Re: QUESTIONS ANSWERED
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Date: 07/06/04
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Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 19:20:43 -0700
"Harry Conover" <hhc314@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "G. R. L. Cowan" <gcowan@eagle.ca> wrote in message
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> > Harry Conover wrote:
> > >
> > > Rick <fonebone154@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> > > > On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 18:05:48 GMT, fannyrogers@nc.rr.com wrote:
> > > > Unfortunatly this appears to be a retail page. I need
information on
> > > > how to connect a PC powersupply to a lead-acid batter to use it
as a
> > > > charger. I wouldn't know where to begin to try to find a book
about
> > > > it. That's why I tried to use the newsgroups.
> > >
> > > Perhaps it's problematic on my part, but the notion of someone
> > > attempting to adapt a PC power supply to charge lead-acid
batteries
> > > strikes me as being beyond even the ridiculous.
> >
> > Maybe slightly beyond. PC power supplies include 12-V lines;
> > car batteries are 12-volt. It might just barely work,
> > although to charge a 12-V battery you really want a volt or two
more.
> >
> > I thought of trying it recently but had a broken
> > battery charger as such, and found it could be made to work.
>
> My point was that a PC power suppy is designed to supply only minimal
> currents at 12-volts, certainly much less than you want want for a
BZZT! Wrong! Oh, that's right, you're never wrong.
This one is typical and supplies 12V at 15A.
http://www.keypower.com/proddetail.asp?category=Switching+Power+Supply&s
ubcategory=PFC%2CATX%2C+PS2&linenumber=55
DOH!
[snip]
>
> Harry C.
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