Christopher Witmer wrote: > Lee, I can't begin tell you how great a help this is to me. Below you > wrote "50v on a 48v battery is 2.08v per cell. That's too low to ever > reach full charge. You could use such a voltage for charging, as long > as you connect a higher-voltage low-current charger to finish up the > charge cycle." I located a Lorain 55V rectifier that has 30 amp > output... if I'm using it *after* charging as far as I can go with > 50V... do you think this rectifier might do the trick?
Yes, that is a viable charging strategy. Do your bulk charging with the high current generator, then finish with the (transformer) rectifier charger. However, at 50v the batteries will draw less than 30 amps well before they get near full charge. You'll find that you can switch from generator to transformer-rectifier charger at somewhere around the 50% SOC point. -- Lee A. Hart Ring the bells that still can ring 814 8th Ave. N. Forget your perfect offering Sartell, MN 56377 USA There is a crack in everything leeahart_at_earthlink.net That's how the light gets in - Leonard Cohen
