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Any Good Battery Chargers?
Hey everyone, I'm looking for some good battery chargers. The ones we have from the KOPs are pretty slow. Any help?
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I'm basing this reply on the KoP charger from the past that had selectable charge rates:
Do you have it set properly for 6A and 12V? The default rate is 2A, which as you might guess is pretty slow. It's unsafe to charge a lead acid battery quickly, which is the reason for the 6A charge rate. The charging does take some time, particularly if you have used the battery to a point close to discharge. I've experienced a minimum of 20 minutes charge time per battery per match. Also, if you want a compact charger for three batteries, this is the most common alternative I've seen used by teams: http://www.andymark.com/Battery-Char...-p/am-2026.htm |
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Seconding the Dual Pro RS3. Buying it on Andymark is more expensive than elsewhere, but it has the battery connectors preinstalled, which you may find worth the extra money.
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If you have enough batteries, this charger works great for us. Running ten batteries puts us in a place where we have never had to worry about having a fully charged battery during a competition. We work our way through batteries and by the time we get to number 5 or 6, number 1 is fully charged. The initial price is a bit surprising, but you get 10 banks for just a little more than 6 with one Andymark sells. The charge is limited to 2 amps per bank, so it isn't fast by any means. But we are still running batteries that are several years old because they are properly maintained using this charger.
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Thank you all for the replies!
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Ctek MUS 4.3
We have 6 mounted on our battery cart, along with 14 batteries in two rotating competition sets of 6 each plus 2 test batteries. We make our oldest 2 the test batteries. |
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How many batteries does your team have? FRC 4607 CIS has budgeted for an additional two batteries each year (beyond the KOP). Going off of experience, some teams do make calculations for elims based off how prepared your team is. Being a team that was completely unprepared our Rookie season - and all the speculations that were made by other teams at our pit - we made certain to never be in that position again. Third Year: We now have 11 Batteries and 3 battery chargers. We are building a charging station that can house 10 batteries (6 charging at any one time) with 4 'ready'. We have designated 1 battery as our 'PIT' battery that has a designated battery charger in the PIT. Edit: Creating a flow chart and designating a PIT member as a 'Battery Person (boi)' helps eliminate confusion. |
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Basically all this means is that you need to cut off the gator clamps and replace them with Anderson connectors. |
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