Iota IQ-40 ?
Anybody with an Iota tried one of these? The ordinary IQ4 has the problem that as soon as the battery voltage hits 14.6, 15 minutes later the charger drops to 14.2v to do the next stage for up to 8 h...
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Cydog15 wrote:
I think the answer is the new Boondocker that is 14.7 boost, 13.6 absorption and 13.2 float AND adjustable. Also does lithium fixed setting for whatever that company (lithium battery manufacture recommends) and equalizes up to 16 VDC for flooded or AGM.
You have to be careful that you are getting an LK version. Amazon lists them but watch for that LK before you buy.
PowerMax dealers are in transition from old stock PM3s etc, but you can also get PM3-LKs. EG, bestconverters (which calls their PowerMax converters, "Boondockers"), will soon have all LKs, as will the other dealers, but right now they list mostly the older models.
EDIT- the boost voltage for the LKs in 3-stage mode is 14.6v. If you want some other voltage, just go to single stage mode and set that voltage. (Put it back to 14.6 before going back to 3-stage if you ever go back to that)
Perhaps Randy's Boondocker version of the LK will have different 3-stage voltage settings, don't know--doesn't seem likely?
The regular LK spec goes up to 16.5 volts. That means it will match Trojan's 16.2 Equalizing spec for instance
My practice is to use only adjustable voltage, so I have to go from my choice of 14.8 down to 13.6 myself. The 3-stage mode on the LKs is also improved from the older charging profile in that it goes to boost from start-up and stays there for about 30 minutes--see the manual for details.
