Newbie trying to set up Megawatt for charging

DieselBurps wrote:
Trying to figure out what all I need to set up a Megawatt for charging 2 120 amp AGM batteries.

I was looking at the s-400 Megawatt,cuting one end off some cheap 4 gauge jumper cables from amazon.

What else do I need to start charging? Digital volt meter hooked up to Megawatt?

I'd avoid cheap cables, they're going to be fine as dolls hair copper clad aluminum cable, near impossible to put new ends on. Have a local welding shop or alternator shop make up some 4ga cables for you, really shouldn't cost that much.

The megawatt website appears to recommend a digital volt meter and a clamp amp meter. Mexicowanderer recommends use of a mechanical timer to cut off power after X hours.

DarkSkySeeker wrote:

DieselBurps wrote:
Trying to figure out what all I need to set up a Megawatt for charging 2 120 amp AGM batteries.

I have a "Megawatt". It is a device for measuring the voltage, power, and cycles per second of a device plugged into it in a wall outlet. This gives me an idea of an appliance's power draw.

Your post makes it sound like your "Megawatt" is a battery charger, or am I missing something?

That's a kill-a-watt for measuring power. The megawatt is a brand of power supply... http://megawattpowersupplies.com/

DieselBurps wrote:
Trying to figure out what all I need to set up a Megawatt for charging 2 120 amp AGM batteries.

I have a "Megawatt". It is a device for measuring the voltage, power, and cycles per second of a device plugged into it in a wall outlet. This gives me an idea of an appliance's power draw.

Your post makes it sound like your "Megawatt" is a battery charger, or am I missing something?

Isn't the MegaWatt S-400-12 Power Supply designed for powering HAM radio equipment? Powering radios and charging batteries are two different things IMO.