From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Mon Mar 07 2005 - 18:57:37 PST
Actually, if you are talking about a standard lead-acid battery, as long as
the input voltage is high enough, and you limit the current to a sensible
amount, the battery is self-limiting. As a lead-acid battery goes from
discharged to charged, its internal resistance goes from low (allowing high
current to flow in) to high, as it approaches fully charged (limiting the
charging current)
There are chargers that have sophisticated circuitry that will fine-tune the
process, but any lead-acid battery, including gel-cells, will behave this
way.
apb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Garrett" <j.garrett@verizon.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 3:44 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] battery charger
> Speaking of battery chargers, someone posted a link to a source awhile
back.
>
> It was a 24 volt to 12 volt battery charger. Does anyone remember the
link?
>
> I want to set up a 12 volt "house" battery and charge it from my 24 volt
> system. Because it involves charging batteries, a 24 volt to 12 volt
> transformer isn't enough. If I am not mistaken, that would cook my 12
volt
> batteries.
>
> Joe Garrett
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> Behalf Of grntrks@juno.com
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 12:49 PM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] battery charger
>
>
> Sorry guys. The charger is sold.
>
> Frank Cox ' Nam 1966
> MVPA 14530
> '45 GMC 353 DUKW
>
>
>
>
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