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    how to put the bike on a stand without help from others

    AH! This was exactly the problem I had! I needed the bike on its charging stand both in the garage and at the track. I'm only 77kg with a separated right shoulder, so none of the other suggestions will work. I certainly could not use the stoppy technique in the garage. I noticed that none of...
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    Varg charging from generator.

    I looked into the Varg battery and it is a 420 V unit. This probably means that the charger is a boost converter and can take either 110 or 220 inputs. Both residential services are limited to 15A, so that is why it takes 2 hours at 220V x 15A to charge the 6480Wh battery. This puts the charge...
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    Varg charging from generator.

    For a given battery resistance, R, the charging rate is V²/R so doubling the voltage cuts my charge time by 75%. Since charging on 110V takes longer than charging on 220V I can assume that the Varg charger does not have a boost converter, unfortunately. I would think that a simple transformer...
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    Varg charging from generator.

    The videos I have seen are showing a max of 10 A charging, but I think you can set the charge rate to whatever you need.
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    Varg charging from generator.

    Obviously, but the changing current at 220V is only 10A according to what I have seen .
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    Varg charging from generator.

    I think that should work because the 220V in Europe is single phase.
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    Varg charging from generator.

    The transformer would be electrically isolating so you can choose whatever ground and neutral reference you want. 220 lines in Europe still use a hot and neutral convention and which is which is random because some of the plugs are reversible.
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    Varg charging from generator.

    I have a small generator with an output of 110V and 20 Amps. I am thinking of adding a step-up transformer to produce the 220V at 10 Amps that the Varg like better. Has anyone tried this? It could significantly reduce the recharge time at the track.
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