minimum battery voltage to get charger to work

mookiemoo · 07-16-2010, 10:35 PM

does anyone know the minimum voltage a 6 volt battery should read? my batteries are showing low charge but the charger does not click on so i assume they are too low on voltage to get the charger to click on

rabbitreborn · 07-16-2010, 10:36 PM

Which Charger are you using?

mookiemoo · 07-16-2010, 10:41 PM

power wise 36 volt charger

scottyb · 07-16-2010, 11:02 PM

As I said in reply to the PM you sent .... I think it is 2/3 the pack voltage. so above 24v should click the relay

scottyb · 07-16-2010, 11:22 PM

[QUOTE=mookiemoo]Is there a way to test the charger?
also, the batteries were showing full charge a few days ago. i took them out to install a new motor and a new controller. now they are shoing a depleted charge on the ampmeter. it is showing on Reserve to empty., When i plug the charger in to charge, there is no click and the charger does not engage.
Does it matter where you have the pos and neg wires from the charger socket wired to on the batteries? i have the pos on a pos lead on the last battery and the neg wire on the neg lead on the last battery. does it make a difference which battery is wired to the socket?]End Quote

Test with your multimeter where you have the charge cables connected...... what is the voltage there and again test at the charger port, what is the voltage there?

07-16-2010, 10:35 PM	#1
mookiemoo Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Newnan, GA Posts: 61	minimum battery voltage to get charger to work does anyone know the minimum voltage a 6 volt battery should read? my batteries are showing low charge but the charger does not click on so i assume they are too low on voltage to get the charger to click on

07-16-2010, 10:36 PM	#2
rabbitreborn Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,757	Re: minimum battery voltage to get charger to work Which Charger are you using?

07-16-2010, 10:41 PM	#3
mookiemoo Not Yet Wild Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Newnan, GA Posts: 61	Re: minimum battery voltage to get charger to work power wise 36 volt charger

07-16-2010, 11:02 PM	#4
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,410	Re: minimum battery voltage to get charger to work As I said in reply to the PM you sent .... I think it is 2/3 the pack voltage. so above 24v should click the relay

07-16-2010, 11:22 PM	#5
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,410	Re: minimum battery voltage to get charger to work [QUOTE=mookiemoo]Is there a way to test the charger? also, the batteries were showing full charge a few days ago. i took them out to install a new motor and a new controller. now they are shoing a depleted charge on the ampmeter. it is showing on Reserve to empty., When i plug the charger in to charge, there is no click and the charger does not engage. Does it matter where you have the pos and neg wires from the charger socket wired to on the batteries? i have the pos on a pos lead on the last battery and the neg wire on the neg lead on the last battery. does it make a difference which battery is wired to the socket?]End Quote Test with your multimeter where you have the charge cables connected...... what is the voltage there and again test at the charger port, what is the voltage there?

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