Re: (ET) Bumping up the charge voltage a tad

[CZ <cz alembic crystel com>]

These are NiCDs, not lead, so 30 cells in a string. I could bypass a 
cell but that's a pain and I don't like to disturb the nickel plated 
interconnects.

If it's too hard I'll just hook up my trusty constant voltage/current 
supply and set it to 48 volts or so at 1 amp peak. A good long, hard 
overnight charge would be good for the batteries.

First order this weekend though is to fix that wiring....

Chris

On 6/17/2015 10:33 PM, bushman165s aol com via Elec-trak wrote:
> Remove one battery out of the circuit and charge for an hour. This
> reduces the load resistance a little and gives you some overvoltage to
> desulfate the 5 batteries. Then swap the 6th in to perform the same on
> the last one, which you may want to do after a normal usage cycle. This
> idea allows you to leave all of the components in place without
> exceeding their specifications, as long as you don't do it after a deep
> discharge that would allow the charger to draw too much current on
> either side of the transformer.
>
>
> Sounds crazy, even to my liking, but it might work!
>
>
> Chad
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>
> Sent from my Virgin Mobile phone.
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> ------ Original message------
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> *From: *CZ
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> *Date: *Wed, Jun 17, 2015 9:29 PM
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> *Subject:*(ET) Bumping up the charge voltage a tad
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> Thought: Anyone know of a way to bump the charge voltage of the E20 charger up a bit? I run 
> the NiCDs, and I really should charge them to 45 volts, not 42 to blow the oxygen off the 
> plates every once inawhile.Ch  <http://awhile.Ch>ange the capacitor a bit? How about a 
> boost transformer on the input (I could try a variac I have around). I already buck 240 to 
> 208 on my car, I should be able to boost a bit. But how 
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