12V 3300 mA multi-stage recharger and maintainer for all BMW
motorcycles with PowerLet socket. Includes an auto-sensing desulfating
feature.
These are state-of-the-art battery chargers that can be used
on-demand, or left permanently on the bike for maintenance and sulfation
prevention. It uses energy-saving techniques and and and advanced pulsed
charging algorithm to allow better control of gas recycling and plate
corrosion. This desulfating charger can rejuvenate batteries that have been
left uncharged for extended periods of time. The charger is fully isolated from
the mains, has universal AC input, and a removable AC cord. Works fine on
traditional flooded batteries, and also with sealed lead acid batteries that
many of us have switched to. Charge lead acid, SLA, sealed lead acid, Gel, AGM
and VRLA batteries. |
Finally a modern, precision charger that can be left on the
motorcycle all year without damaging the battery
| Quantity |
|
1-10 |
11-50 |
51-100 |
PST-G60-A12B-BMW
 Includes USA AC power cord |
For maintaining batteries in BMW
motorcycles |
$48.95
 |
$44.50 |
$40.50 |
| General Information |
| Model |
PST-G60-A12-BMW |
| Function |
12 Volt battery charger for lead acid, sealed
lead acid, etc. |
| Type |
Battery Pack Charger with Powerlet connector for
BMW motorcycles. Can be left on the battery without causing damage, for battery
maintainer applications. |
| ROHS |
ROHS compliant |
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| Technical Information |
| Rated input voltage |
90-264 VAC, 50/60 Hz |
| Battery type |
12V nominal SLA, VRLA, Gel, AGM, or
flooded battery |
| Input Frequency |
50-60 Hz |
| Battery voltage |
12 volts
nominal |
| Battery size |
0.7 AH to 20+ AH |
| Charging current |
3.5 amps or 3500mA maximum |
| Charger type |
Lead Acid Chemistry, SLA, VRLA, Gel,
sealed lead acid types and flooded lead acid types, motorcycle and car
batteries |
Charging algorithm
This is the
"European" charge algorithm that does not float charge the battery at the last
stage, but still keeps it maintained. (see the graph below) |
Constant current/constant
voltage/float |
| Stage 1 desulfation. A 200mA constant
current source is applied to the battery. When the battery accepts the 200mA at
a voltage less than 13.9 volts the charger moves to "bulk charge." This could
happen within seconds if the battery is not sulfated. |
| Stage 2 bulk charge stage. 3.5 amps
is applied to the battery until the voltage rises to 14.4 volts. |
| Stage 4 pulsing charge. The current
is switched between 300mA and 3000 mA. If, during the 300mA part of the cycle
the battery drops below 13.3 volts a new pulse is started. If the voltage stays
above 13.3V for more than 30 minutes (verification stage) the charge is
terminated. |
| Stage 5. The voltage is measured and
then the voltage falls below 12.7 volts the charger returns to stage 2. |
| Style |
Desktop |
| Output power |
52W maximum |
| Output voltage |
14.4 volts maximum during charge,
16.8V maximum during desulfation. Due to UL labeling requirements the label
says 16.8V, which is the maximum voltage output possible. |
| Output options included |
BMW/Euro style accessory plug, also
known as the Hella or the Merit plug |
| Weight |
275 grams, 0.275 kg, 0.6 pounds, 9.7
oz |
| Cooling |
Natural convection, no fan |
| Efficiency |
>80% |
| Size |
120 x 67 x 41 mm, 4.7 x 2.6 x 1.6
inches |
| Environment |
-20°C to +50°C operating,
-40°C to +70°C storage |
| Isolation |
Double insulated, grounding not
required per UL |
| Input connector |
2 prong IEC C7 removable cord, USA
cord provided unless otherwise requested. |
| Output cable |
18AWG zip cord or coaxial cord, about
5 feet long with genuine Powerlet connector |
| Vibration, Impact |
5mm, 50Hz, 600 Seconds, 1 meter drop
3 times |
| Protections |
Over Voltage Protection, Output
current protection, reverse polarity protection (auto-clearing), short circuit
protection (auto-clearing) |
| Safety |
CE marked, designed to EN60950,
GB4946, UL1950, certified and marked cUL |
| MTBF |
30,000 hours by MIL-STD
calculation |
| HiPot, ESD |
Hi-Pot 3000 V, 1 minute, ESD
8000V |
| LED Indications |
Power on, but no battery connected |
Power LED Green |
| Desulfating |
The first green light comes on and
stays on until the bulk charge cycle starts |
| Charging |
Charging lights lit to show the state
of charge |
| Charged/Float Charging |
100% light is on |
| Reverse polarity |
Warning light flashes |
| Sleep mode. When the battery is fully charged, or
when the charger is connected to a fully charged battery the charger can
sometimes go into sleep mode. |
Dim green light flashing |
|
How to desulfate a battery
The desulfation or
rejuvenation algorithm works by detecting that the battery charge current is
low even when the charge voltage is high. This can mimic a fully charged
battery, so additional information is needed. This is done by increasing the
voltage up to 18 volts with a small current limit. If the battery reaches that
current limit without much additional voltage the charger signals that the
battery is fully charged. If, however, the current limit isn't reached by 17 or
18 volts the charger signals that the battery is sulfated and automatically
goes into the desulfation charge as is shown in the above diagram. When the
desulfation is complete the charger switches into the bulk charge mode. We have
found this very effective in rejuvenating sulfated batteries, but if the
battery has lost a lot of water the battery will not have much capacity left.
Advantages:
Much lighter and smaller than transformer based chargers
Can be left on the 12V battery to maintain the battery, for example over the
winter.
Very low cost
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