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Old 02-27-2018, 04:42 PM   #76 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Originally Posted by Stubby79 View Post
And intelligent charger probably won't turn on unless there's power on both sides as well. Meaning there might not be an output from the coil to find until its hooked up to the battery.

It might also use the 36v as it's own power source and the coil is always putting out 36v, and it just doesn't conenct said output to the battery until it is sure there's a (correct voltage) battery there.

Who knows without a schematic?
I used a multimeter and probed, but I am sure I did not have both ends hooked up. In the past, when plugged in, the connector woul spark at the battery. I assumed that meant there was power from the charger, but of course it could be the battery's own power. I should take it apart again and plug both ends in and retest? I could not see anythin that seemed burnts or melted. Maybe the underside of the board?
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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