Techo Help Xantrex Charger in Kimberley
Submitted: Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 23:29
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Trekkie (Member - WA)
I have a problem that I cannot quite fathom.
I put two new First Power 60ah batteries in my
Kimberley 9 or 10 months ago I have not had any problems, but.... The Xantrex Truecharge 10 battery charger is usually hidden under the bed.
With the Autofridge connected and running, the charger appears to go into an error and stop charging - if I turn the Fridge off and turn the charger off for several hours and then turn the charger ON with the Fridge OFF all is OK - it seems that the charger cannot handle the Fridge running 24/7
Can anyone assist
Could the Charger be faulty, or would the fridge be drawing too much power and causing the battery to go into a fault mode?
Reply By: Member - Barry (NT) - Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 23:41
Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 23:41
Trekkie
you may not get too many replies tonight,,, possibly your batteries are flat or getting down and without fridge the charger can handle the current output and when you turn the fridge on the charger says hey too much required here and turns off to protect itself.
Other than that - if was working before OK, disconnect one battery at a time and try to run and charge together and see what works.
If it was previously working OK I would look to battery charge first and maybe a dud battery next.
Otherwise head to town and get the system checked.
Cheers Barry
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Follow Up By: Member - Barry (NT) - Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 23:42
Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 23:42
meant to say "charge battery first" Trekkie
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Follow Up By: Trekkie (Member - WA) - Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 23:49
Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 23:49
Barry thanks
The voltmeter indicates that the batteries are not flat when the charger ceases to operate - the fridge will continue to cycle OK for several days
Because I could not SEE the charger before, maybe its been doiing this forever but because I had the Kamper in the garage with the top up I could now see the indicator lights on the charger
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Follow Up By: Member - Barry (NT) - Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 23:58
Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 23:58
Ah a real mystery then. If batteries not flat and provide power for fridge for 4 days - it needs more thought.
Maybe charger is overheating and shuts down,
check if has fan cooler or convection cooling and if it was under bed vents not blocked with fluff etc.
Check connections everywhere no loose wires etc, charger wiring not shorting to earth somewhere - ie cable damaged by something rubbing against it.
Are you right out in the sticks?
Cheers Baz
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Follow Up By: Trekkie (Member - WA) - Friday, May 25, 2007 at 00:03
Friday, May 25, 2007 at 00:03
Good thoughts Barry - When I first noticed the problem the charger was quite hot. Thats when I removed it from under the bed to monitor it. It does not have a fan and had free air circulation around it.
I may need to
check all wiring for a short as suggested
I am in
Perth
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Reply By: Trekkie (Member - WA) - Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 23:54
Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 23:54
Me again - I just noticed post number 45851 had similar issues
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Reply By: Member - Tim - Stratford (VIC) - Friday, May 25, 2007 at 08:43
Friday, May 25, 2007 at 08:43
Trekkie,
I haven't had a problem like this with my
Kimberley - but I was thinking of those switches on the charger - are they on the right settings, ie Wet/AGM and the temp switch?
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Reply By: Gronk - Friday, May 25, 2007 at 09:13
Friday, May 25, 2007 at 09:13
How old is your KK ?? Still under warranty ?? If not, still give KK a call ( or email )
Have found them to be very helpful a couple of times and they standby their product, so see what they say !!!!!!
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