WhataNut FMA PowerLab8 1000W charger

[snellemin]

I received this in my email this morning.

From FMA:

FMA Direct in partnership with REVOLECTRIX is pleased to announce the
release of PowerLab 8 v2 Firmware and Charge Control Software upgrade
with the following enhancements:

? 40A max output current
? 60A max input current
? Output Power max 1344W
? Expansion Channel mode now available, control up to 16 PL8's from a single PL8 interface
? Support for additional battery chemistries

[MindThoughts]

I do not understand, I specifically asked FMA Direct before I bought my chargers if they could ever be upgraded to charge at a higher amperage at some point in the future, and Howard in Tech Support said it's not a software limitation but rather a harware limitation. The reason I had asked is I had already discovered several Max Amps Lipos which can take a 70amp charge rate and I thought it would be nice to have a charger which could at least charge at these higher rates.

I'll have to call and confirm, this notice seems to indicate they are saying we can upgrade our v1 PowerLab 8 chargers to charge at rates of 40amps. Or am I reading this incorrectly?

I'd sure like my next charger to charge at 100amps, that would be like a 4minute charge. Pretty soon Our charge times will consist of plugging and then almost instantly unplugging our batteries almost imeadiately thereafter.

Originally Posted by snellemin

I received this in my email this morning.

From FMA:

FMA Direct in partnership with REVOLECTRIX is pleased to announce the
release of PowerLab 8 v2 Firmware and Charge Control Software upgrade
with the following enhancements:

? 40A max output current
? 60A max input current
? Output Power max 1344W
? Expansion Channel mode now available, control up to 16 PL8's from a single PL8 interface
? Support for additional battery chemistries