Specs say this unit uses an input 20A for 125A starting charge. Has anyone tried it on a 20A, 125VAC circuit; does it work OK?
1708919
I've had no problems using mine of my 20A circuits. Keep in mind that it's only a small window that the 125A DC is available. I think maybe 10 seconds, then the units has a time out for 3 minutes. It's been a great charger so far. I've owed mine for over a year.
1708920
Yes it does work at full rated amps but only for very short periods. It constantly cycles out of the higher amperage because the unit cannot handle hard charges. It is OK if you are charging one battery over night or for more that 4-6 hours and need the surge to kick out a start, but it is a light duty charger. Do not expect it to charge a battery bank of 2 or more batteries.
890176
The start up current is about 20A @ 220V for the 5000W transformer. What is the rating on your breakers? Are they slow blow or fast blow breakers?
258822
I have mine connected to a 12v battery fed by a 20 vdc panel. It works well in that configuration.
368175
already had a 220 v. A/C recepticle in place that was rated at 20 Amp . it appears to have 12 ga. romex from what i can see. not sure if this helps.
152540
it works pretty good, I ran it off a 20 amp circuit with no problems. good product for the price.
910679
It should be good to go. I use mine to keep my camp trailer lights, microwave running, refrigerator and video system all at the same time. With all that the 20 amp circuit breaker has never kicked off. It will not run my air conditioner which pulls 30 amps. This has been my experience with my unit. Champion has another model which will support 30 amps but I believe it weights more and is a more expensive unit. However, these generators are hard to beat for the price.
59137
Not sure if it helps, but in the case of a relay the voltage that is being switched does not matter.. What matters is the current rating, so if the datasheet says its in range then there should be no problem. If you dont know what the current rating is then the safest thing to do is to switch the mains the run the 12VDC psu.
1153255
I (think) David L is correct on this. But I have not tried running this on anything other than a single phase 120v. You could always give it a try and see if the current reading is about what you expect it to be. The loop is not very large and you might have trouble running two wires through there if they are a large gauge. Sorry I couldn't be more help.
341463
This unit will definitely provide 24 VDC from a 12 VDC input. I have used several in an application where we needed a 24 VDC supply off of a 12 VDC heavy equipment battery pack. However, charging a battery is typically a more complicated issue - amperage load and not over-charging etc. So you should be good for 24 VDC but I do not know enough in regard to battery charging to say yes or no
818019
Less than my clamp-on ammeter would respond to. I'd have to disassemble the circuit and put a series meter in the circuit to find it for certain. If you call the manufacturer they probably could tell you. They do have a web site. Just a guess but I would think it wouldn't be more than about 20 mA at 120VAC.
1871475
Michael, I'm sorry that I can't answer your question. I do know that it works great with 120vac.
112321
I agree with the other responder. It all depends on the current draw from your AC. If it pulls more than 20 amps you could trip a circuit breaker depending on the load rating of the breaker. I've run my AC on this adapter but the circuit I connected to had a 30 amp rating. When I tried to operate the AC on a 20 amp circuit, it would trip the breaker.
1028671
mine does fine on 15Amp breaker - there is a surge when you start first, but when it runs it runs - no problem
1145387
I would think that it would be satisfactory. I installed the one I purchased for my alarm system. Not sure what you are using it for but it handles 25v versus 20v you are replacing.
539804
Can't answer that one for sure. You may want to check with the manufacturer. It would work when using the cooling unit at 15 amp and under.
639560
Primary input voltage is 120v, it could potentially pull up to 1300watts if batteries are depleted. I would say you should be ok on any 15 or 20 amp outlet. I run mine on a 50 foot cord with no problems.
1994717
It works on my 20 amp circuit, but it will be most of the load. If it's hot outside and this is on it should be the only high-powered device on the circuit. Even a computer or two may result in it tripping.