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SFVdave
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May 02, 2021

Charge wizard with Lithium upgrade to Converter charger?

I upgraded my PD4560 converter charger with the PD4560Licsv which is designed for Lithium battereis. I noticed that the charge wizard light still flashes and can be changed to the different modes. Is that purely visual and nothing is actually taking palce like voltage changes to storage, normal and boost?

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  • I replaced the jumper used to change between lead acid & lithium with a single pole, double throw switch. When in the lithium position, the converter produces 14.6V, fine for charging, but too high for float. My PD converter does not drop the voltage from 14.6V even after a full day of charging.

    I can use the switch to change back to lead acid and the Charge Wizard to switch to 13.2V for float after the lithium batteries are full and balanced. When in the lithium position, the Charge Wizard does not change the voltage from 14.6V.
  • Give Progressive Dynamics a call and see what's up.

    I'm interested in this conversion - following this thread.

    Thanks
  • Check the voltage on the battery. 14.6 is OK for fast charging. 13.2 is better once charged or off.
  • The charge wizard button is located on the original panel containing the fuses and circuit breakers. It wasn’t changed out, only the circuitry board and fan. It does say that it’s no longer used. So why is it lighting up?
  • SFVdave wrote:
    I upgraded my PD4560 converter charger with the PD4560Licsv which is designed for Lithium batteries. I noticed that the charge wizard light still flashes and can be changed to the different modes. Is that purely visual and nothing is actually taking place like voltage changes to storage, normal and boost?


    Was the charge wizard original equipment with the PD4560?

    I don't see it referenced with the PD4560Licsv. It should not be needed, since the lithium charge is just one constant voltage. KEN