Re: [EVDL] Iota DLS-55 on a 96v battery

[Jim Walls via EV]

On 06/22/2020 20:55, Matt via EV wrote:

Also, does anyone have one of the dual voltage plugs spare (described here: 
https://www.iotaengineering.com/pplib/dlsmanl.pdf illustration 3)


Pretty sure it's just a single wire jumper in a telephone type plug.  So 
it would be easy to make.  On the other hand, I should have a couple of 
them.  I have a couple Iota power supply / battery chargers that I never 
use that plug for my purposes.


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Re: [EVDL] Iota DLS-55 on a 96v battery

[Lee Hart via EV]

Matt via EV wrote:

Hi All,

I have a conversion that used to run a 144v battery (45 x TS 160AH
cells).

I have replaced the battery with a 96v nominal battery (32 x CALB CA
130Ah cells) and the DC-DC (IOTA DLS-55) seems to be low on output
voltage, due to the input voltage being below 130vdc.

I can boost the output voltage by putting the dual voltage plug in,
and the dc-dc is always on, so I can get away with the new output
voltage (currently 11v when the 96v battery is flat to 13v when the
96v battery is on charge, or +0.6v with the dual voltage plug in
place).

Has anyone run an IOTA at 96v long term? Did it last? Or am I better
off just swapping it out with a 96v dc-dc?


I'm not sure about the DLS-55, but if it is similar to the DLS-45, I 
think you'll have trouble with it. I have done quite a bit of work 
tracing out the circuit and fixing the DLS-45's so they work long-term 
as DC/DC converters.


These units are of course designed as AC power supplies; not DC/DC 
converters. The nominal AC input is 108-132vac, which is internally 
rectified to 150-185vdc. This is what powers the actual DC/DC converter 
inside.


96vdc into a 150vdc minimum converter is *way* too low for proper 
operation. Even at 120vdc, I saw failures of the bridge rectifier, 
switching MOSFETs, and snubber resistor on the MOSFETs. The lower the 
input voltage, the higher the input current goes in an attempt to 
compensate. These parts do not have an adequate safety margin; and so fail.


It might be possible to change enough parts to make it work. But if you 
aren't an experienced electronics technician, I don't think it would be 
practical.



Also, does anyone have one of the dual voltage plugs spare (described
here: https://www.iotaengineering.com/pplib/dlsmanl.pdf illustration


Sorry; I can't help you there.


Lee Hart

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[EVDL] Iota DLS-55 on a 96v battery

[Matt via EV]

Hi All,

I have a conversion that used to run a 144v battery (45 x TS 160AH cells).

I have replaced the battery with a 96v nominal battery (32 x CALB CA 130Ah 
cells) and the DC-DC (IOTA DLS-55) seems to be low on output voltage, due to 
the input voltage being below 130vdc.

I can boost the output voltage by putting the dual voltage plug in, and the 
dc-dc is always on, so I can get away with the new output voltage (currently 
11v when the 96v battery is flat to 13v when the 96v battery is on charge, or 
+0.6v with the dual voltage plug in place).

Has anyone run an IOTA at 96v long term? Did it last? Or am I better off just 
swapping it out with a 96v dc-dc?

Also, does anyone have one of the dual voltage plugs spare (described here: 
https://www.iotaengineering.com/pplib/dlsmanl.pdf illustration 3)

Thanks in advance,
Matt

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