Re: (ET) Battery chargers.

["David Roden" <etpost drmm net>]

Some of these chargers are much too low in output for charging golf car 
batteries.  For example, a 50% discharged golf car battery would take at 
least 36 hours to charge with that 4.5a Soneil charger.  An 80% discharged 
battery would take about 3 days on the LS charger.

Some of the road EV crowd tried Guest chargers for modular charging about 
8 
years ago and had reliability problems.  I have no idea what, if anything, 
they've changed since then.

If anybody tries the Dual Pro for modular charging, please tell us how it 
works out for you.  (Amazing, a battery charger still made in the USA.)

The Iota isn't really a battery charger; it's just a regulated power 
supply 
with no real charge control.  These are apparently based on the old Todd 
Engineering designs (Todd went out of business I think about 6 years ago).

I've heard good things about Soneil chargers.  

E-Z-Go has a pretty good rep, but I know zilch about these particular 
chargers.  

The Schauer might be an interesting choice for flooded batteries, and the 
Interacter LCS for either flooded or VRR; I'd be interested in hearing 
from 
anyone who tries it.  

There's a certain amount of religion involved in pulse chargers and 
"desulfators," IMO. 

The rest I know nothing about, and I have no idea how this vendor's prices 
stack up.


David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA

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