Re: (ET) Dan's 2/10A charger

["David Roden (Akron OH USA)" <etpost drmm net>]

There is seldom much discussion here of what I think is the best answer to 
ET charger problems : complete replacement with a more modern, smarter 
charger, one that will treat the batteries more kindly.  

The cheap solution is a used golf car charger.  They're too big to live on 
board 
the ET, though.

There are plenty of smaller 36v chargers around these days.  A couple of 
examples follow :

1. I ran across these a while back and bookmarked the site.  
Japlar/Schauer 
make (or perhaps import, who knows) a 36 volt, 20 amp 3-stage (IUIo) 
switchmode charger, quite small and light, priced around $300 with cables. 
 
Voltage at 2.6vpc is a bit high, but they say you can order them set to 
whatever voltage you want.  It's made by Japlar/Schauer.  Schauer used to 
be a reputable brand - but who knows today, with all the cheapening going 
on.  

http://www.battery-chargers.com./catalog/25.pdf

http://www.batterystuff.com/battery-chargers/brands/japlar-
schauer/JAC3620M.html

2. Another possibility is the Interacter ICS-36 charger, with similar 
specs, 
except the Schauer is a universal input, and the Interacter is 120v only 
or  
240v only (by special order).  Again, I have no idea as to quality or 
durability.

Other ideas welcome.