Bruce EVangel Parmenter wrote: [snip]
> Recently, when I turned my loaner PFC-20 charger back > into manzanitamicro for the PFC-50 I ordered, I was using > one of my 120VAC Zivan K2 chargers (the older 1kw K2 is > shaped like a brick and has less output than a 120VAC NG3). > I feel the difference between charging with the PFC-20 > and other chargers by the pack's performance. Could this be because the PFC-20 charger puts more amps into your pack than the Zivan K2? I've noticed that when I charge faster (even going from my usual 10-11A to 25-30A makes a difference), I get that "let's go" feeling. The batteries are quite a bit more eager. Would anyone like to explain why charging faster (for the bulk charge) seems to create this phenomena? Better mixing of the electrolyte? Are we just charging our batteries too slowly with these little 120V chargers? Given a 235A-hr Trojan T-125, charging at 10-11A is C/23 or so, which may be pretty weak. 30A would be C/8. Optima YTs like to drink even faster. Chuck Hursch Larkspur, CA www.geocities.com/nbeaa
