Why must it be connected during charging? Instead of using the C terminal, can I switch the positive wire to turn it on and off, connecting C to +?
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The directions address this, something about it uses the charger as a reference for " full".
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You should be able to wire together all positive an all negative and just connect one + and one - to the battery. The current draw is fairly low so it should be no problem.
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I have never had an issue - just plug it in and charge. The only thing I can think is under the seat where the connectors are maybe they aren't connected right? Sorry I can't be of more help.
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I'm not sure if you are suppose to, but I never do. There is a green light that comes on when you plug it in and blinks while charging. it turns sold when charging complete and goes out completely when unplugged from car.
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The wire that comes from the fuse holder is a positive + connection only and should be connected to the positive wire on your charger. You should have a negitive wire coming the charger that should be connected to a ground source near the fuse box.
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Cant we just use a USB-c to USB-a cable to charge this instead of a DC cable ?
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You will need a copper buss bar and some mc4 connectors. Run the positive wires in 10 gauge wire from the panels to the copper buss bar then a 8 gauge stranded copper wire from the buss bar to the charge controller. You can get a mc4 tee connector to tie the negative wires together and run one wire to the location of the charge controller. Do not do this for the positive wires from the panels to the controller, that's what I Sid first and found out a couple weeks later I was only getting power from one panel.
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What are you using "load" for? I plugged the Schumacher solar panel into the "power" connector and the "load" connector is not used. If you are using the "load" connector for an accessory and polarity is important to you, examine the leads on this item. It shows the positive and negative terminals. The red wire is positive and the black is negative.Schumacher WM-12 Cable Connector for Battery Charger/Maintainer
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I just plugged mine in to make sure. Yes it can be on while it's charging from the A/C plug.
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Jumping on this one... similar problem... charger dropped but the RED wire came off of the 2/12/75 switch... can you comment on where THAT one goes? Thanks....
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Charging? I only connect it once a week or so, I believe it interferes with other running programs. Its dialog box is not user friendly. You really have to dig to make it work your way. Still, it is quite useful.
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I just got one and the user manual is ridiculously lacking in details. So humor me...how do i check charge status? I turned it on and all lights blinked once. I plugged it in the wall and only 1 light is blinking. How do I know when it is fully charged?
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Don't use the middle contact of the battery. Just the left and right. The charger will automatically find the polarity, so it doesnt matter how you insert it. Once the red light come on, you're good.
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Yes the red LED is supposed to turn off when it is done charging. Try another cable or try a wall outlet if you have not already. If that doesn't work, you may want to get an exchange if you still can.
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Heya. Yeah, I had one of these too. Somewhere on the unit, there's a small square/rectangular slot. that's the charging port. It should have come with a charging cord. It's been a while since mine was stolen though and I could be wrong. It may use micro USB to charge instead. if you want a new one, serch for one on 'The Wirecutter'.
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I didn't notice that recommendation... I have done it, as well as other according to their reviews. in my office I leave it plugged in even though it is fully charged and treat it like a regular Qi charger. it appears when an external power is attached to the PowerBot, it is charging the internal battery and powering the Qi pad. I haven't tried but i'm thinking if the PowerBot was completely drained, you could plug in an external power and still use the Qi charging. I think the amber light indicates whenever you are using the internal battery.
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It is always good to fully charge things like this before use, ours took about an hour when we first got it. You will be able to tell it is fully charged when the LED goes from Red to Blue. We do have issues pairing it to our Dell tablet (which is Android running x86 architecture so that could be part of the reason) but we don't have any problems pairing it to our Nexus 5 which is running vanilla Android so your mileage may vary.