T&T: 12 volt Charging options

[Gil Johnson]

Jeff, I'm confused.  110VAC is 110-120VAC, meaning that it's peak to peak voltage is 110.  Use any AC voltmeter and you'll likely read something between 110 and 125 VAC.  If they are suggesting a different method of measuring the voltage, it would be helpful to understand.  Not having that point of reference would make it impossible to troubleshoot a suspected voltage problem.

"In order to meet its ratings, 164 peak volts are required. A battery charger uses only the top portion of the input sinewave. Therefore, small variations in peak voltage results in large variations in the amount of the waveform that the charger has to work with. Standard public power of 117V has a peak voltage of 164V."

Gil


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