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Old 01-10-2011, 01:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Battery charger

Did anyone come up with a 144 volt battery charger that can be made cheaper then buying one? THANKS KEN

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144V charger

I built a 144V, 12A charger from two 36V golf cart chargers by opening the half wave secondarys and reconnecting them in series to make each of the 36 volt chargers 72V. Connecting the two 72V in series they make 144V. Add a full wave rectifier and you've got a 144V, 12-1/2A charger.

I added a large variac, fans, relay and a 10 hour adjustable timer along with an ammeter and voltmeter... oh, and wheels.

Works great and charges my 120V Fiero or the 144V E-10 from 120V AC.

Not the fastest but the total cash outlay was under $200.
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Old 03-10-2011, 12:54 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Battery charger

Hi, can i use a deltran battery charger on my electric car? I have 10 batterys to charge and with a 10 bank charger, i can charge them all and if i have a promblein with a battery it will show up not charging right? Ebay have one for $500. I know that a lot of money. But i`m not good at puting things togetter. Thanks ken

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