It was, Bill !! However I know now that there is some warning from the smoke and smell. Plus I figured a way to vent the boxes with round plastic shower drains, cut and fitted with plastic coarse vinyl bug resistant screens just $2.00 hardware stuff, and ordered small fans to circulate air faster. I put two front, two rear vents in each box, with a fan in each. Looking for a good temp alarm for the system sometime. That first time had one smaller batt., no vents at all, and a warm day – not too bright !!
later, Cal
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 7:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Electric Boats] Charger Replacement Recommendations?
that sounds scary....lots of power in a battery if it blows/shorts gets hot, could burn your boat down to the waterline...BTW I like the sealed type / gel cell batteries or FGM with out the hydrogen venting explosion hazard while charging
Bill Hopen - www.billhopen.com
Hopen Studio Inc - 227 Main St., Sutton WV 26601
304 -765-5611 billhopen@yahoo.com
Hopen Studio Inc - 227 Main St., Sutton WV 26601
304 -765-5611 billhopen@yahoo.com
From: "'cal' h20dragon@centurytel.net [electricboats]" <electricboats@yahoogroups.com>
To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Electric Boats] Charger Replacement Recommendations?
Blew my first pack that way, don't you just hate battery acid and smoke coming from the locker 200 yards from the dock?? Circuit breakers doing a "reset rumba with castanets".
Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2015 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Electric Boats] Charger Replacement Recommendations?
I have 48v system of 4 identical 12v 50ah batteries hooked in series (wheelchair deep cycle types). but to recharge, I break the clip link in the center, this gives me essentially two 24v series battery packs, I then hook up a used 24volt wheel chair battery charger to both packs at once....works great, auto shut off when topped up
if all your cells are identical you can charge them this way....doesn't work well to have disimilar 12v hooked in series, the charge won't evenly bring up both batteries and may stress the smaller one (so I've been told)
Bill Hopen - www.billhopen.com
Hopen Studio Inc - 227 Main St., Sutton WV 26601
304 -765-5611 billhopen@yahoo.com
Hopen Studio Inc - 227 Main St., Sutton WV 26601
304 -765-5611 billhopen@yahoo.com
From: "ernestgalvan@yahoo.com [electricboats]" <electricboats@yahoogroups.com>
To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2015 1:36 AM
Subject: [Electric Boats] Charger Replacement Recommendations?
I have an Ericson 30+ with a Thoosa 9K motor. My only charging is done with shore power. My charger, a QuadPro has died. Well, half-died It's 4 12V chargers in a package, and 2 out of 4 are dead.
What do people here like for replacement? Another QuadPro? Something that instead would charge the whole 48 bank instead of charging each 12V battery separately? (Battery is made up of four 4D 12v 198 Amp Hour AGMs.)
I would like to maximize options like adding solar or running off a portable generator like Bianka does. Does that impact my charger options?
The general topic of charging the whole 48V bank versus each battery? If you do that do you use a separate 4 bank charger for equalization?
--Ernie Galvan
S/V Zenergy
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