NOT Charging

[Itsshreck]

Hi guys
sorry it’s me again
i recently bought from the German company that was recommended a 24 volt battery soft pack ( only just arrived) customs grrrrrr
but when I come to check it’s charged it only says 25% charge on the soft pack
it has been left on all night
i have checked my charger and it says 29.2 volt
am I missing something or doing something wrong ?
many thanks

 

[wheeliepete]

Hi guys
sorry it’s me again
i recently bought from the German company that was recommended a 24 volt battery soft pack ( only just arrived) customs grrrrrr
but when I come to check it’s charged it only says 25% charge on the soft pack
it has been left on all night
i have checked my charger and it says 29.2 volt
am I missing something or doing something wrong ?
many thanks

Have you checked the polarity matches on both battery and charger? If you are using your old charger they may be different.

 

[Itsshreck]

Have you checked the polarity matches on both battery and charger? If you are using your old charger they may be different.

Hi Pete
how do I do that please ?

hi Pete
just asked a friend how to do it correctly
i have checked and it is the correct polarity

 

[vfr400]

You should have done it before attempting to charge. If you get it wrong, there's normally a big bang and the fuse in the charger blows. If you can still measure 29.2v, it probably OK.

Those battery charge indicators are more trouble than they're worth. Never take any notice of them. Instead, measure the actual battery voltage with your meter on its output connector.

 

[wheeliepete]

A photo of the battery and charger connectors may help. Have you maybe connected the charger to the discharge lead?

 

[Itsshreck]

A photo of the battery and charger connectors may help. Have you maybe connected the charger to the discharge lead?

hi Pete
I have put it all back together now going to take on a run soon as it cools down but I am pretty sure I have connected it correctly

these are some pictures not brilliant but if you think I have done something wrong please let me know
thank

 

[wheeliepete]

hi Pete
I have put it all back together now going to take on a run soon as it cools down but I am pretty sure I have connected it correctly

these are some pictures not brilliant but if you think I have done something wrong please let me know
thank

Can't see anything obviously wrong in your photos. What's the voltage of the battery on output connector? Does the light on your charger turn red when connected to battery?

 

[Itsshreck]

Can't see anything obviously wrong in your photos. What's the voltage of the battery on output connector? Does the light on your charger turn red when connected to battery?

yes charger turns red when plugged in has it should then eventually green

pictures are the specs of battery

 

[Nealh]

Check the voltage charge of the battery with your meter.

 

[wheeliepete]

yes charger turns red when plugged in has it should then eventually green

pictures are the specs of battery

Sounds like it's charging ok then, if voltage of pack is 29.4 v after charging, then all good.

 

[vidtek]

Not much point checking the voltage with a meter unless you have the motor working at the same time. You need to check the voltage with the motor stopped then with the motor working. That will give you a true indication of the state of the battery. I would imagine a 24volt battery to read about 26volts off load, then it should drop to around 23-24volts with a standard load.

 

[Nealh]

24v battery will read 29.4 fully charged and any where down to 21 - 22 .4 at lvc.