Hi David. That is quite odd. I’ve used dozens of iotas over the years and have not seen this issue.
Is it a newer on that uses the IQ adapter? For an alternative you can try powermax. I’ve had good luck with those too. Jay > On Oct 8, 2024, at 7:40 PM, David Palumbo via RE-wrenches > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Wrenches, > > I've used several Iota charges over the years, now I am struggling with 2 > systems in my neighborhood that use Iota Model DLS27-40. It's a decent enough > 40A charger for a 24V LA battery bank but it has a big negative quirk for a > rental house I'm renovating and about to put on the market. > > The Iota sometimes (randomly once every few generator charges) will not > initiate charging until I disconnect it from the batteries. The OutBack > inverter in both systems without fail begin charge cycles but every few times > the Iota will need the breaker to the batteries to be cycled off. This > happens in two systems, one with a Honda 7000i generator and the other with a > Generac 6k Eco-Gen LP gas unit. > > With my daughter being the tenant in the rental house the past 5 years it was > something I could check up on easily but with a new tenant coming in soon I'd > rather not have to be entering the house once a week in the winter to reset > the Iota. > > Two questions. > Is there a fix for this quirk in the Iota? > Is there a viable alternative to Iota in a 30 to 40A charger for LA batteries? > I have another system close by that uses an old Magnum inverter/charger > MM1524AE only as a secondary charger on that system with great results. It's > not used it as an inverter just for charging when the generator is run. Never > has given me any problems. If anyone has one of these that they want to sell > , please let me know off list. It would replace the Iota nicely. > > Thanks, > > Dave Palumbo > Hyde Park, VT > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org >
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