Need a grid charger-

[Hitech]

There are others out there, They use Mikes original charger design and make a "dumb" charger (no automatic shut down no safety features) and the prices I'v seen are ridiculous. But if you want a "cool" blue glow then they are for you

[Bob D.]

Originally Posted by Hitech

There are others out there, They use Mikes original charger design and make a "dumb" charger (no automatic shut down no safety features) and the prices I'v seen are ridiculous. But if you want a "cool" blue glow then they are for you

I like the auto- shutdown option and safety options and am leaning towards the 350ma version because a slower charge produces less heat. I also see that I'm a few learning curves behind and need to study further. There's alot of software functions to understand with Mike's grid charger and it's abit overwhelming at first glance.

[Bob D.]

Originally Posted by TopFuelTim

By any chance have you done the Calpod modification yet? This is where you can cut out assist / regen at will.

My 0.02 worth,
Tim

Haven't done that one yet. I've only tried adjusting my driving habits to compensate when the SOC is running on the low side. It sounds like a good thing to have. I think I would only use it sparingly because I'm not really sure if I'm smarter than the car's computer, although I don't understand why the car's computer would keep the SOC in a low state for any signicant period of time in the first place.

[Hitech]

The original 350ma was to "soak" charge the PAC to revive unbalanced cells. He since saw the wisdom in being able to fully discharge and re-charge the battery to recover capacity. The time for that to occur, using 350ma, was judged to be excessive, so, the later models (the current models) have both 1 amp and 350ma rate. The 1 amp rate is use for the majority of the charge and the 350ma to finish. The 350ma only charger will do the job but take a lot longer.