05-16-2019, 01:21 PM | #11 | |
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Re: Trickle chargers
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And my hot charger does not have a cut off what would i set it too If my pack ran down to 50volts or 80% how long would i plug it in for |
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05-17-2019, 10:34 AM | #12 |
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Re: Trickle chargers
You could get one of those $80 5A 48V chargers on amazon, though the quality is hit or miss.
Batteries are expensive. Chargers are less expensive. If it were me I would just get an automatic charger, plug it in and forget about it. It will do its own thing and you don't have to worry about overcharging or undercharging the battery pack. I have a DPI on my 48V DS with OBC bypassed and removed, works great. |
05-17-2019, 02:28 PM | #13 |
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Re: Trickle chargers
You can still get the timer boards for those but they're expensive. If nothing else you can get a yewy 1200 from ScottyB for about $275 and have a brand new smart charger that will properly charge the pack.
A battery maintainer will help, but it's still not properly charging the pack. And a 48V maintainer is still like $90. For a band aid? Try posting here in the classifieds, someone may have an older DPI Accusense unit for sale that doesn't need the OBC, or some other type of smart charger. |
05-17-2019, 02:42 PM | #14 | |
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05-18-2019, 02:17 AM | #15 |
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Re: Trickle chargers
This trickle charger will do the job. A number of people on the forum use it (including myself).
Don't use it all the time. Use your big charger to stir up the chemicals and then put this on to keep them topped up in between uses. |
05-20-2019, 07:17 AM | #16 | |
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Re: Trickle chargers
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Fun fact, I rode the cart alot this weekend and had to charge it 3 times I noticed that being i used my big charger moer often my pack voltage actually went up an entire 1v Instead of my cruising voltage being at 47.8 it was 48.9 so the little trickle isnt actually keeping it tip top |
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05-20-2019, 08:07 AM | #17 |
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Re: Trickle chargers
I have this same charger and end up using it the same way you describe, I've found that I only want to use this charger when I don't plan on using for 4 weeks or more...
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05-22-2019, 07:17 PM | #18 | |
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If you had to charge the cart 3 times in one weekend it sound like your batteries are weak. |
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05-22-2019, 07:21 PM | #19 |
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