Time to charge a bank of 8 6v batteries using a generator

jrnymn7 wrote:
Either way, now I'm itchin' to buy a pm3-75! :S

IMO talk to Randy on the phone and get the story straight. He will know as he used to list the PM3s before he got going on the PM4s.

They still should know your sad story about the one you have now that you got instead of the replacement for the original 60. That one you have is a one-off weirdo.

Either way, now I'm itchin' to buy a pm3-75! :S

At 17a and 85% that one is not PFC. All very mysterious!

jrnymn7 wrote:

BFL13 wrote:

jrnymn7 wrote:
Acei,

Have you looked into the powermax converters on sale at AdventureRV? Shipping will be a little over $60, but you could get a pm3-100 non-pfc for about $215 u.s. delivered. And a simple mod would give you a real kick-a$$ charger.

AFAIK all the PM3 100s and 75s are PF corrected.

http://www.adventurerv.net/powermax-100-amp-converter-power-max-pm3100-p-28103.html

http://www.adventurerv.net/powermax-100-amp-converter-power-max-pm3100-pfc-p-30709.html

I'm not sure what to make of it?

Check out the specs on this 100 amper:

http://www.batterystuff.com/power-supplies/load-bearing-chargers/power-max/powermaxpm3-100-12.html

It appears perhaps the 75's were all pfc (regardless of what AdvRV says), but the 100's were either. A later improvement, perhaps.

wa8yxm, are you perhaps (mis)quoting me?

You said: "With the right converter" the answer is six hours.

Now: the problem is this: What is the RIGHT converter... About 200 amps.

The math: 230 (the C/20 Capacity in amp hours of a single pair of T-105) times 3 = 690, times 0.3 180+27 = 207 amp s.. So rounding slightly 200 amps)

I do not think they make one that big.. At least not a good 3-stage RV unit, Might find one for Fork Lifts that big.

I inquired earlier today regarding the pm3-75:

Jrnymn7: Hi, are the powermax pm3-75 units you sell PFC?
(I noticed you have two separate listings for the pm3-100's, pfc and non-pfc.)
Thanks!

AdventureRV: The PM3-75 is not PFC. The PM3-100 and the PM3-100 PFC are 2 different units.

They appear to think I can't figure out the two 100's are two separate units? Anyhoo, they claim to have pm3-75 and 100's that are not pfc.

And if the 75 IS non-pfc, then what will it draw, if the 45's are near 10a ???

mena, I think it's a top secret mobile black ops thing.

Acei, I'm REALLY curious what you're going to be running that draws 370Ah per day. Can you give us a hint? :)

jrnymn7 wrote:

BFL13 wrote:

jrnymn7 wrote:
Acei,

Have you looked into the powermax converters on sale at AdventureRV? Shipping will be a little over $60, but you could get a pm3-100 non-pfc for about $215 u.s. delivered. And a simple mod would give you a real kick-a$$ charger.

AFAIK all the PM3 100s and 75s are PF corrected.

http://www.adventurerv.net/powermax-100-amp-converter-power-max-pm3100-p-28103.html

http://www.adventurerv.net/powermax-100-amp-converter-power-max-pm3100-pfc-p-30709.html

I'm not sure what to make of it?

As posted earlier somewhere in this shmozzle, :) , they are confused. It could be the second one is a PM4 at that price. My PM3-100 is PF corrected. According to PM site so is the PM3-75.

Apparently the old PM 75s were not, but AFAIK their PM-100 was, since it was a clone of the WFCO 98100 which is PF corrected.

BTW that 98100 has a boost button which is neat. The PM-100 clone of that model did not have the boost button. Mr Wiz here has that 98100 with success, so as an alternative to the adjustable PMBC-100, you could consider the WFCO 98100 and just keep hitting the button if it dropped to 13.6 too soon for you.