power converter not working ????? help
Ok I need some help with my troubleshooting. turned on my Fun Finder for the first time and the batteries will not charge. Opened up the converter box and I have 120 volts going into the Parallax se...
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You first need to determine if you have an connection between the converter/charger and your battery terminals.
There could be some blown fises here. One should located close to the battery terminals and somewhere close to the converter should be two fuses called REVERSE POLARITY. Find those and make sure they are not blown...
You really need to have a multimeter on hand and measure the battery terminals without shore power connected and here you will read 12.6-7VDC if the batteries are fully charged. You should also read this same 12.6-7VDC at the DC output lugs on the converter/charger unit.
If everything is working normal when you plug into shore power then you should read 13.6VDC at the DC output lugs of the converter/charger unit and also at the battery terminals.
These checks should be able to tell where the path is not working or whether or not the converter/charger unit has failed...
check back with what you found...
Roy Ken
There could be some blown fises here. One should located close to the battery terminals and somewhere close to the converter should be two fuses called REVERSE POLARITY. Find those and make sure they are not blown...
You really need to have a multimeter on hand and measure the battery terminals without shore power connected and here you will read 12.6-7VDC if the batteries are fully charged. You should also read this same 12.6-7VDC at the DC output lugs on the converter/charger unit.
If everything is working normal when you plug into shore power then you should read 13.6VDC at the DC output lugs of the converter/charger unit and also at the battery terminals.
These checks should be able to tell where the path is not working or whether or not the converter/charger unit has failed...
check back with what you found...
Roy Ken
