making your own DPV charger?

mad4wrecks · Sep 16, 2009

How difficult is it to make your own charger for a DPV? Can't you just take a Wal-mart brand 6/12V charger and make your own connectors to fit your DPV? I can't see paying $319.00 for a new charger. (I have an Aeris Voyager DPV)

Mr.X · Sep 16, 2009

mad4wrecks:
How difficult is it to make your own charger for a DPV? Can't you just take a Wal-mart brand 6/12V charger and make your own connectors to fit your DPV? I can't see paying $319.00 for a new charger. (I have an Aeris Voyager DPV)

The two 12 volt SLA batteries in the AERIS Voyager produce a combined 24 volts. You could charge each 12 volt battery separately which is a pain. That being said, I think Sears and Interacter (definitely) made a 24 volt charger???

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deadly_risk · Sep 16, 2009

Depends on what kind of battery it is as to what kind of charger you would have to build. The ideal charging characteristics of a lead acid are way different from AGM, NiCad, NiMH and the rest. I don't know anything about DPV so I have no idea what kind are standard, but once you find out google 'charging circuit battery type' or something similar and you should get allot of ideas.

Camerone · Sep 17, 2009

Lead acid battery charger? Even the biggest capacity one (6 amp charge rate) is only $80. Just order one here: BatterySpace.com/AA Portable Power Corp. Tel: 510-525-2328 - Smart Chargers for Lead Acid Batteries

On the other hand, lead acid batteries are such primitive technology that a simple transformer, rectifier, and cutoff circuit are all that's necessary.

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