IOTA DLS45 Charger issue

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Michael,
You need to order a IQ4 smart charger and install it immediately. Your two
chargers are competing against each other and it will eventually destroy the
chargers. I would disconnect one charger until you get the IQ4 controller
installed.
Howard T., Sowega, 86 PT40
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> From: "mbrund" <mbrund@...>
> Date: 2007/07/10 Tue PM 09:06:09 EDT
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] IOTA DLS45 Charger issue
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> I have two of the 45's in my coach from the factory and I see an odd
> issue with them. When I get to a site after having driving for a
> long time, and I plug the coach in, the chargers will cause the amp
> meter to rock back and forth from charge to discharge, and the DC
> lights have flash at the same rate.
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> If I go to the battery compartment I can hear a clicking noise in
> both chargers, at the same rate as the lights flashing. If I look
> at the cooling fans they appear to be kind of rocking to the rate of
> the clicking noise (not spinning, just kind of moving like 1/50th or
> so of a rotation per click which occurs about every .5 to 1
> second). I replaced both fans thinking they where the issue, but
> the charger and fans still do the same thing.
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> Neither has an IQ4 smart controller installed. I can disconnect
> either from AC power and the other continues, or just plug one in
> and it starts doing this. Not sure, but they seem to not do this if
> I let them cool off for 8 or 10 hours after making a drive where
> they get heated up by the engine and road conditions.
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> I will contact the manufacture in the next couple days to discuss,
> just wanted to know if anyone has ever seen this with this charger?
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> Michael Brundridge
> 1992 WB40
> Georgetown, TX
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