can a battery charger be rebuild???

[bolo789]

hello i have a searay 1990 220 it came with a on board three bank battery charger, when i turn the power on it does not charg, i put my volt tester before i turn it on and got 12 volt, when turns on i got the same reading, so who sopose to rebuild or fix the things. thanks for any infos

 

[tommays]

Re: can a battery charger be rebuild???

They can be repiared BUT i think you will find it cheeper to replace it if you cant do some DIY <br /><br />Start simple and be sure its getting AC <br /><br /><br />tommays

 

[Boatin Bob]

Re: can a battery charger be rebuild???

Most of those should have a fuse on them as well. Is it attached to a battery, some of them won't turn on unless they are attached to a battery, need some kind of a load on them to turn on.

 

[cuzner]

Re: can a battery charger be rebuild???

Some chargers are potted, and most of the insides are not servicable.you can get a decent smart charger for less than 100$ thats the route I,d go.<br /><br /><br /> Jim

 

[bolo789]

Re: can a battery charger be rebuild???

thanks guys i will make sure it is getting ac to it and if it still no work i will just dump it in the garbage.<br /><br />when i first got the boat i use to hear it kinda hum when i turn the ac on.<br /><br />now i dont hear that humming sound anymore. <br /><br /><br />is there sopose to be a fuse link for the ac wires?? ect thanks

 

[Boatin Bob]

Re: can a battery charger be rebuild???

If you could hear a hum before then you have the older kind with a ferro resonant transformer inside, these are very reliable but not as flexible as the newer switching types, does it not have any kind of a power indicator light on it? If it's hardwired into your boats AC power system there must be a breaker somewhere for it (if it was wired to code) Do you have a shorepower panel.....don't be too quick to throw it out at until you can verify the AC input is OK.

 

[Texasmark]

Re: can a battery charger be rebuild???

Agree that once you verify power is available to it and it isn't working, chunk it.<br /><br />Nowadays, replacement parts for electronic things are nearly as expensive as the thing it'self plus you have to find the mfgr, get the right part number, and pay for and wait for shipping. <br /><br />Additionally, when you get a new one, you know it's working properly and won't overcharge your batteries, or possibly cause a fire.<br /><br />My onboard has 2 lights when I plug it up. Red and green. Red on when charging over 5 amps, red and green on together between 5 and trickle, green is trickle. If a light isn't on it's not plugged in to AC power.<br /><br />Mark

 

[Silvertip]

Re: can a battery charger be rebuild???

When Bob suggested checking the fuse(s) he meant in the output, not the input. If you have AC to the unit, check the fuses (should be one in each of the three output leads). If they are ok, disconnect each output and measure voltage. If none is present, its junk.

 

[bolo789]

Re: can a battery charger be rebuild???

ok guys iam just reading your repplys.<br /><br />on my panel there is one switch says converter, today i put it on and i heard the little humming again. <br /><br />sopose my batteries is fully charge, will the humming cuts out????<br /><br />upinsmoke what are you saying is that there is sopose to be fues on the charging wires going to the batteries??? is yes i did not notice, i will check it in the morning.<br /><br />thanks everyone i will keep you guys posted. thanks again, and i did not mention when it was humming today i did not put my tester on it to see if it was charging. and the battery on the boat now is about 12 volts so i know it need charging. thanks

 

[Boatin Bob]

Re: can a battery charger be rebuild???

The humming won't cut out when charged it's just a normal characteristic of that style of charger.