UPDATE --- Converter/charger issue?
I'm camping in a remote campground in the Canadian Rockies. I have an Iota45 with the smart charge dongle connected that is supposed to turn it into a 4 stage smart charger. I have a small voltage ga...
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BFL13 wrote:ib516 wrote:BFL13 wrote:
What is the voltage at the batteries and at the converter terminals when connected but the IQ4 is not plugged into the converter?
(Possible bad IQ4, but converter ok)
IQ4 makes no difference in any scenario.
The converter does proper bench test at 13.4v, but on battery with IQ4 it has no output (voltage remains battery voltage)
So leave the IQ4 out of it, and put the converter on the battery, which I suspect will now be 13.4 instead of 12.7. If so, the converter is ok.
The Iota jack the IQ4 plugs into might be faulty or the IQ4 itself or the wire cord for it has broken wire inside it.
Yes, I tested in the following ways:
- Battery voltage at rest with nothing connected, 12.7V
- Converter plugged into 120V outlet with nothing connected to DC terminals, 13.4V
- Converter plugged into 120V outlet with nothing connected to DC terminals, IQ4 plugged in and lit up, 13.4V
- Converter plugged into 120V and connected to batteries, IQ4 plugged in, 12.74V and high pitched humming noise
- Converter plugged into 120V and connected to batteries, IQ4 unplugged, 12.74V and high pitched humming noise
