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Originally Posted by JimIsbell

Has anyone tried these out yet, Do they need fan cooling at full spec output? I am thinking of putting 4 of them in series across the battery (Iam assuming that when turned off they do not present a load to the battery) in the Insight and running an AC plug out the back with a relay the turns on the battery fan anytime 120V is applied to the power supply inputs. I will just set them to 43 + or - volts each and let the current fall where it may. When I use 172volts on my my present charger the current stays below 400 ma so I shouldnt need any current limiting at all. I might have to play with the adjustments a bit, but Ill bet I can set them where they dont exceed 570 ma under any conditions...except a bad battery.....thats what fuses are for..... If they can cool satisfactorily I can mount them inside the battery compartment (they are so small it wont take any space to speak of) along with the relay and have only a coiled AC cord out the back. What a deal.

I should be able to do some testing in the next week or so. It would be nice if they can be run w/o current limiting or extra cooling. I guess it depends if they self current limit at 540mA or if they just trip off.