| [GMCnet] Power Station/ Air compressor [message #75312] |
Mon, 01 March 2010 20:00  |
Kingsley Coach
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Netters
I have a Cummins 900Amp portable/rechargeable power station and air
compressor that I keep in the GMC. I can't find the 120volt recharger, so
I'm wondering if I could use a charger from some other 'thing' to charge my
'power station'.
What voltage should I be putting into the battery?
Tks
Mike in NS
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1977 Kingsley 26-11
1977 Eleganza II 26-3
Antigonish, NS
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| Re: [GMCnet] Power Station/ Air compressor [message #75319 is a reply to message #75312] |
Mon, 01 March 2010 20:28  |
zhagrieb
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Wow! Are you sure you mean 900 amps? That thing must be HUGE!
On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 6:00 PM, Kingsley Coach <kingsleygmc@gmail.com>wrote:
> Netters
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> I have a Cummins 900Amp portable/rechargeable power station and air
> compressor that I keep in the GMC. I can't find the 120volt recharger, so
> I'm wondering if I could use a charger from some other 'thing' to charge my
> 'power station'.
> What voltage should I be putting into the battery?
> Tks
>
> Mike in NS
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> Michael Beaton
> 1977 Kingsley 26-11
> 1977 Eleganza II 26-3
> Antigonish, NS
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| Re: [GMCnet] Power Station/ Air compressor [message #75345 is a reply to message #75312] |
Mon, 01 March 2010 22:45 |
Ken Burton
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| Kingsley Coach wrote on Mon, 01 March 2010 20:00 |
Netters
I have a Cummins 900Amp portable/rechargeable power station and air
compressor that I keep in the GMC. I can't find the 120volt recharger, so
I'm wondering if I could use a charger from some other 'thing' to charge my
'power station'.
What voltage should I be putting into the battery?
Tks
Mike in NS
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Michael Beaton
1977 Kingsley 26-11
1977 Eleganza II 26-3
Antigonish, NS
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Mike, Do you have a model number on that device. I looked on the web and could not find it.
It probably needs a 14 volt or so charger but until I find it I do not want to say that for sure.
Ken B.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] Power Station/ Air compressor [message #75375 is a reply to message #75312] |
Tue, 02 March 2010 10:08 |
idrob
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| Kingsley Coach wrote on Mon, 01 March 2010 18:00 |
Netters
I have a Cummins 900Amp portable/rechargeable power station and air
compressor that I keep in the GMC. I can't find the 120volt recharger, so
I'm wondering if I could use a charger from some other 'thing' to charge my
'power station'.
What voltage should I be putting into the battery?
Tks
Mike in NS
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Mike: Most of those things simply have a 12 volt lead acid battery and a small charger on a wall wart to keep them up. So, any small 12 volt battery charger will do just fine. I expect the original one was about a 1 amp unit.
As for the 900 amps, those numbers are designed to impress only. If you short circuited the little battery for half a second you might see numbers that large. Lead acid batteries can deliver huge amounts of amps into very low resistance circuits for very short times. As a booster to help start a rig, they do a small "recharge" of the main battery, and often that will get you going. More often the little battery is dead, just when you need it. Glad you are keeping yours up.
Rob Allen
former owner of '76 x-PB
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| Re: [GMCnet] Power Station/ Air compressor [message #75393 is a reply to message #75375] |
Tue, 02 March 2010 12:57 |
Kingsley Coach
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Thanks for the assistance guys..there were no labels on it and I looked on
the net as well and could find nothing to match it. I think I'll just try a
14volt charger and see what happens...it's not like it's a back up for my
pacemaker or anything. <VBG>
Mike in NS
This just in...I thought I'd give it one more try. The fine print quickly
cuts 900 down to 450 amps doesn't it. The difference between peak and
cranking....Not the same labels on the front, but identical in all other
aspects...
http://www.tradekey.com/product_view/id/407396.htm
Another quality product made to NA specs in China...and the label can match
anyone who wants to pay for it..<g>
On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Rob Allen <profmail@wildblue.net> wrote:
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> Kingsley Coach wrote on Mon, 01 March 2010 18:00
> > Netters
> >
> > I have a Cummins 900Amp portable/rechargeable power station and air
> > compressor that I keep in the GMC. I can't find the 120volt recharger,
> so
> > I'm wondering if I could use a charger from some other 'thing' to charge
> my
> > 'power station'.
> > What voltage should I be putting into the battery?
> > Tks
> >
> > Mike in NS
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> Mike: Most of those things simply have a 12 volt lead acid battery and a
> small charger on a wall wart to keep them up. So, any small 12 volt
> battery charger will do just fine. I expect the original one was about a 1
> amp unit.
>
> As for the 900 amps, those numbers are designed to impress only. If you
> short circuited the little battery for half a second you might see numbers
> that large. Lead acid batteries can deliver huge amounts of amps into very
> low resistance circuits for very short times. As a booster to help start a
> rig, they do a small "recharge" of the main battery, and often that will get
> you going. More often the little battery is dead, just when you need it.
> Glad you are keeping yours up.
>
> --
> Rob Allen
> former owner of '76 x-PB
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1977 Kingsley 26-11
1977 Eleganza II 26-3
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| Re: [GMCnet] Power Station/ Air compressor [message #75459 is a reply to message #75393] |
Tue, 02 March 2010 20:18 |
idrob
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| Kingsley Coach wrote on Tue, 02 March 2010 10:57 |
Thanks for the assistance guys..there were no labels on it and I looked on
the net as well and could find nothing to match it. I think I'll just try a
14volt charger and see what happens...it's not like it's a back up for my
pacemaker or anything. <VBG>
Mike in NS
This just in...I thought I'd give it one more try. The fine print quickly
cuts 900 down to 450 amps doesn't it. The difference between peak and
cranking....Not the same labels on the front, but identical in all other
aspects...
http://www.tradekey.com/product_view/id/407396.htm
Another quality product made to NA specs in China...and the label can match
anyone who wants to pay for it..<g>
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I like the real information: 12V17AH Sealed Lead-Acid rechargeable battery
A 17 amp hour battery. Amazing how it will deliver 450 cranking amps...LOL
Rob Allen
former owner of '76 x-PB
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