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121805eg c-charger 5000 out of commision
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Re: 121805eg c-charger 5000 out of commision
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Re: 121805eg c-charger 5000 out of commision
This was pretty close to a wire for wire replacement and as a bonus hooked up the NEMA2000 network to my Garmin and have really good info about voltage, amps (charging and draw), charging information. 3 banks of chargers but only one profile so batteries should be same type. You can also limit the amperage draw on the unit to be split up between the 3 banks of charger. Also has a heat sensor for a lessor battery in the banks for the profile to not overheat a battery. They also make a really cool interface https://www.victronenergy.com/panel-sys ... g/cerbo-gx that gives you access anywhere and the ability to add all kinds of accessories. I have not opted for this but will likely do it one day.
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Re: 121805eg c-charger 5000 out of commision
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Re: 121805eg c-charger 5000 out of commision
Then "So I turned off fan and let it charge and in a while it was charged and all was good." All you did was turn off the and let it sit? I can assure you if the battery was drained it would take many hours (likely over TWELVE) to fully charge the battery if it was so low that things weren't working. Taking the load off temporarily would allow the battery itself to 'stabilize' and the voltage come up a bit where some of the things that weren't working might now work, but they won't work very long.
Sounds like you have some kind of connection problem between the charger and the house battery. You should be able to leave MANY things running (fan, lights, electronics) continuously as long as you don't exceed the charger output. The "amps" display should increase as you turn on more loads... if it doesn't then that means the charger output isn't flowing to those loads.
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Re: 121805eg c-charger 5000 out of commision
But after half hour or so power was restored enough for everything to come back on just using house battery. So you are most likely right it was not drained to last drop. I was wondering if I needed another battery or some thing wrong with charger, or my setting it up. It was pretty straight setup, so I am sure I got it setup allright. I made sure all wires were tight.
Also I never see the "Charging" indicator turn green. It is always on "Auto Maintain" mode. But reading manual I believe that is correct.
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Re: 121805eg c-charger 5000 out of commision
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Re: 121805eg c-charger 5000 out of commision
Measure voltage at the charger on each port then measure at the battery. Those measurements should be nearly identical (might be off by 0.1 volts or so). If they're not then you need to find out what's disrupting the circuit in between them.
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Re: 121805eg c-charger 5000 out of commision
You don't connect charge lines through the switch, you use the switch as a connection point to the battery bank source side of the switch. That way, it won't matter what position the switch is, all banks will still get charged.
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Re: 121805eg c-charger 5000 out of commision
km1125 wrote:Source of the post I doubt it's the charger. There should be fuses or breakers between the charger and the batteries, closer to the point where the charger is hooked to them... this could be at the batteries or at the switches.
Measure voltage at the charger on each port then measure at the battery. Those measurements should be nearly identical (might be off by 0.1 volts or so). If they're not then you need to find out what's disrupting the circuit in between them.
Km, thanks I thought about that as well as I was talking to a friend of mine and will check next time. Also I was thinking connecting direct to battery as the tech support mentioned to see if that works. But checking the fuse probably easier.
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Re: 121805eg c-charger 5000 out of commision
Viper wrote:Source of the post I believe I mentioned that there should be breakers under one of the stairs leading into the cabin. You need to ensure those breakers aren't faulty.
You don't connect charge lines through the switch, you use the switch as a connection point to the battery bank source side of the switch. That way, it won't matter what position the switch is, all banks will still get charged.
Viper,
Basically I removed old lines from original charger and plugged in to the new unit. Assumption was that the old original charger was going through same lines/switches. Basically there is a switch under stairs to shut off battery charger from batteries. the AC side is shutoff from another part of the boat, basically cuts off power the battery charger itself. So I never opened up the part that i am attaching picture of, but will do when I get back to it. I believe there should be fuse behind that as you guys mention. I will check to make sure that is functional. I will also check the power with voltmeter on the charges poles where battery lines are hooked up. And if necessary, I do have appropriate wire, that I can hook up positive from charger direct to batteries positive side.
Also in your comments about switch, I believe all 3 batteries are charged regardless of the switch selection, but is restricted by the 3 switches as I highlighted with red markings on the attached picture. The only reason I am making comment about the switch (1, BOTH, 2) is, when I have it's on #1, all is well and shows battery is being charged and discharged appropriately. but on #2 it is not charging, so either fuse, line is an issue most likely. I am hoping line is OK, because it's been fine all this time, but maybe fuse got blown when original charger stopped functioning.
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