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Just finished my build and have a charging question.
I'm running a 120v system of 10 AGM batteries charging off of an Elcon PFC 2500 charger. When I plug the charger in, the red light on the charger goes on and stays on. While it's on I can measure the overall pack voltage and it gradually increases over a few hours until around 142 volts, at which time the red light flashes at three second intervals (which means "repair battery"). The light never goes yellow or green and the red light doesn't flash while it's charging.
The charger says it's supposed to flash red at one second intervals when <80% charged, flash yellow at >80% and green at 100%.
The batteries and everything else are brand new and when I measure the individual battery voltages, they are all the same (both while charging and unplugged). However, when I unplug the charger and watch the pack voltage, it comes back down slowly from 142 volts to around 125.
Has anyone encountered this problem with this charger? What should the pack voltage be at full charge? Does anyone know what a solid red light means?
Thanks Much.
I'm running a 120v system of 10 AGM batteries charging off of an Elcon PFC 2500 charger. When I plug the charger in, the red light on the charger goes on and stays on. While it's on I can measure the overall pack voltage and it gradually increases over a few hours until around 142 volts, at which time the red light flashes at three second intervals (which means "repair battery"). The light never goes yellow or green and the red light doesn't flash while it's charging.
The charger says it's supposed to flash red at one second intervals when <80% charged, flash yellow at >80% and green at 100%.
The batteries and everything else are brand new and when I measure the individual battery voltages, they are all the same (both while charging and unplugged). However, when I unplug the charger and watch the pack voltage, it comes back down slowly from 142 volts to around 125.
Has anyone encountered this problem with this charger? What should the pack voltage be at full charge? Does anyone know what a solid red light means?
Thanks Much.