{"id":96,"date":"2026-07-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stealthbus-96"},"modified":"2026-07-05T20:29:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T20:29:50","slug":"charger","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stealthbus.net\/?page_id=96","title":{"rendered":"Charger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With battery size (pack = 144v) and cell type chosen the charger can be selected, a common model is the Zivan NG 3, specifications look very good \u2013 it is selectable modes for different battery types so if technology changes I can adapt with it. The only problem is the voltage is fixed so increasing is not an option.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m interesting in being able to take 220v and 110v principally as I have 220 socket conveniently installed in my garage so could charge faster.<\/p>\n<p>Definitely have to follow the pattern of other builders in replacing the petrol filler with a plug, that is nice up front job that can be taken care of ahead of other steps.<\/p>\n<p>The Manzanita Micro ~PFC-30 is multi voltage input and has a buck enhancement option, so very quick charging indeed. This charger is actually a simple CI\/CV type, but very well made.<\/p>\n<p>Monitoring and interlock shown on secondary Schematics.<\/p>\n<p>!!!External input<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/stealthbus\/images\/img_5206.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>!!!Charger cords<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/stealthbus\/images\/l630p.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/> Bus charger inlet is a ~L6-30P<\/p>\n<p>Since there is a range of connections found at friends homes and workshops I decided to build a cord set with multiple options<\/p>\n<p>|Cable|Plug|Receptacle|Rating|Length|Usage|<\/p>\n<p>|#1|<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/stealthbus\/images\/515p.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>5-15P|<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/stealthbus\/images\/515r.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>5-15R|110V 15A|50ft|Used with #2 + #3 for standard 110v\/15A outlet charging|<br \/>\n|#2|<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/stealthbus\/images\/520p.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>5-20P|<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/stealthbus\/images\/l630r.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>~L6-30R|110V 20A|1ft|Used as above, also with #4 for 110v\/20A charging|<br \/>\n|#3|<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/stealthbus\/images\/515p.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>5-15P|<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/stealthbus\/images\/520r.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>5-20R|110V 20A|3ft|Used with #1+#2|<br \/>\n|#4|<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/stealthbus\/images\/l630p.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>~L6-30P|<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/stealthbus\/images\/l630r.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>~L6-30R|220V 30A|50ft|Used standalone or with #2, #5(#6) or #7|<br \/>\n|#5|<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/stealthbus\/images\/650p.gif\" alt=\"\" \/>6-50P|<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/stealthbus\/images\/l630r.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>~L6-30R|220V 30A|1ft|Used with #4|<br \/>\n|#6|<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/stealthbus\/images\/630p.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>6-30P|<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/stealthbus\/images\/l630r.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>~L6-30R|220V 30A|1ft|Same cable as #5, reconfiguration of pins|<br \/>\n|#7|<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/stealthbus\/images\/1450p.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>14-50P|<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/stealthbus\/images\/l630r.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>~L6-30R|220V 30A|1ft|Used with #4|<\/p>\n<p>!!!How to connect to that?<\/p>\n<p>|Outlet|Rating|Cable set|<\/p>\n<p>|<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/stealthbus\/images\/515r.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>5-15R|110V\/15A|#1 + #2 + #3  or  #2 + #3 + #4|<br \/>\n|<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/stealthbus\/images\/520r.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>5-20R|110V\/20A|#2 + #4|<br \/>\n|<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/stealthbus\/images\/l630r.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>~L6-30R|220V\/30A|#4|<br \/>\n|<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/stealthbus\/images\/650r.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>6-50R|220V\/30A|#4 + #5|<br \/>\n|<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/stealthbus\/images\/630r.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>6-30R|220V\/30A|#4 + #6|<br \/>\n|<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/stealthbus\/images\/1450r.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>14-50R|220V\/30A|#4 + #7|<\/p>\n<p>!!!Journal entries<\/p>\n<p>2009 07 11 &#8211; Converted fuel input to electric!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With battery size (pack = 144v) and cell type chosen the charger can be selected, a common model is the Zivan NG 3, specifications look very good \u2013 it is selectable modes for different battery types so if technology changes I can adapt with it. The only problem is the voltage is fixed so increasing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"class_list":["post-96","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-charger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stealthbus.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stealthbus.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stealthbus.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stealthbus.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stealthbus.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=96"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stealthbus.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":694,"href":"https:\/\/stealthbus.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96\/revisions\/694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stealthbus.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=96"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stealthbus.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=96"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}