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Old 08-07-2018, 08:22 AM   #1
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Alright soo i purchased this thing a while back and i just didnt use it..

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recently i did and i was fairly suprised in what it accomplished
It will get up to about 58.4 and hold for a bit and once its down itll drop to 53.8 and hold there

Question is, if i take it off and hook up my regular charger itll jump straight up to 62volts and carry on but them amp draw is at about 7-8 amps..

Should i keep it on and allow it to charge or did the little charger do fine?
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Old 08-07-2018, 08:39 AM   #2
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The little one is a Maintenance Charger. So you use your big charger until the batteries are fully charged, then you hook up the Maintenance Charger and you can leave that on "forever". It will keep the batteries fully topped off safely.
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Gotcha thats what i initially did.. my big charger does not shut off.. so when it got to 60 volts i unplug it and stick the little one on and let it sit .. just didnt know if i should keep the big one on longer
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Is your big charger working enough to be able to view the Amps still? Estimating an amp draw of 5a or lower is when you would disconnect the big charger and switch to the Maintenance Charger. The voltage number is not near as important.
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Yes it still works enough to view the amp draw... Its just an old LOUD charger .. when its at about 62volts it pulling about 4-5 amps but i just have to be at the house to keep an eye on it because it dosnt shut off and will keep on going lol
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Yes it still works enough to view the amp draw... Its just an old LOUD charger .. when its at about 62volts it pulling about 4-5 amps but i just have to be at the house to keep an eye on it because it dosnt shut off and will keep on going lol
Well you could just keep track of the time estimated to hit that 4-5amps. If it's pretty consistent then just have it wired through a timer. Only issue is then you'd still have to go out and switch the chargers.
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put it on an on/off timer
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Old 08-07-2018, 11:28 AM   #8
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ill have to look into timers.. any recommendations ?
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