Products Engineered & Manufactured in the USA

Products Engineered & Manufactured in the USA

Stationary Power

HF-MAX

American Made. Purpose built.

For over 30 years, Lester Electrical has been a principal supplier of wayside battery chargers to the rail industry. We understand that delivering purpose-built battery chargers with leading reliability and best-in-class features is of the utmost importance in this mission-critical, demanding application. In partnership with National Railway Supply (NRS), our exclusive partner for the rail industry in North America, the HF-MAX battery charger platform is trusted by leading Class I, freight, transit, passenger, and short-line railroads, as well as light rail, high-speed rail, and subways.

12, 24, 48, 130 Vdc iPMs. 2, 4 and 8-slot chassis

HF-MAX stationary battery charger
Features

Built for Reliable Rail Power

01

Modular Redundant Platform

Multiple iPMs in a single chassis provide redundancy (N+1, N+2, etc) and will continue to operate if the User Interface Module (UIM) fails for high availability/uptime application.

02

Hot Swappable

Mitigate time at work site with individual iPMs that can be removed and replaced while remaining iPMs are in use.

03

Best In Class Efficiency

Compliant with the California Energy Commission (CEC) standards.

04

Proprietary Charging Algorithm

Industry leading charging performance and intelligence. Our proprietary charge algorithm ensures a precisely charged battery every time.

05

Natural Convection Cooled

Lester Electrical chargers are all natural convection cooled (use no fans) ensuring the top performance and protection from environmental hazards.

06

Alarming and Logging

Alarms can be individually enabled/disabled, assigned a delay, assigned a priority, and assigned to the summary alarm relay. History of 10,000 records saved and downloadable as a CSV file.

07

Confirm Local Presence Button

Extreme network security is maintained by requiring activation of this on-site feature to make changes to charger.

North American Rail Partner

Offered in Partnership With National Railway Supply

In North America, HF-MAX is offered in partnership with National Railway Supply (NRS), Lester Electrical's rail partner for product selection, application support and sales.

HF-MAX Rail Partner

National Railway Supply

Connect with NRS for HF-MAX product information, availability and support for railroad applications.

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Application

Railroad

Explore how HF-MAX supports dependable stationary battery charging for railroad and rail infrastructure applications.

Recommended Application

Railroad Applications

View the railroad application page and see where HF-MAX fits within rail charging systems.

HF-MAX

Connect With National Railway Supply

Contact NRS to discuss HF-MAX configurations, railroad applications and product availability.