Battery Charger

[Chris Reed]

Thanks to all of you for the information.
I was going to purchase one 80AMP charger with the charge wizard to replace
the 2 factory 50AMP chargers (the plugs were burnt looking ). I would like to
get by with just one 60AMP PDI which I can get on E-Bay for $135.00 with the
charge wizard. I did find one 80amp PDI for $279.00..not from the same seller...
I guess I may buy 2 60amp chargers. I will leave the bus plugged in while in
storage for the charge wizard to control the charge amount.
Thanks for the good idea, never thought of using two smaller chargers...
Chris Reed
83 FC35 SB
Plant City,FL.

orbitalsolutions wrote:
Hello, Chris.

Technically speaking, your battery charger should not exceed 27% of
the banks total Amp Hours in charging Amps. I am strictly talking
about conventional lead-acid batteries.

In other words, if your bank has a total of four hundered Amp
Hours. You should not use anymore than a 108 amp charger.

You can use smaller chargers without any problem. Of course, it
will take longer to charge the bank, more gen run time, than if you
had a larger charger.

IOTA chargers can be configured in parallel with a common external
micro-processor called an "IQ Smart Charger."

This allows you to use two 55 Amp chargers to achieve 110 Amps. Or
two 75 Amp chargers for 150 amps, or two 90 Amp chargers to get 180
charging Amps. Their largest charger is 90 Amps.

If you were to use one of the single models, say the 90 Amp model,
it is available with an internal "Smart Charge" micro-processor.

Hope this helps.

James
78FC33SB "Old School"
Tunica, MS

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Chris"
wrote:
>
> Ended up replacing the old tires with the Kumho's today..$1917.00
The
> old tires had cracks all over...Those were 8 year old
> Continentals...This bus will probably make one trip to PA and then
the
> rest will be local in state trips. Maybe if the coach was going to
get
> more use then I would have spent more for the better brand tires..
> Ok, for my question, I am going to replace my old battery chargers
> (100amp) with a new Progressive Dynamics with charge wizard. Would
I
> be able to use a 60amp instead of a larger unit? I have seen a few
> 80amp units but not many. I can get a 60amp for $135.00 with the
> Charge Wizard.
> I am also going to get new batteries also. Have not decided on the
> brand yet..have heard good things on here about Sams Club. Trojans
are
> an option also....
> Thanks
> Chris Reed
> 83 FC35 SB
> Plant City, FL.
>






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