| PD9245 Charger and Pendant [message #62564] |
Sat, 31 October 2009 12:18  |
Oldngray
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Location: Punta Gorda Florida
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I installed the 9245 last night by just swapping cables from the old Buzz box to the new intel charger.
The pendant light came on steady and stayed so for about 5 hours then and still now 10 hours later, the light on the pendant is flashing rapidly.
Is this normal? I am on shore power and running only the A/C but even before I turned on the A/C the light was flashing rapidly.
Just want to be sure this is working correctly.
Richard MacDonald
Punta Gorda, Florida
Sold our TZE April 2015
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| Re: [GMCnet] PD9245 Charger and Pendant [message #62577 is a reply to message #62568] |
Sat, 31 October 2009 14:08  |
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ljdavick
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Yikes - I just posted another thread before I read this one. Mine
flashes fast all the time. I think it's time for a call to PD...
Larry Davick
The Mystery Machine
On Oct 31, 2009, at 10:57 AM, Tony Wright wrote:
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> The pendant has what the different light flashes are printed on it,
> or you can get the description here : http://www.progressivedyn.com/
> prod_details/pendant.html
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> Light “ON” all of the time – Indicates the unit
> is in the BOOST MODE and the converter output voltage is 14.4-volts
> and is in the process of recharging the battery up to 90% of full
> charge as fast as possible. This mode is usually automatically
> selected after dry camping
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> Light Blinks Rapidly (every 2-3 seconds) – Indicates the unit
> is in the NORMAL MODE and the converter output voltage is 13.7-
> volts. In this mode, the converter is safely completing the charge
> of the RV battery.
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> Light Blinks Slowly (every 5-6 seconds) – Indicates the unit
> is in the Storage Mode and the converter output voltage has been
> lowered to 13.2-volts. In this mode the RV battery is fully charged
> and the converter is maintaining the charge, without causing
> gassing or water loss.
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> --
> Tony W.
> Kirkland, WA
> '78 Kingsley
> GMC Cascaders - http://www.fmcanw.org/gmc
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1976(ish) Palm Beach
Fremont, Ca
Howell EFI + EBL + Electronic Dizzy
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| Re: PD9245 Charger and Pendant [message #62578 is a reply to message #62568] |
Sat, 31 October 2009 14:18 |
Oldngray
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Mine is not blinking every two to three seconds, it is blinking faster than once per second, that is why I asked.
I checked the voltage output and it is. 13.4-13.6
Richard MacDonald
Punta Gorda, Florida
Sold our TZE April 2015
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| Re: [GMCnet] PD9245 Charger and Pendant [message #62612 is a reply to message #62577] |
Sat, 31 October 2009 20:15 |
idrob
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Location: Central Idaho
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| ljdavick wrote on Sat, 31 October 2009 12:08 |
Yikes - I just posted another thread before I read this one. Mine
flashes fast all the time. I think it's time for a call to PD...
Larry Davick
The Mystery Machine
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The light will flash fast for quite a long time until it goes into the storage mode. May be 2 to 3 days in fact. If it never stops the fast flash, you may have batteries which are going bad, or some small load that is on all the time, preventing the storage mode from working.
BTW, I have turned both of my PD's off for the winter as I will be away for months now, and don't want them to run totally unattended with no one ever checking them. The PD should be fine, but in case it develops a problem, I don't want it connected at all.
Rob Allen
former owner of '76 x-PB
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| Re: [GMCnet] PD9245 Charger and Pendant [message #62615 is a reply to message #62612] |
Sat, 31 October 2009 20:42 |
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USAussie
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Location: Sydney, Australia
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Rob,
Spot on Mate!
Jim B wired my radio into the house batteries through a fuse but no switch.
It has a lighted cover that stays on constantly. It is enough current draw
to effect the functioning of the PD-9260 that I installed. It takes awhile
before it figures out what's happening and switches to the maintenance mode.
I agree with you in as much it's not a good idea to leave the PD's powered
up when there's nobody around. In fact I don't like to leave ANY electrical
appliance on when there's nobody around! John Sharpe is kind enough to check
on Double Trouble every so often and power up the PD-9260 which brings the
batteries up to snuff. I also fitted a Pro-Fill System to the 12 VDC front
batteries and a Quick Fill System to the 6 VDC house batteries so they can
be easily serviced. These systems are available from Camping World.
Regards,
Rob Mueller
Sydney, Australia
AUS '75 Avion-The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion-Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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Subject: Re: [GMCnet] PD9245 Charger and Pendant
The light will flash fast for quite a long time until it goes into the
storage mode. May be 2 to 3 days in fact. If it never stops the fast
flash, you may have batteries which are going bad, or some small load that
is on all the time, preventing the storage mode from working.
BTW, I have turned both of my PD's off for the winter as I will be away for
months now, and don't want them to run totally unattended with no one ever
checking them. The PD should be fine, but in case it develops a problem, I
don't want it connected at all.
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Rob Allen
'76 x-PB
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Rob M. (USAussie)
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Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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| Two charges? [message #62685 is a reply to message #62612] |
Sun, 01 November 2009 11:27 |
bukzin
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BTW, I have turned both of my PD's off for the winter as I will be away for months now, and don't want them to run totally unattended with no one ever checking them. The PD should be fine, but in case it develops a problem, I don't want it connected at all.[/quote]
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You have 2 charges set up? How are they wired?
Thanks
Bukzin
1977 Palm Beach
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| Re: Two charges? [message #62748 is a reply to message #62685] |
Sun, 01 November 2009 22:43 |
idrob
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| bukzin wrote on Sun, 01 November 2009 09:27 |
BTW, I have turned both of my PD's off for the winter as I will be away for months now, and don't want them to run totally unattended with no one ever checking them. The PD should be fine, but in case it develops a problem, I don't want it connected at all.
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You have 2 charges set up? How are they wired?
Thanks
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Oh, sorry. I have sold my GMC with the PD in it. I have two other Trailers that both have PD's and those are the ones I have shut down for the months I will be gone from home.
I monitor the forum because I still love all the good people here, and the information I gather which is useful for my other camping rigs. I also still have photos posted of what I did on my GMC and they can be helpful for others who run into the same issues I worked on.
Rob Allen
former owner of '76 x-PB
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