Battery to Battery charger

[Phil Ambrose]

I have a Sterling 50amp battery to battery charger which up till now has done eveything it says on the box, but it now goes into over heat and shuts down all through the day. At the same time the cooling fans don't come on (assume they should) and the unit has stopped pushing up the voltage (was getting up to 14.8)

 

Does anyone have one of these or any ideas? oh by the way the unit is only 3 months old.

[Gary Peacock]

Another quality product! lol

[Arnot]

Another quality product! lol

Tut Tut!

 

 

Arnot

[Phil Ambrose]

Another quality product! lol

 

Point taken but not very helpful

[granddad]

battery management systems are great and give us more voltage when we need it. they need to exite the field coils to do this and need an extra connection to those field coils. Ordinary alternators do not have field coil connections. The bog standard alternator guys will not guarantee any field coil rigged alternator. The choice is: get better goodies from the alternator without any prospect of a renewal in the field ; or have lesser goodies in the field with some prospect of a continued run with a bog standard alternator thats easy to fix in the field. --- the choice is yours - big jobbies that fail eventually or smaller that can be fixed everywhere and you can continue your trip.

ken

[WotEver]

At the same time the cooling fans don't come on (assume they should)...

 

Perhaps the fans are blocked/stuck/dried out/burned out/bust

 

oh by the way the unit is only 3 months old.

 

Then surely you still have 9 months warranty left?

 

T

[Phil Ambrose]

Perhaps the fans are blocked/stuck/dried out/burned out/bust

 

 

 

Then surely you still have 9 months warranty left?

 

T

 

Very true and just had e-mail from Mr S. saying send it back so I am now taking it out and seeking a big box to pack it in.