I'm not familiar with the Schauer charger, but the specs on the EV parts website don't look correct to me. Having the finish voltage lower than the float voltage is backwards, and if it really only charges at full current up to 2.1 volts per cell, it is going to take a very long time to charge. These numbers look to me like typos, but I would verify the charge parameters before I bought one. Some of the Soneil models tend to run a bit hot which I think eventually can shorten their lifetime, also I have heard that vibration can cause them issues over the long haul. I only have personal experience with one 12 volt Soneil that I used in my garage for several years before it finally died an unexplained death. It was in almost constant use over the time I had it, so overall I felt like I easily got my moneys worth out of it. It's very nice to have a charger you can just turn on and forget about. damon
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:34:19 -0700From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: [ElectricMotorcycles] agm battery chargers yea, i had the same thought using two 24 volt chargers for a 48 volt system so are the soniels completely automatic? [i.e. can you plug it in and forget about it?] what about the difference between Charger, Soneil, 24 volt, 8 amp constant current output, 115/230 VAC input, order DC Plug sparately and Charger, Schauer Automatic, 24 volts, 7 amps, with XLR connector, 90-260 volt input, 50/60 hz Worldwide Charger in terms of a simple safe chargerdamon henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: If you're happy with the Soniel, you can always just use two. Either get two 36 volt models, or stick with the 48 volt one you already have and pickup a 24 volt model with similar ratings. damon From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hey Dale, I'm planning on buying a Zivan charger pretty soon and was told that it is convertable from AGM to lithium by swapping out a chip. I'm switching from 48V to 72 V on my next bike and I won't be able to get another Soniel charger cuz they only go up to 48V. I really like the Soniel charger even if it is kinda wimpy. I have 4 x 55AH AGM and my charging philosophy is that slow charging will extend battery life. Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger Get it now! Albuquerque, NMhttp://geocities.com/hendersonmotorcycles/blog.htmlhttp://www.austinev.org/evalbum/1000http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/1179http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/1221http://geocities.com/solarcookingman Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows.Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. _________________________________________________________________ News, entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. Get it now! http://www.live.com/getstarted.aspx
