Re: (ET) charger

["RJ Kanary" <rjkanary nauticom net>]

Most likely, one of the charger diodes is now shorted. It has been my
experience that they do not like being powered up, without batteries to
charge.Trying to charge completely dead batteries will do the same
thing.With no load to stabilize output, the voltages will soar to levels
higher than the PIV of the rectifiers.


RJ Kanary @ Bandi Bros. Inc.
Member TRNi  Since 1998
ASE® Certified Master Auto Technician
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----- Original Message -----
From: <Jeremy Gagliardi com>
To: "Elec-Trak" <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 16:02
Subject: (ET) charger


> I just got my E-20.  I'd been working on it all day today to clean it
> out, take out the old batteries, and check all the wires.  I had been
> running things off the charger to check them, but just briefly.  By the
> time I got everything back together, I sat down one last time to ease
> her back into place all of 2 feet forward.  Right when I went to do
> that, everything cut out.  It tripped the breaker.  I reset the breaker,
> but it kept tripping.  I no longer seem to be able to run the charger.
> Any ideas?
>
> Jeremy,
> Bethesda, Md.
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