Manzanita Micro PFC-50B, PFC-75, PFC-50 Owner's Manual

PFC-50

PFC-50B

PFC-75

Charger

Owner’s Manual

Rev 0.2

©2008 Manzanita Micro
The information date is: 09/26/2008

PFC-50 BATTERY

CHARGER MANUAL

rev 0.2

General Overview

The Manzanita Micro PFC-50 series is a unique line of powerful, efficient battery
chargers. The chargers will run off of any voltage from 100 up to 240 AC These
chargers can be set to run automatically when plugged in yet they also have far
more user adjustable functions than other electric vehicle chargers. Every model is
user adjustable to charge batteries from 12 to 450 Volts. All the chargers are power
factor corrected and are available with enhanced options. With so much flexibility
and power output up to 75amps your PFC charger may be the last charger you ever
need to buy.

Speed and Efficiency

The essential ingredient for fast recharge times is to deliver high power to the
battery. The key to polite opportunity charging is to be able to share outlets with
other equipment and make efficient use of limited current. The PFC-50 line of
chargers have an adjustable throttle knob to allow the chargers to be turned down to
operate on very limited power sources. Efficiency and power factor are both better
than 0.9.

What does the PFC mean?

In the Manzanita Micro chargers PFC stands for Power Factor Corrected. This
means that current and voltage are drawn in unity, (ie: current is drawn with unity to
the incoming line voltage).

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Dimensions and Model Ratings

The PFC-50 series chargers weigh in at approximately 42 pounds and reside in a
box that is 19.5 x 10.5 x 6.5 inches.

The 50 in PFC-50 is indicative of the number of amps that the charger is rated to
draw from the AC line. Unlike some other chargers this is the rated continuous load
and all the chargers are thoroughly tested to their rated limits before leaving
Manzanita Micro.

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