Re: [RE-wrenches] Magnum Battery Charger Question

2009-09-27 Thread boB Gudgel
boB Gudgel wrote: Jason Lerner wrote: Hi Bob, I put on an old Todd charger with Voltage regulation, but not absorb and float. I can change the voltage up or down as needed. Changing out the remote is a good idea. I do have another Magnum inverter at another location, but was trying to a

Re: [RE-wrenches] Magnum Battery Charger Question

2009-09-27 Thread boB Gudgel
Jason Lerner wrote: Hi Bob, I put on an old Todd charger with Voltage regulation, but not absorb and float. I can change the voltage up or down as needed. Changing out the remote is a good idea. I do have another Magnum inverter at another location, but was trying to avoid another couple

Re: [RE-wrenches] Magnum Battery Charger Question

2009-09-27 Thread Jason Lerner
Hi Bob, I put on an old Todd charger with Voltage regulation, but not absorb and float. I can change the voltage up or down as needed. Changing out the remote is a good idea. I do have another Magnum inverter at another location, but was trying to avoid another couple trips Thank

Re: [RE-wrenches] Magnum Battery Charger Question

2009-09-27 Thread robert ellison
I have had real bad luck with Interstate Batteries. That aside here are some further ideas. What type of an external charger are you using? if it is a shop type charger, they don't behave the same as the 3 stage charger in a good inverter and you can't compare them directly. The best test would be

Re: [RE-wrenches] Magnum Battery Charger Question

2009-09-27 Thread Jason Lerner
current and charge voltage. Check the specific gravity, resting voltage before starting, perhaps the charger is going to absorb volts and droping to float? Just a thought Darryl --- On Sat, 9/26/09, robert ellison wrote: From: robert ellison Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Magnum Battery

Re: [RE-wrenches] Magnum Battery Charger Question

2009-09-27 Thread Jason Lerner
Hello Bob, Yes I have deep cycled the batteries. I only mentioned the 12.7 because above that voltage it will skip the absorb charge. Interstate batteries, and all the connections are good and tight, specific gravity all good as well. I was thinking maybe it is an intermittent internal

Re: [RE-wrenches] Magnum Battery Charger Question

2009-09-27 Thread Darryl Thayer
? Just a thought Darryl --- On Sat, 9/26/09, robert ellison wrote: > From: robert ellison > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Magnum Battery Charger Question > To: "RE-wrenches" > Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009, 10:11 PM > Have you deep cycled the batteries? > Normally you

Re: [RE-wrenches] Magnum Battery Charger Question

2009-09-26 Thread robert ellison
Have you deep cycled the batteries? Normally you would be way below 12.7 when you had to use a generator to charge,12.7 is fully charged for a 12 volt pack. . Cycle them down to 10.5 to 11 volts or so a few times and charge them back up. See if it charges better when cycled. What brand of batteries

[RE-wrenches] Magnum Battery Charger Question

2009-09-26 Thread Jason Lerner
Hello All, Have a question on a Magnum 1212MM-AE. The battery charger will not get above 13.8 Volts. The system worked fine for the first three weeks with Voltage rising to 14.4 volts for the absorb cycle, but now it will not. The battery size and type setting are correct, and using