Battery charger question
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Melting Slicks
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Battery charger question
Hello,
I have the US 3300 model 1051 battery charger. At times the green light goes out and the "charging process " amber light blinks rapidly and goes back to full amber then back to green after a short period of time.
Is this normal ?
I suppose there is a constant draw with the cars electronics computer system that runs the battery down and the charger has to compensate, thus the rapid blinking.
Did I answer my own question??
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Rich K ( Vette Ski )
I have the US 3300 model 1051 battery charger. At times the green light goes out and the "charging process " amber light blinks rapidly and goes back to full amber then back to green after a short period of time.
Is this normal ?
I suppose there is a constant draw with the cars electronics computer system that runs the battery down and the charger has to compensate, thus the rapid blinking.
Did I answer my own question??
Thank you,
Rich K ( Vette Ski )
Last edited by Vette Ski; Jan 31, 2019 at 10:40 AM.
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Rich, what Robert is saying is with the unit pulled into the wall socket take the car plug, push it into the socket, and rotate it a little. That's what I do, and it's always charged properly. Rotating the plug while pushing assures me the plug is seated all the way into the socket.
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I have rotated the 3300 plug in the C7 charging port as well to insure better connection, however keep in mind that you should only connect and disconnect your 3300 plug to your C7's charging port when your 3300 is disconnected from your AC electrical outlet.
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orca, Ken,Rebel, robert, kevin, orca
Been in the garage ( 24' wide by 64' long. Built the first one (24 x 32) in 1978 , doubled it in 2000 ) twice now for approx. 15 - 20 min. and it I have not seen blink rapidly as yet. I will sneak up on it later on tonight before I go to bed to see if I can catch it <
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Orca1946, is that your birth year ? What month?
Been in the garage ( 24' wide by 64' long. Built the first one (24 x 32) in 1978 , doubled it in 2000 ) twice now for approx. 15 - 20 min. and it I have not seen blink rapidly as yet. I will sneak up on it later on tonight before I go to bed to see if I can catch it <
Thanks again!!
Rich K ( Vette Ski )
Orca1946, is that your birth year ? What month?
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I agree. I have the factory charger for mine and that's what it says to do when using it.
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I have sneaked up on it 4 times and haven't seen it (blink) go into charging mode yet. I will be watching it more tomorrow when I have more garage time.
Thanks again all !!
Rich K ( Vette Ski )
Thanks again all !!
Rich K ( Vette Ski )