Give away: 14V automatic charger

Robinton "Super Charger", 14V fully automatic fast/trickle charger
suitable for 14V sealed lead acid batteries. Used through 2010
season, no issues. Mid 80s manufacture, very rugged. I've switched
to 12V system, no longer needed. Yours for the cost of shipping.
Cost of shipping to R5N contest at Perry = one beer & tall story, or
one extra tall beer.

Evan Ludeman / T8

On Mar 12, 10:09*am, T8 wrote:
Robinton "Super Charger", 14V fully automatic fast/trickle charger
suitable for 14V sealed lead acid batteries. *Used through 2010
season, no issues. *Mid 80s manufacture, very rugged. *I've switched
to 12V system, no longer needed. *Yours for the cost of shipping.
Cost of shipping to R5N contest at Perry = one beer & tall story, or
one extra tall beer.

Evan Ludeman / T8

Never heard of a 14 volt battery. 12 volt batteries are normally
charged at 13-14 volts, so you normally see 14 volt "systems"
utilizing a 12 volt battery.

On Mar 12, 9:59*pm, 150flivver wrote:
On Mar 12, 10:09*am, T8 wrote:

Robinton "Super Charger", 14V fully automatic fast/trickle charger
suitable for 14V sealed lead acid batteries. *Used through 2010
season, no issues. *Mid 80s manufacture, very rugged. *I've switched
to 12V system, no longer needed. *Yours for the cost of shipping.
Cost of shipping to R5N contest at Perry = one beer & tall story, or
one extra tall beer.

Evan Ludeman / T8

Never heard of a 14 volt battery. *12 volt batteries are normally
charged at 13-14 volts, so you normally see 14 volt "systems"
utilizing a 12 volt battery.

This is old school. Some radios designed for 13.8V nominal (which is
what a "12V" alternator provides) and did poorly on 12 and quit
entirely at 11.something, hence the 14V setup for gliders. It was
fairly common in the 1980s and I suspect my 20B was set up that way by
the original owner. Mine had a 10AH 14V pack consisting of two 6V 5
AH batteries plus two 4V 10AH batteries. Creative. Heavy. So when
they got tired, I switched to 12. Modern radios, by and large, work
just fine on 12V.

-T8

Spoken for.

-Evan Ludeman / T8

"T8" wrote in message ...
On Mar 12, 9:59 pm, 150flivver wrote:
On Mar 12, 10:09 am, T8 wrote:


Never heard of a 14 volt battery. 12 volt batteries are normally
charged at 13-14 volts, so you normally see 14 volt "systems"
utilizing a 12 volt battery.

This is old school. Some radios designed for 13.8V nominal (which is
what a "12V" alternator provides) and did poorly on 12 and quit
entirely at 11.something, hence the 14V setup for gliders. It was
fairly common in the 1980s and I suspect my 20B was set up that way by
the original owner. Mine had a 10AH 14V pack consisting of two 6V 5
AH batteries plus two 4V 10AH batteries. Creative. Heavy. So when
they got tired, I switched to 12. Modern radios, by and large, work
just fine on 12V.

-T8

I use to have the system described above in my Ka-6E to power the Terra radio. It worked very well.

Wayne
HP-14V "6F"
http://www.soaridaho.com/

I use 7 of the 2 volt, 5 amp hour Hawker Cyclon D cell size sealed
lead acids in my Zuni. I have two and can run a couple of days, 10hrs
plus on my electrical draw. They are a nice thin size, 7 D cells in
series.