Ijust built this kit, I am using 4x12volt 12amp hour sealed lead acid batteries in paralell. I am not certain how to charge it though, whatconnections
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If you have your batteries wired in parallel, you'll need a 12 volt charger not the 48 volt charger that comes with the kit. Your batteries wired in parallel will be 12 volt 48 amp hours. You batteries wired in series will be 48 volt, 12 amp hours. You'll have to wire your batteries in series in order to utilize the 48 volt charger that comes with the kit. Then confirm that positive is hooked up to the terminal marked (+) usually red; and the negative is hooked up to the terminal marked (-) usually black. You can charge your batteries either way. I have a similar setup with 4x 12 volt lead acid batteries. Personally, I am not using the one included with the kit but am using a 12 volt charger because I have a really good charger.
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It will only charge regular lead acid batteries. You need a special charger for the glass or agm style batteries.
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There should be a negative and positive terminal where you can put a wire in and clamp it as seen in the picture near the bottom corner the two terminals. You'll need to take a 9V battery and get one of those connectors where it connects to both of the battery's leads and turns them into a red and black wire.Put those wires into the terminals respectively and it should be powered
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I love this battery charger ,on 12 amps should get you charged in a couple of hours
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Here is what I use , you will need a charger for these batteries, each will last for 9 hrs , you can bring the 12Amp and it will last for 6 hourshttp://www.amazon.com/12-volt-18-Rechargeable-Battery/dp/B000RAVT58/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid;=1417545071&sr;=8-1&keywords;=12v+18ah+batteryYUASA BATTERY NP18-12B 12V 17.2AH BATTERY - This is an AJC Brand&#174; Replacement
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Only if your charger can adjust down to about 1/4 of an amp charge rate, this sealed lead acid battery is designed for a low amp charge rate that at 1/4 of an amp would take about 15 to 16 hours to fully charge. Charging this battery at a higher amp rate or too fast could very well be hazardous and I don't recommend it at all. This is my third sealed lead acid battery and they usually last me about 4 years, I always charge them very slow and at a very low amperage because they are completely sealed and charging with higher amperage and or at a faster charge rate the battery could develop gasses that can't be released and the battery could possibly explode.
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You could, but it would not be good for the battery and might destroy it. As a rule you don't want to charge a lead acid battery with any higher current than it can produce. A fast charge up to the rated current of the battery can be done, but a lower rate of charge than the batteries maximum makes the battery last longer.
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Yes, You should put a charge controller in line to batteries, rated at the proper amps/watts so you don't overcharge batt.
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Pretty much anyone can install this kit that have enough patience and time. Brand really doesn't matter as long as the batteries you buy when hooked up in series total 48v. The amount of amp hours you need depends on how far you drive your bike and how often you want to bother to recharge them. Either lithium or lead acid batteries will work with lead acid being the cheapest with the tradeoff being much heavier than lithium.
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I don't think that will work. I charge the batteries with a standard outlet. Hope that helps.
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Just buy a battery tinder and hook this to the battery it will deliver very low amperage and won't over charge
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I have two 12V22AH batteries wired in series producing 24 volts. It all depends what your using the batteries for. I charge mine on a 2 Amp.24 Volts charger. It may take more but certainly not the charge your suggesting. Be careful. You may explode the batteries or ruin them. How are you wiring them? Series or parallel?
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I don't know. I bought this kit for my dad. He already had one and just needed more batteries. the batteries are NiCd so they will probably need a few hours to charge and then you may get an hour or so of use depending on what you are using the driver for.
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You could connect both sets of leads to one battery and get 10 Amps but you might confuse the charger. Each set of leads receives 5 Amps. I recommend talking to the manufacturer to see if that application will work correctly.
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Mine came with no instructions also but normally with all my batteries I charge them on 2 amp charge for 3 to 4 hours to make sure its fully charged
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Make sure batteries are fully charged. It should come with a charger that you can plug in to back of battery pack. It takes 6 to 8 hrs to charge
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Hello,This particular kit is intended for the use of charging 12v batteries but definitely the type of panel can be used and extra equipment.You should contact your local power/utility company to get more information on what type of system you can get on your home.There are certain building codes that must be met so there may only be a certain amount of panels that your home can support for mounting and such.If you need more information please feel free to contact us any time.Kind Regards,AW