 
version are just too small to be useful.


WRENT IOUR wrote:
> would this work?  http://soneil.com/36V_chargers.htm
>  

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Jim Coate
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