Owner`s manual

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Ohm’s law states that Volts x Amps = Watts of power and there are a certain number of
“Watt Hours” stored in your battery pack and available to power your electric vehicle.
Based on the VxA=Watts equation it is easy to see that more volts or amps (or both)
equates to more total watts which means more electrical power moving thus faster
charging.
Your Manzanita Micro PFC charger can be powered by any input voltage within the
100-240V range and there is no voltage adjustment or switches to move when changing
between outlets of different voltages. The only thing which may need adjustment on the
charger is the big “Amps” knob on the front. Turn this knob up or down depending on
the amperage available from the outlet. With the “Amps” knob in the most clockwise
position a PFC-20 can draw up to 20 amps, a PFC-30 up to 30A and a PFC-40 up to
40A.
EXAMPLE: A PFC-40 plugged into a standard 120V outlet at 15 amps would be able to
draw about 1,800 watts (120x15 = 1,800). The same PFC-40 plugged into a 240V outlet
at 50 amps could draw up to 40A so that would be about 9,600 watts, meaning a
charge time that is over 5 times faster than in the 120V scenario.
PFC-20 Wiring
The PFC-20 is shipped with no connector on the AC input cable. To attach the PFC-
20’s input cable to a common 110/120V three prong 5-15 or 5-20 plug run the green
(GND) wire to the ground prong, the white (neutral) wire to the silver screw terminal of
one of the straight prongs and the black (line) wire to the brass screw terminal of the
other straight prong. If you want to connect your PFC-20’s input cable to a 220/240V
three prong plug like a NEMA 10-30, run the green wire to the ground prong and then
the white and black wires to either of the two hot prongs. You do not need a neutral wire
so if you were to put another 220V plug on (such as a NEMA 14-30) you would simply
connect the ground and both hot lines and disregard the neutral prong. (See figure 07.)
PFC-30 Wiring
The PFC-30 is shipped with a NEMA 14-30 on the AC input cable. Please leave this
attached and make adapter cords if you intend to change what it plugs in to. To attach
the PFC-30’s input cable to a common 110/120V three prong 5-15 or 5-20 plug
purchase a 14-30 receptacle and make an adapter exactly as shown in figure 07. If you
wish to make an adapter cord to connect your PFC-30’s input cable to a 220/240V
three prong plug (like a NEMA 10-30, 10-40 or 6-50), use a 14-30 receptacle and
simply disregard the angled neutral prong. Run the green wire to the ground prong and
then the white and black wires to either of the two hot prongs. Since there is no neutral
in the older 3 prong 220/240V plugs simply disregard the fact that your PFC charger
has a 4 prong plug on it. (See figure 07.)