Re: Cr**py products

[Rich Rudman <rmanzan@tscnet.com>]

Jim Coate wrote:
> 
> Jason France wrote:
> > Having met the Zivan rep from Sacramento [...]
> > I must tell you I was quite surprised when he informed me that
> > he offered a filter/PFC and that while numerous customers had
> > inquired about it, no one ever bought one.
> 
> Zivan offered a PFC version? When? Where?
> 
> Although as phrased, this makes it sound like an add-on, so it might
> help GFI breakers behave themselves and keep cords cooler, but it
> wouldn't make the EV charge any faster. That is, after adding a PFC
> stage, the charger size should be beefed up to take advantage of this
> "extra" power coming from the same size circuit. So basically a complete
> new charger design.
> 
> Maybe that's why such an add-on product didn't sell?
> 
> _________
> Jim Coate        <-- w/ Zivan NG3 220 volt charger
> 1992 Chevy S-10  <-- and a big ol' Variac that charges faster!
> 1970s Elec-Trak E20
> http://www.eeevee.com

Agree this in principle.
	I have the old Ammo box charger. It' a SCR take it or leave it cycle by
cycle charger. NOT phase controlled.  
	Adding a 2 mH inductor before the bridge, allowed me to extract 8 amps
more current from the same circuit before it opened the breaker.
	So this very same inductor in line with one of the phase legs on a
Zivan charger just might be all that is needed to outsmart the AVcon
boxes.
	Then again if you put all this stuff inside , then you DO have a better
charger.

Rich Rudman
Manzanita Micro