Hi Chuck, I have good data on the Elcon 2000+ at both 120V and 240V. Of course, that is a smaller charger than you are looking at.
The 2000+ does a great job of switching between the two voltages automatically. Unfortunately, it draws 15-16A at 120V, so it isn't really suitable for a typical 15A circuit. It works well on a 20A circuit. The draw isn't adjustable. I don't think all the Elcon chargers have this high draw at 110V. Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Chuck Hursch > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 3:49 PM > To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List > Subject: Re: [EVDL] Half price Brusa NGL5 3.3kW chargers for sale > > Look like nice chargers. But it's not clear to me whether they would work on > a 96V pack. I saw some mention that it would charge at reduced DC current, > but page 41/47 (graph at the bottom) of http://www.metricmind.com/wp- > content/uploads/2011/10/Manual_V1.791.pdf > leads me to believe that is not the case, and that 96V would receive full > charging current. Metric Mind shows a 503 "lite" charger, but how that fits in > with the "5x3" graph I just mentioned is unclear. Also, dimensionally these > chargers look rather large. > > I and my EV are probably in over our collective heads with the Brusa charger. > Oh well, back to thinking about the El-Con PFC-2500, which appears to be > hard to get consistent data for (different folks give me different numbers for > charging currents and AC input currents). Would like to get a better charger > than the Zivan K2 I have by the time of the next battery plant, which looks to > be September-ish. > > On 4/9/2013 11:58 AM, EVDL Administrator wrote: > > On 9 Apr 2013 at 10:44, Bruce EVangel Parmenter wrote: > > > >> So, what are the sources for buying them other than from Brusa in > >> Europe? > > > > As far as I know, Brusa's US distributor is still Metric Mind > > (metricmind.com). Their price list says that you should "inquire" > > after the price of this charger. > > > >> So, these are isolated chargers? > > > > Yes, 100% isolated switchmode chargers with high efficiency and PFC. > > > > Also, unlike some chargers popular with EV hobbyists, they have full > > regulatory approval (at least for the European markets; I don't know > > about the US). This means they've passed stress tests for peak > > voltage, fire resistance, and so on. > > > > Brusa chargers are unusual in that they have the safety "chops" that OEMs' > > legal departments insist on, but they aren't locked down to a > > particular battery type or charge algorithm like many OEM type > > chargers are, though I suppose they could be if you were an OEM and > requested it. > > > > David Roden > > EVDL Administrator > > http://www.evdl.org/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
