September 9, 2011: This morning, I charged after returning from downtown Portland last night OEVA meeting (16 miles). At 6:30AM, I began charging with the Manzanita Micro PFC 30 charge at 27.8 amps. The initial pack voltage prior to charge was 152.3V ~ 70% state of charge. At 7:45 AM, I checked back and the current was at 26.0 Amps and the corresponding pair of 6 volt Full River batteries were at:
1) 14.34v
2) 14.53v Highest
3) 14.27v
4) 14.34v
5) 14.50v
6) 14.50v
7) 14.29v
8) 14.16v
9) 13.97v Lowest
10) 14.00v
11) 14.16v
12) 14.12v
Charge completed at 8:00 PM. Total charge time was 1 hour and 30 minutes. Then, I drove 10 miles to work and back. Total miles since July 18th are 537 miles with no problems.
August 23, 2012:
August 23, 2012: There have been approximately 20 charges and 250 more miles since my