Generator for charging batteries

[Mike90250]

Well, that one is gone, but there are many other chargers, looks like the wheeled models are the only ones doing 30+ amps

Shopping on the internet.

[lkruper]

I have a VEC1093 12V Charger 40A cont, and it has a slow ramp up to full power..
Now seems to be sold under Black & Decker name, you can find them on Amazon.

Thanks. I think it has been discontinued on Amazon.

[Mike90250]

I have a VEC1093 12V Charger 40A cont, and it has a slow ramp up to full power..
Now seems to be sold under Black & Decker name, you can find them on Amazon.

[lkruper]

The more I look, the more I see I have to learn. Looking at a web site that sells PowerMax chargers they say that the generator needs to be able to handle 3X the maximum amps at start up. They say that this is because the charger is Switched Mode. But on the same site for IOTA they don't make the same statement even though it is also Switched Mode. I emailed them and they said that IOTA was not as sensitive and actually the problem is using an inverter generator.

So, I see I can get a Champion 1500w generator on Amazon for about $200. If that allows me to buy an inexpensive charger to bulk batteries, it might be a good way to go.

The other thing I was wondering about, is, if I got a dc supply/charger with variable volt and current adjustments could it start the charger at a lower amperage and then be slowly manually increased to the 20-50 amps needed to quickly charge the battery bank.