From: Lawrence Rhodes
> The trigger works. Press & it stops charging. But after 2 minutes more or 
> less it just quits. The MCS100-III has a couple of lights which doesn't 
> light. 120v&240v selector which doesn't seem to care what setting it is on.  
> The unit was made in 1997 & has been out of service for 15 years. Any former 
> Ev plus users with insights?

Just a long shot... I have an Avcon PowerPak. I opened it up a few weeks ago to 
measure the AC current it actually draws while charging my Leaf. I noticed that 
they used 0.25" quick-connects to connect the AC power. One of them had turned 
brown, and the other was black!

0.25" quick-connects are *not* good for more than about 15 amps. These would 
certainly have failed if I hadn't noticed the discoloration.

I'm not sure what the failure mode of the Avcon would be, but it may be worth 
taking a look at your AC input connections. Maybe it would detect the excessive 
voltage drop on the AC line, and shut down?

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