Fwd: Charger Manual: Piktronik

Jamie Shore

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Nov 20, 2019, 6:26:25 AM11/20/19

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Email forwarded - see attached PDF. Jamie Shore

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See attached preliminary manual of FES KOP2300 charger which can work on US standard 110V AC.

Regards,

Luka

Luka Žnidaršič, director

LZ design, d.o.o.,
Obrtniška 6G | 1370 Logatec | Slovenia

Tel.: +386 41 449194

email: LukaZnidarsic

skype: limazulu2002

www.LZdesign.si
www.front-electric-sustainer.com

FES KOP2300 Charger manual 1.0.pdf

Jamie Shore

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Nov 20, 2019, 6:51:06 AM11/20/19

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Updated version of the manual that I just sent is attached.

Jamie Shore

FES KOP2300 Charger manual 1.0.pdf

Jeffrey Banks

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Nov 20, 2019, 7:56:32 PM11/20/19

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This new charger is 4 times more powerful than mine and 2 times more that the bigger charger currently sold.

It will be over $1,000

I want to get one that I can stow in my O2 compartment. Then I can recharge from 120 volt outlets after XC one way trips.

Jeff

Mike Hostage

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Nov 20, 2019, 8:42:28 PM11/20/19

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It still is pretty big and heavy.

GMH

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François Pin

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May 10, 2020, 11:14:00 AM5/10/20

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As per the revised manual, this requires a 20A minimum rated circuit from the 110V grid. That's a lot of Amps that can seriously heat (overheat) undersized line wires. This is definitely not to be used with standard 110V outlets that have not been beefed up to 20A-minimum rating (wall lines and breakers), and certainly not with extension cords rated for less than that. For safe operation, I would think more in terms of the outlets and line sizes that are similar to the 30A circuits and cords that are now typical for RV hookups.

Jeffrey Banks

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May 10, 2020, 2:00:43 PM5/10/20

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My 110/220 power converter plus two 600w chargers pull 18 amps at peak charge (measured at the outlet)

I noticed this charger is a 2300w unit that is reduced to 2000w in this application.

It would be good to see what the actual amp draw is.

Still 20 amp protection in both cases though.

Jeff Banks

Luka Znidarsic

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May 11, 2020, 2:03:01 AM5/11/20

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Dear FES owners,

See section 3.1 of FES KOP 2300 charger manual.

3.1 Mains current limiter
The mains current is limited to max. 13 A for 230 V systems and to max. 16 A for 120 V
systems. FES KOP2300 automatically detects the mains voltage.
Comment: For 230 V mains voltage and full output power the charger needs approx. 10.5
A from the socket. At low mains voltage, the mains current would increase at the same
power, but this would be reduced to max. 13 A. In the short term, the current can also be
somewhat higher than 13 A in the case of very fast mains voltage fluctuations.
If the mains voltage drops below approx. 90 VAC, the KOP2300 charger is switched off.
After the mains voltage rises again, the charging is restarted where it was interrupted.

Regards,

Luka

Luka Žnidaršič, director

LZ design, d.o.o.,
Obrtniška 6G | 1370 Logatec | Slovenia

Tel.: +386 41 449194

email: LukaZnidarsic

skype: limazulu2002

www.LZdesign.si
www.front-electric-sustainer.com

Jeffrey Banks je 10/05/2020 ob 20:00 napisal:

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