Re: (ET) Fw: Stock E20 charger

["Jeremy Gagliardi com" <jeremy gagliardi com>]

Yes, but because that is only 4.5A max, it doesn't seem to me (and said by 
others) that it could ever quickly charge a deeply discharged pack.  If I 
have 
heavy use, say from an hour of plowing snow, will the Soneil 3610SRF be 
able to 
recharge the pack within, say, half a day?  If I plow in the morning, I 
may 
have to revisit the scene again in the evening, or perhaps the next day.  
I saw 
one person comment that the Soneil 3610SRF took about a week to fully 
recharge 
his ET.

--
Jeremy Gagliardi

>----Original Message----
>From: wealthy_stone hotmail com
>Date: Aug 12, 2007 21:14 
>To: <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
>Subj: Re: (ET) Fw:  Stock E20 charger
>
>Someone else already suggested but I wanted to second the product - if you
>want a "set & forget" charger, get a Soneil 3610SRF.  ET'er Darryl McMahon
>sells them. 
>
>Rich Rock
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu
>[mailto:elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu] On Behalf Of
>Jeremy Gagliardi com
>Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 2:36 PM
>To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
>Subject: (ET) Fw: Stock E20 charger
>
>Once again, I don't want anyone to misunderstand my goal.  I mean to check
>my 
>battery water once per month, as usual.  My original post about this 
>topic 
>meant to highlight my mistake in this regard, and the fact that I was 
>clueless 
>about how the battery cells were isolated.
>
>In any event, my "set and forget" goal is strictly regarding the charger. 
> I
>
>desire something that handles a bulk recharge after use of the tractor, 
>but 
>without having to revisit the charger for weeks or months at a time, it 
>will
>
>automatically reactivate the charger, should the pack dip below the 
>setpoint
>
>voltage (and hopefully detect trouble to stop the charge if the voltage 
>doesn't 
>increase).
>
>Also, during the winter, I will still need a charger than can handle a 
>"quick" 
>(relatively speaking, of course) charge just in case I have to reuse my 
>tractor 
>day-to-day, or even multiple time a day.
>
>--
>Jeremy Gagliardi
>
>>----Original Message----
>>From: reinharj frontiernet net
>>Date: Aug 11, 2007 0:54 
>>To: "Jeremy Gagliardi com"<jeremy gagliardi com>
>>Subj: Re: (ET) Stock E20 charger
>>
>>Also, look into 'Hydro-Caps' - they reduce water loss.
>>
>>They fit the old batteries and the Trojans I have, but I don't know if 
>>they
>
>>fit the batteries with the twist lever assembly that pulls all 3 caps at 
>>once.
>>
>>Home Power Magazine mentioned these things years ago.  They said they
>seemed 
>>to work - meaning they reduced water loss.
>>
>>Might help with your 'set and forget' plan.
>>
>>(I want the same plan ... I have 39 Golf cart batteries laying around - 
>mostly 
>>dead, due to the fact that I was too tired to go check the water, 
>>measure 
>the 
>>voltage, and set the chargers.
>>
>>Now that the price has gone up, I don't want to buy any new ones until I 
>have 
>>a 'fail-safe' & ultra simple process to take care of them.
>>
>>Good Luck,
>>John
>>
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