[PSUBS-MAILIST] agm charger

[Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles]

Hi Hank,

I've happily had the opposite experience, a charger that has proved
absolutely bulletproof. Once I set it charging and only the next day
realized battery acid had spilled all over it - and that was ten years ago.
Its a "Statpower Truecharge 40+". These days I understand Statpower is
called (or was bought by, or whatever) "Xantrex". It has a switch to select
the type of battery, one of which is AGM, and this is important because
AGMs are charged at slightly different voltages to regular ones. Cost is
around 300-400, but given what AGM batteries cost, personally this is an
item I don't mind investing in.

Best,

Alec

On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 6:58 PM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
> I am tired of buying battery chargers for Gamma.  I think I am over using
> them and they go haywire.  I read that I can charge my AGM's with an
> automotive alternator.  I am thinking of building a battery charger with an
> alternator driven with  a 1hp AC 220 V motor.  The alternator has an
> internal regulator, so it will stop charging when the battery is full.
> Is there anything wrong with this idea?
> Hank
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