lawrosa wrote:opnspaces wrote:
I think my OEM IOTA in my Jayco is starting to fail and I'd like to replace it. At any rate it's not a three stage as Jayco in it's infinite wisdom had the IQ4 port omitted from the original charger for them. So in short I decided it's time to upgrade my original charger to a new three or four stage charger.
I see on Bestconverters.com they push the Boondockers brand of charger although they do offer the progressive Dynamics as well. From my years on this board I know that the Progressive Dynamics is recommended often but a search finds only three obscure references to Boondocker.
So I figured I'd ask here about peoples experiences or thoughts on the Boondocker over the progressive Dynamics?
FWIW I run 2 Costco brand 6 volts and was thinking about going with a 45a changer so my Honda eu2000i can power it. I also hope to add about 275w of solar in the future if that makes any difference.
Thanks
The iota can be modified as a 4 stage. Just call iota and they will tell you..
But have you searched on it for the plug in jack?
From iotaIf you are using an IOTA DLS Battery Charger that does not feature a Dual Voltage Jack, you can still attach an IQ4 Smart Charge Controller to your system...just contact IOTA's Customer Service Department for assistance.
Thanks Lawrosa I'll call IOTA in the morning. I looked in the past for the plug in port and it doesn't exist either front or back. I'll look again for the other screws maybe it's on there. If not I'll call IOTA. Though I remember many years ago on this forum we discussed Jayco having IOTA remove the charge port to save money. But for the price of a phone call (free) I'll find out for sure.
Why do you think the iota is going? Maybe its just your batterys shot/sulfated...
I'm assuming the charger is either bad or just trickle charging. The batteries were 12.76 when I brought the trailer home after being in storage for 2 months. I went to a full hookup site for a weekend and then it sat plugged in in front of the house for the week. When I unplugged the batteries were at 12.5v. I pulled it to the desert and the next morning I started the generator and plugged in the shore power cord. Voltage slowly climbed from 12.3. By slowly climbed I mean as in .01 volt every 45 seconds to a minute, I stood and watched on the multimeter. I walked away and two hours later it was charging at 13.45v. So if the chargers not bad I don't think it's giving me a rapid or bulk charge.
The boon dockers are auto mode select... Id rather have the button. I can push it and make it go to 14.4...
Plus I think I read the boondockers kick out too soon...
https://www.iotaengineering.com/iq.htm
