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Cydog15
Explorer
Oct 10, 2016

Inteli-Power 4655 MBA converter

I got one of these and I dig it with the remote. should the remote blink when not plugged into power?

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  • Okay I got the skinny on the 8955/4655 MBA by PDI. Apparently it will light anytime there is voltage to the fuse board whether AC is present or not. If there is AC present, it is the mode it is actually in. If not connected to AC, the battery will still power it (the LED) but it's what mode it would or should be, if AC were present. So basically its telling what should be done either way. I might not have it exact but it does work without AC power cause I checked it. FWIW, its a different remote to fit the 4600 series but it comes with it.
  • The light shows what mode the converter thinks it should be in and so, if it's currently not hooked up to AC power, what mode it will start up in when power is applied.

    Steady = high voltage ("boost" I think they call it), 14.4 V setpoint.

    Blink = 13.6V if I remember properly ("Absorption"?)

    Flash every few seconds = 13.2V float

    It's not quite a straight voltmeter from the battery; it has some timing and other logic also taken into account.
  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    Cydog15 wrote:
    I got one of these and I dig it with the remote. should the remote blink when not plugged into power?


    Yes, the Light on the Remote is nothing more than a volt meter, So long as there is voltage it should either be on or blinking It indicates the voltage on the output terminals. if not plugged in that's battery voltage. however I do not know how to translate the blink rate (On/Slow/Fast) to voltage... I just know that's what it is measuring.