I have a Vectra, and if you disassemble it, you can make it MUCH smaller. Its a smart charger too. I got the 2/10/15A 12V charger. Just one to top my batteries off. They're about 40-50 bucks each, but they smart charge and trickle... very nice little chargers.
The 2/6/10 should work well too. The bulk of the charger is really all in the little orange part... the rest is wires, or the display. On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 4:17 PM, Andrew Wowk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Paul, can you give a little more detail? Which Schauer did you use, and were > they reliable? > > I like the looks of the 12v 5amp one here: > http://www.battery-chargers.com/catalog/22.pdf > > David, > I'm not so sure about a Vectra, as they don't list thorough specs on the > site. Though, they would be easy to get, and I do like the looks of a couple > of them: > http://www.blackanddecker.com/ProductGuide/CategoryOverview.aspx?cPath=4010.4013 > I have one that I may do some testing on, but I'm really looking for > something smaller that I can fit on my bike, and the 2 amp one just won't > cut it. > > Bob, > ya I was really just about to buy 6 Soneils, but than I happen to glance at > their charging algorithm which holds the voltage at 14.4v (2.4 vpc) only > until the current tapers to 1/2 of the constant current. This is not low > enough unless I get a really small model like 1 amp. My battery spec sheet > charging graph indicates that the voltage should be held at 14.4-15v until > the current tapers to .35 amps. See here: > http://visforvoltage.org/forum/2935-soneil-charging-curves-are-incorrect-agms > > Seth, > Thanks for the offer, but I'm pretty set on getting 12v chargers. You might > want to post your chargers in the "Community Marketplace"-->"Sell" forum at > the V forums: visforvoltage.org. > > Thanks for all the suggestions, > Andrew in Albuquerque, NM -- Travis Gintz 1986 Honda VFR DC conversion Http://blog.evfr.net/
