Any battery reading below 12 VDC while disconnected is a possible indication of battery trouble.ġ. Are you reading 13.6 VDC between the Positive battery lead and the Negative battery terminal? If not, the Reverse Polarity fuses may be blown at the converter or there is an OPEN fuse or battery disconnect switch in the Positive battery lead.Ĥ. Disconnect the Positive lead at the battery terminals and set aside.ģ. What is your battery condition? Does it have enough water? What is the age? Have you tested for shorted cells?ġ. Are all of the fuses on the DC panel OK? Are any red LED’s on?ĥ. Check breakers at the pedestal and in the power center for proper voltage.Ĥ. Locate and record the WFCO converter model number.ģ. The converter will not work without AC input.īefore you call the Power Pros check the following:ġ. The author of the video mentions that he got the info from the Arizona wind and sun forum, but finding that thread so far has been fruitless.ġ) Has anyone by any chance messed with the potentiomers inside this thing?Ģ) Maybe someone who frequents the AZ wind and sun forum could post the link for where the YouTube guy got the info in the first place? I did ask the you tube guy, but I was his first and only comment.Even in normal “Absorption Mode” (13.6 VDC range), your batteries are being charged, just at a slower rate. No remote battery temperature sensor, no on off switch, no battery Voltage sense lead, etc. If you plug it in, it works, if you don’t, it doesn’t. There are NO switches to turn the unit on or off on the outside. I am still clueless as to how to remotely shut the thing down. I will probably try it in order to lower the bulk and float, but I have not done it yet. I found a you tube video of someone who opened up a similar unit to raise the voltages Iota never responded, so their technical support is worthless. I then asked about dropping the pre set voltages and if there was a remote shut off capability via a add on temp sensor. ![]() They do sell a module for the DLS series of chargers and I was told to buy a new charger and module. Too bad, so sad, and no we are not making one for the DLS-X. I contacted Iota tech support asking them about getting a new plug in module for Lithium batteries and was told that module was not available for the particular charger I have. Balmar, Samlex, Electrodaucus, and Morning Star have been awesome at tech support. All of my other charge sources (Balmar alternator with MC612 regulator, Samlex Evo30-12 inverter/charger, Morning Star MPPT controller) all have great manuals, and fantastic tech support so I am sure that they can be shut down by the Electrodaucus if there is an over voltage condition. The way that the Electrodaucus prevents overcharging of the Lithium cells is to shut off the charger. The problem is I now have a 12 Volt 1200Ah lithium ion battery built with 48 fortune 100Ah Cells controlled by the Electrodaucus BMS. ![]() It has a little plug in module (Iq4) in the back that turns what is basically a fixed power supply into a decent cheap battery charger. I have a Iota DLS - X 55 Amp battery charger that has served flawlessly for 6 years on my old AGM batteries and I WAS actually really happy with it. I am not trying to hijack this thread, but the IOTA poblem is mentioned a lot here. I posted this on the Marine Forum as a new thread, but when I searched for IOTA I ran across this thread and decided to cross post it here.
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