Hi Danny,
I like how you find it goes grey, most of your fellows call it gray. :)
Anyhow, the meter pegs over 30 amps, let's say 35 for this
discussion... and at 15 volts we're looking at something near 500
watts to the batteries. If it's a 90 percent efficient battery
charger then it has to dump 50 watts or so into the surroundings.
For perspective and giggles, turn on a 40 watt light bulb and see how
long you can hang on to it. Yow!
A machine at 160 F, you can touch but not hold your hand on for very
long, 180 F is tolerable for less than a second. From your
description, I suggest the battery charger is operating around 150 F
if you can put pressure on it with your hand. That is not a worry if
it's like that for a few hours. I am also assuming ambient cooling (no fan).
Cheers, Russ
Sweet 35 mk-1
At 05:20 PM 21/06/2016, you wrote:
Hi guys,
When I turn the battery charger on it greys very warm. The Guage
pins all the way past 30 amps.
It is not too hot to touch but too hour to hold your hands on for
very long. The batteries are not warm and seem to have taken some
charge over a couple hours.
It's this normal? I don't like that heat...
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