Eco-worthy 48V 60A Battery Charger: 3.5KW Max Power
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Same here.
Crowz, is the only one having that issue. As far as I know.
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Ecoworthy Kai mentioned they'd look at a possible firmware upgrade to implement soft start, maybe connected to wifi port with pc or something?
Jmhai3
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My Craftsman generator has two plugs on it (other than the standard three prong house outlet) and they are the one on the charger and the one on the end of the adapter. You saying that if my generator had just the three prong outlet that the adapter that comes with it could not be used?
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That's correct.
Well the adapter arrived and worked perfectly.
I ran the charger from 11am to 5pm flawlessly.
That said I did have to set it to 23hr on the timer to get it to charge. It defaulted to 24hr and with it set to that it wouldn't start charging.
I would push the on/off and it would switch to showing auto and then flip back to manual without starting to charge.
I changed timer 1 to 23hr and it started charging.
Weird.
Anyways it charged fine at 60 amps the whole time after that. Never got hot either. The 2 ga wires I swapped out were cool to the touch so that upgrade worked great
I ran the charger from 11am to 5pm flawlessly.
That said I did have to set it to 23hr on the timer to get it to charge. It defaulted to 24hr and with it set to that it wouldn't start charging.
I would push the on/off and it would switch to showing auto and then flip back to manual without starting to charge.
I changed timer 1 to 23hr and it started charging.
Weird.
Anyways it charged fine at 60 amps the whole time after that. Never got hot either. The 2 ga wires I swapped out were cool to the touch so that upgrade worked great
I doubt I will run the generator near as much now. It cost $3 and something per gallon here for super unleaded (its used in the mowers and cars when the kids forget to fill up, etc) which normally works out to burning 4 gallons when I run the generator. So $12+ a run.
The grid's power cost me 1 cent per minute to run the thing. So 60 cents an hour. So 4 hours $2.40 which makes it much cheaper.
The grid's power cost me 1 cent per minute to run the thing. So 60 cents an hour. So 4 hours $2.40 which makes it much cheaper.
Jmhai3
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What would happen if I or some else did use it?
Would it do nothing, or it blow/burn something up?
Which end is wired incorrectly?
I am thinking of replacing the 3-prong end of the provided adapter with a plug like my dryer or is the 4-prong end the one that is not wired correctly. Might be better just to by one already made.
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By the way I noticed they already changed it to the thirty two hundred 3200 W On their website so they are listening and making changes
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Nothing
Neither, it's exactly how it should be, for what it's supposed to do.
There are no legally available adapters that switch a hot to a neutral.
That wouldn't work.
Yes
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There are no legally available adapters that switch a hot to a neutral.
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Except there is no such thing. Either make your own after understanding the details, and tag it as for that specific use only (tie-wrap it to the charger cord?) or change the end on the charger cord for your one true use.
There are no legally available adapters that switch a hot to a neutral.
That wouldn't work.
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Except there is no such thing. Either make your own after understanding the details, and tag it as for that specific use only (tie-wrap it to the charger cord?) or change the end on the charger cord for your one true use.
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There is for their use.
It's 240v to 240v.
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Yes, that would work.
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Both work fine.
Connected to the same circuit, from my system.
I'm sure that your issue is generator related.
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Press "enter" to scroll through the settings.
Use "up" and "down" to adjust.
Press "enter" to lock your setting in.
I though I tried that and it did not increase, I'll try it again, Thanks.
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I have mine running on 120v and I notice that I HAVE to set a timer for it to charge. Is there a way for it to start without a timer ?
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Set timer #1 to 24 hrs.
This sets it to always on.
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Thank you! Can you also explain how the 3 timers work? I don’t see anything any the manual about the timers
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I don't use them, but it's explained above, in this thread.
Sorry, I don't remember.
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Actually, it might have been explained in another thread.
If I find it, I'll post it here.
If I find it, I'll post it here.
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Can't find a great explanation.
But it looks like....
Timer #1 turns it on.
Timer #2 turns it off.
And Timer #3 turns it on again.
Not sure what the reasoning is behind them.
But it looks like....
Timer #1 turns it on.
Timer #2 turns it off.
And Timer #3 turns it on again.
Not sure what the reasoning is behind them.
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Even beta-testers were unsure/ambivalent about the timers.
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