Manual Charging
With my Iota seemingly on the fritz, I'm thinking about replacing it with an 80A version (Model S-1200-12) of my MeanWell from http://www.12voltpowersupplies.us. I've never done a fully manual charge ...
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BFL13 wrote:mena661 wrote:KJINTF wrote:This one came with the rig. I have no idea what shape it was in when I got it. It started doing this from the get go. It still works, just not when it's 100+. I'll be keeping this one, thanks though.
Sorry to hear your Iota is dyingBFL13 wrote:Mine are a lot easier to get to 100% than yours. All they need is low to mid 15V. Not much time at that either. What I've noticed with the MW is that because it has more amps than my HF manual charger, it takes less time for EQ's and top offs. Pretty sure I'll be able to do it all with the Powermax. I had emailed Randy about the adjustable voltage PM and it was in the mid $200 range.
If it is true they will limit the external knob 100 to 15.5v then you will still be using the VEC anyway.
Here is the one I have that I did the mod to. No sense getting a fancy PM4 if you are going to do the mod I did on it. I have doubts about the specs they give the PM3 here, sounds more like a PM4 but anyway, doesn't matter for the mod application.
http://www.boatandrvaccessories.com/powermax-pm3-100-100-amp-converter-charger1.html
No warranty on the PM3 though. Phased out
