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SHOPPING FOR A NEW CHARGER RIGHT NOW. COULD YOU HELP PLEASE?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion' started by Dxta, Jul 18, 2018.

  1. Dxta

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    I havr being finding it difficult to choose from the following chargers. I'm trying to order for a new charger from Amazon, but don't know which to choose.

    Although, I like the features of this one,
    , but have not seen any feature where it says it can measure resistance and all that.

    This one,
    , from reviews works well, but its from China. They ha e being lots of complaints about its cooling fan, making noise none stop.

    Has any of you owned and operated any of these chargers, and what has being your experience?

    Can you guys please recommend any charger, with features above, but that has the capability of printing out module capacities to customers? That would help my clients know what their module capacities were before rebuilding any known pack.


    Thanks


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    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    2k1Toaster Brand New Prius Batteries

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    Priuschat destroys lots of links. You may want to try and wrap them in code tags like:

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    Personally I wouldn't use anything other than my Keithley's. The 2281S model. They are super awesome.

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  4. Dxta

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    How much does this one go for pls?
     
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    2k1Toaster Brand New Prius Batteries

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    They are about $3000 USD.
     
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    You can almost here the door slam lol...


    Keithley/Tektronix is the best.
     
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    It appears that chager is great.
    Do you use em to charge a pack completely, or you charge some modules and all that, and that's all?
     
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    2k1Toaster Brand New Prius Batteries

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    It's only good for 20V, so it is 2 original modules at a time or 1 of my modules at a time. I have ethernet controllable lab power supplies with CC and CV modes connected to a PC that allows me to charge anything anyway including a full pack, but that's a custom style solution. These Keithleys are worth their weight in gold if you'll be doing lots of battery module stuff.
     
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