Burgerman wrote:Looks OK. Does it work?
Burgerman wrote:47A is fine.
expresso wrote:just got my new used ebay charger using it now so far so good nice built also 75A 24v
steves1977uk wrote:The PL8 gets confused whether to buck or boost. A lower voltage PSU is ok to use, but a higher voltage PSU is preferred since the PL8 has to work less hard trying to boost the voltage. A 27 to 30 volt 40 amp PSU would be better to use.
Steve
shirley_hkg wrote:steves1977uk wrote:The PL8 gets confused whether to buck or boost. A lower voltage PSU is ok to use, but a higher voltage PSU is preferred since the PL8 has to work less hard trying to boost the voltage. A 27 to 30 volt 40 amp PSU would be better to use.
Steve
BM said it happened only at start .
Instead , I found it lingers through out the entire charge .
Now I set the PSU supply voltage out of that of my charge range; 24V ---- 29V .
// Firmware History
// 4.06
// - FEATURE: Added model ID reset API for manufacturing QA app
// 4.05
// - BUGFIX: Battery history upload sometimes skipped
// - BUGFIX: Favorites sometimes not showing in list
// - BUGFIX: Disable Favorites not working if favs already exist
// 4.04
// - BUGFIX: Controller sometimes reports a model ID of UNKNOWN
// - BUGFIX: PL8v2 will auto-start with only balance lead connected (should wait for mains connected)
// - FEATURE: Trickle charge support for NiXX/Pb (both Trickle-only operation and trickle after peak)
// 4.03
// - BUGFIX: Minor UI rendering cleanup (Cell IR warnings, numeric value edit, etc.)
// - FEATURE: 'Show Power Supply Select screen on startup' option
// - FEATURE: Improved grouping/ordering of Settings
// - FEATURE: Optional 'Simplified' UI mode (hides subview details)
// - FEATURE: Feature Controls for restricting capabilities
// (parallel charging, multi-pack, manual, favorites, rate adjust, clear setup on complete/stop/error, BumpTag/preset editing, settings access, auto-starting)
// 4.02
// - FEATURE: Total power supply input limit (across multiple chargers)
// - FEATURE: Redesigned power supply options screen (simpler and faster)
// - FEATURE: On-the-fly amps adjustment during operation
// - FEATURE: Support for NiXX fallback voltage adjustment (BumpTags, Battery Presets, and Manual)
// - FEATURE: Show 'No Main Power' error when PLT is powered via USB cable
// - BUGFIX: Battery Settings values for a preset are reset to defaults when editing an existing preset
// 3.05
// - BUGFIX: Enable History Upload setting in BumpTag is sometimes disabled
// - BUGFIX: Battery Details option not showing in popup menu
// 3.04
// - FEATURE: Enabled Battery History Upload by default
// - BUGFIX: On rare occasions, invalid CRC errors reported
// 3.03
// - FEATURE: Manual operation support for CCS app unbalanced charges (unified app only)
// - FEATURE: Signaling changes for improved reliability (unified app only)
// 3.02
// - FEATURE: Monitor moved to operation menu to make room for Back/Clear button
// - BUGFIX: Cached batteries are sometimes incorrectly shown as a Preset
// - BUGFIX: Large/invalid cell IR values at beginning of charge
// 3.01
// - FEATURE: Battery Presets support
// - FEATURE: Unbalanced charging support for Manual
// - FEATURE: Per-BumpTag history upload enable setting
// - FEATURE: Support for naming Bump Controller (visible in mobile CCS app soon)
// - BUGFIX: Stopped operations sometimes show as DONE (instead of STOPPED)
steves1977uk wrote:https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?3040760-PowerLab-6-not-initializing
You should ALWAYS power up the charger before connecting any battery packs to avoid issues like in the link above. Just a heads up!
Steve
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