[RE-wrenches] Magnum Battery Charger Question

[boB Gudgel]

boB Gudgel wrote:
> Jason Lerner wrote:
>> Hi Bob,
>>
>> I put on an old Todd charger with Voltage regulation,  but not absorb 
>> and float.  I can change the voltage up or down as needed.  Changing 
>> out the remote is a good idea.  I do have another Magnum inverter at 
>> another location,  but was trying to avoid another couple trips....
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jason
>> On Sep 27, 2009, at 9:57 AM, robert ellison wrote:
>>
> The custom battery voltage setting mode were not always available in 
> the inverters, so it could be, I suppose, the rev of that
> unit is not new enough.  I have heard of an instance this was a 
> problem with a system.   It doesn't warn you that this feature
> is not available of course, just because the remote has it built in.

Forgot to mention that it should give you the inverter software 
revision, which will be helpful in determining if
the unit has that feature or not.  The factory would have to verify that 
though.

boB



>
> OR, maybe the unit is just defective?  Hard to see why it would do 
> this, but maybe...
>
> Also, it may not be widely known that when  AC is first applied to the 
> Magnum inverter for charging, if the battery  is
> already above a certain voltage, (float ?), it will not enter the 
> Bulk/Absorb cycle.  The battery voltage must be below a certain voltage
> while plugging it into the AC before it will Bulk/Absorb.  I don't 
> think this is your particular problem though, as we've
> already discussed that possibility off line.
>
> boB
>