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fbanko
Explorer
May 27, 2013

Converter

My converter is cycling about every minute. When the fan kicks on the lights get brighter and when it stops lights dim. Checked all connections all good. When converter kicks on I noticed that I am only getting 12.5v or so but nothing over 13v at any tiime charging at the the batters. Is this an indication the converter is going bad?
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  • Dog_Trainer's avatar
    Dog_Trainer
    Explorer
    May 27, 2013
    Converter should work whether you have batteries or not. It sounds like a problem with a regulator or other internal circuit in the converter. How does the system work with the MH unplugged and the motor running.
  • shoreco's avatar
    shoreco
    Explorer
    May 27, 2013
    fbanko wrote:
    My converter is cycling about every minute. When the fan kicks on the lights get brighter and when it stops lights dim. Checked all connections all good. When converter kicks on I noticed that I am only getting 12.5v or so but nothing over 13v at any tiime charging at the the batters. Is this an indication the converter is going bad?


    I had a similar situation. I had a tripped over-load on my circuit board. Once I re-set it, all was fine....

    On my circuit board, there are two over-load breakers. They normally have green lights indicating all is good......one of them was red....very easy to find and fix....
  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    May 27, 2013
    I suspect you have a short somewhere, and a thermal self-resetting breaker is what is clicking on and off.

    SUSPECT #1 is one of the cells in your battery.

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