Sorry, I wasn't specific... I have had a great experience with the EMW Smartcharge PFC 12000.
Regards, Stephen On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 11:28 AM, Stephen <[email protected]> wrote: > I have one of these, and it has been working great! > > Regards, > Stephen > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 10:40 AM, Rod Hower via EV <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Jay, >> I would check this one out, it meets all of your requirements >> >> http://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/showthread.php/10kw-60a-diy-charger-open-source-59210.html >> >> they have kits and detailed info here, >> http://www.emotorwerks.com/tech/electronics >> >> >> >> On Thursday, January 29, 2015 11:18 AM, Jay Summet via EV < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> I'm looking to buy a kit (or an assembled) battery charger for a 120v >> lead acid system, with an eye to upgrading to a LiIon system in the >> future (also near 120-130 volts, limited by my controller/motor combo). >> >> Requirements: >> -Must support customizable charging curves that I can tweak between >> Lead Acid and LiIon or differing number of cells. >> >> -Must be able to auto-switch / auto-sense 120 vs 240 volt feeds. >> Most likely, this will mean it has a PFC front end. >> I specifically do NOT want to have to switch cables around. >> (Ideally it will be able to limit draw to 15/20 amps on 120 and 30/40 >> amps on 240...but I'm willing to toggle a menu option myself if needed >> for current limit.) >> >> -Needs to support a minimum of 2,500 watts of charging at 240 volts. >> I'd prefer 3.3k or 6.6k, but 2.5k is a minimum. I don't really need a >> super high powered charger, but would consider a higher power charger if >> the price was right. I have a NEMA-14-50 outlet, so max of around 40 >> amps at 240 volts or 9-10kW range. >> >> >> Features I'd like: >> -I'd like to keep the price low, and am very comfortable assembling a >> kit of parts. (But I want to be able to buy a complete kit, I don't want >> to have to source parts from all over...) >> >> -A BMS input to turn off charging (I don't want to fuss around with a >> separate AC relay...) >> >> -I'd prefer an open source solution over a closed source solution, but >> as long as I can manually tweak the battery charging curves and amp >> draw, I'd accept a "black box" that is cheap. >> >> -Ability to have sdcard, bluetooth or wifi access to charge data >> logging would be very nice, but is not needed. >> >> My maximum price point is around $2,000, and I'd really prefer to be >> closer to $1,000, so I'm willing to trade power for cost as long as it >> supports 2.5kW to 3.3kW charging... >> >> Suggestions/recommendations/reviews or things to stay away from? >> >> Thanks, >> Jay >> >> >> P.S. I currently have a 120 volt charger and a 240 volt charger that are >> both designed for lead acid, so I'll be saving some space by replacing >> them both, plus gaining flexibility for future upgrades. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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) >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20150129/0dec68d5/attachment.htm >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> 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) >> >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20150130/634e8a34/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ 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)
