Re: (ET) Recommendations for modern replacements for the electronics?

[Dave <daveb drizzle com>]

I have a pfc20 on my truck.   It is a bit of a pain to adjust the 
voltage the closer to full charge the pack is the easier or rather 
quicker yo can get the voltage set as you have to keep tweaking the 
voltage up as the battery charges till you get it to the point you want it.

way overkill for a tractor/mower that gets used anything less than 
daily... and it's not the most user friendly charger it demands some 
knowledge from the operator

there's really quite a few 36v chargers out there...
http://www.batterystuff.com/battery-chargers/36-volt/all/
I've used this one now for about 3 years...
http://www.chargetek.com/tpro320-220VAC-Manual.pdf

it has a float mode and can be left plugged in.  it does have an 
equalization mode though...

dave

Haudy Kazemi wrote:
> The Manzanita Micro PFC-20 is a charger used on some larger EVs, but it 
> can also charge smaller battery packs.  At $1860, it is way overkill 
> compared to the other chargers people are talking about if you only want 
> to use it for charging the lawn tractor, however it could make sense if 
> you have an electric car/truck you also want to use it with (it is 
> adjustable for a range of output voltages, not sure how easy it is to 
> adjust though).  It can work on either 120v or 240v.  It seems to be a 
> good charger according to people on the EVDL.
>
> http://www.manzanitamicro.com/chargers3.htm
> http://www.manzanitamicro.com/pfc20and30.htm
>
> There's some EVDL discussion archived here:
> http://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/showthread.php/evdl-delta-q-chargers-isolated-12031.html
>
> Fred Walter wrote:
>   
> > I have an E12 and an EGT100. I'm located in Ontario, Canada.
> >
> > I'm looking for a battery pack charger, that will go into a maintenance
> > mode when the battery pack is fully charged (so I can leave it plugged
> > in all the time). I'd prefer one that will also try to desulphate
> > batteries. So far I've had the following recommended to me:
> >  - external battery pack charger: Soniel  3610SRF
> >
> > I have a welder's power outlet available to me for charging (220VAC) if
> > that would help speed up the charging process with a different charger.
> > (I'm told the above charger takes about 24hours to fully charge a 36volt
> > battery bank.)
> >
> > What motor controllers people are recommending? I've seen mention of
> > Alltrax, but not the model that was being used. Where can one get the
> > best price for one? (Keeping in mind that I'm in Canada.)
> >
> > Any other recommendations when it comes to replacing or adding to the
> > electronics on my electric tractors?
> >
> > Is there anyone in Canada that makes/sells replacement battery boxes?
> >
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