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Old 09-08-2008, 11:45 PM   #568 (permalink)
bennelson
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Got the charger working!

Don't you hate it when you just keep banging your head on a problem, and then later you have a revelation?

I wired up the AC connection on the charger, but could only get a "Fault" light to come on.

It has taken me almost a day to realize that the error light isn't talking about the AC connection, but rather the DC one.

I was bench testing the charger to test it out before trying it in the car. Turns out the charger HAS to be hooked up to the battery, or it gives you an error!

Once I DID hook it up to the car battery pack, plugged it in, and turned it on, the fan powered up, and it appeared to be charging the batteries, pulling about 120 watts AC.

The batteries were mostly charged, so the charger must have been already into the HighVoltage/LowAmperage stage of charging.

I will need to check on it later to see how many volts/amps it charges with and see what the total KWh's through the Kill-a-watt is.
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