Re: (ET) Stock E20 charger

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

Alright, fair enough.

I guess I'm too worried about the "what if's" after my last incident.  I 
can 
think of a couple of problems that might occur that might cause the 
charger to 
come on automatically when it really shouldn't, but they might be very 
rare.

For instance, what if 2 of the batteries get cross-connected somehow (say 
a 
metal object bridging the divide)?  This will cause one battery (6V) to be 
bypassed, creating a 30V pack, which will then destroy the batteries when 
the 
charger activates, I would assume.  Still, what are the odds of that 
happening?

The other is the water issue, but since I hereby pledge to always remove 
all 
caps and check the water in all cells once per month from now on, I don't 
think 
that'll be a problem again.

--
Jeremy Gagliardi

>----Original Message----
>From: hump evgrin com
>Date: Aug 13, 2007 14:14 
>To: "ET"<elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
>Subj: Re: (ET) Stock E20 charger
>
>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. 
>
>
>--
>Stay Charged!
>Hump
>I-5, Blossvale NY