Re: (ET) Stock E20 charger

[Tim Humphrey <hump evgrin com>]

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> Jeremy Gagliardi com
> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 1:50 PM
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> Subject: Re: (ET) Fw: Stock E20 charger
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> 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
> 

I think you already have the best solution.

The Landis unit will keep your pack topped off in the off time. Just 
remember to occasionally pop off ALL of the caps and glance at the water 
level.

For heavy winter use I have a switch mounted that byasses the SSR. This 
allows the stock charger to run continuously until I shut it off. Some may 
be worried about that setup. But, I figure like you said if I'm coming 
back in 8-12 hrs to plow again what harm could there be? Maybe I burn off 
a tablespoon or two of water but at least I'm plowing with warm batteries. 
If more snow isn't in the forecast then I just let the Landis do what it 
does best. I plow/blow three driveways, sometimes 3 times a day. This 
setup has worked from me. 


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Hump
I-5, Blossvale NY