Re: A new old SAAB story...

[Michael Haseltine <haseltine@breaker.dakotacom.net>]

I also appreciated the answer to this, since I was planning to do the 
same. Mine is PC40LV, so I'm assume it holds for it too...

>Thanks Neon!
>I also got confirmation from a couple of other sources, so I went for it,
>and so far, all the smoke stayed on the inside. ;-)
>cheers,
>Andrew
>
>Paul G wrote:
>>
>>  >1. Can anyone positively confirm that the Todd PC20LV DC-DC converter is
>>  >limited to a maximum pack voltage of 120V (nominal)?   (I would like to
>>  >use the Todd, but if it won't handle a 144V pack, I have a backup plan:
>>  >I brought three 48V-5V, 30A DC-DC converter modules, bypass diodes, trim
>>  >pots, a heatsink, and lotsa' fuse holders. I've done this before; I just
>>  >would rather use what's there (the Todd) if it will retain all it's
>>  >smoke at 144V (or rather 180V+ at the end of charging).)
>>
>>  The Todd should be fine at 144vdc. They can take 180 volts because my
>>  PC20LV managed fine used as a Zappy charger and taking in my 128vac (yea,
>>  they used to have me a bit hot). That was a 180 volt peak input voltage. I
>>  suspect that the input is built with 200v parts so as not to cut things so
>>  close for use on 120vac.
>>
>>  Neon


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