European Battery Charger

[maxwell44]

Our factory recently recieved a lift charger that has a 230 V source voltage @ 9A.
Most of our battery chargers are configured to 120V source @ 12A.
Both, rectify to 24VDC
Question,
Will a Battery Charger configured to; 120VAC 12A input // 24VDC 30A output,
put a charge on a lift configured to; 230VAC 9A input // 24VDC 50A ouput?
My main concern is the input voltages,
Does 230VAC rectify differently than 120VAC?

 

[GoldDigger]

Our factory recently recieved a lift charger that has a 230 V source voltage @ 9A.
Most of our battery chargers are configured to 120V source @ 12A.
Both, rectify to 24VDC
Question,
Will a Battery Charger configured to; 120VAC 12A input // 24VDC 30A output,
put a charge on a lift configured to; 230VAC 9A input // 24VDC 50A ouput?
My main concern is the input voltages,
Does 230VAC rectify differently than 120VAC?

Any AC will rectify to produce DC with a maximum voltage equal to the peak voltage of the AC waveform. That is 1.414 times the nominal, RMS, voltage of the AC. In practice, the output voltage may be significantly less than that, since you want the rectifier to conduct for more than just the short time nearest the peak.

To produce 24V DC, the charger will typically first run the AC through a transformer to get the voltage closer to the optimum voltage for the rectifier and regulator that is being used.
In your case that will be in the neighborhood of 24V AC.
If you feed 120V AC into that same transformer, you would get 12V AC out and it would not be able to charge a 24V battery at all.

However, you can get an electrician to hook up a 240V outlet for the charger, and it may accept that instead of the nominal 230V for which it is designed.
Specifications need to be carefully examined. Even though the transformer and rectifier may be fine with the higher voltage and 60Hz. the regulator part may end up having to reduce the DC by more and give off more heat in the process.

 

[Smart $]

Our factory recently recieved a lift charger that has a 230 V source voltage @ 9A.
Most of our battery chargers are configured to 120V source @ 12A.
Both, rectify to 24VDC
Question,
Will a Battery Charger configured to; 120VAC 12A input // 24VDC 30A output,
put a charge on a lift configured to; 230VAC 9A input // 24VDC 50A ouput?
My main concern is the input voltages,
Does 230VAC rectify differently than 120VAC?

Generally speaking, only the output voltage and current is relevant. A 30A output would likely be insufficient, not that it wouldn't charge the battery but it may overload the charger or trip/blow its output ocpd if there is one (there should be).

That said, regarding a battery charger, not all pertinent requirements can be discerned from just the voltage and current output ratings, but they are the more prominent details.

 

[mbrooke]

You will need a 240 volt source and the charger must be listed 50/60hz.


If the charger is rated say between 100-277 volts and adjusts automatically the current will double at 120 volts.