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On-board generators Revisited
I spnt a bit of web time googling marine battery chargers that
might work with the Honda EU1000 or EU2000 generators. Here are some URLs...not an exhaustive list by any means... http://www.charlesindustries.com/main/ma_chargers.html http://www.newmarpower.com/ http://www.mastervolt.com/chargers/index.asp http://www.progressivedyn.com/ http://www.majorpower.com/newmar/p3bc.html (interesting) http://www.batterystuff.com/battery/...o/dual-pro.htm I like the specs shown by majorpower.com. They give a figure for power factor, which sems to be missing from other manufs. As a trial...assume a 100 AH gel battery. A PT14 charger will charge 28 to 140 AH batteries at 14 amps maximum. 14 amps times 1.1 (efficeincy of 90%) times PF of .95 (spec at 115VAC) equals about 16.2 amps. Adjust to 115VAC input and you get about 2 amps, or 230 VA. A 25 amp charger might work even better without over stressing the generator. I called a couple of the charger manufs, and they concur with the numbers. The trick is to get a charger with a rated output compatible with the available input power. A 150 amp charger ain't going to work with a EU1000. But of course the trade-off is longer charge times. Hope this helps. Norm B |
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