Dennis Gibbons wrote:
Gang,
I recently purchased a VEC 1092A from West and it charged a 12 volt bank of
gels fine. I then set it up for my other bank. I set it at 20 amps. After
about 5 minutes, the unit stepped down to "000" amps on the screen (verified
at the battery with my multimeter). I tried setting it at 10 amps and got
the same shut down but no "fault" lamps lit.
Figuring it may be the battery, I tried another bank (2 6 volt golf carts in
series) this time it bypassed the "000" stage and just died. No lights, no
nothing. I let is sit and it is still as dead as a doornail.
I know there was a long discussion about this unit on this site so I thought
I would ask.
thanks

Hey, Dennis, that's a bummer. Just today I finished installing a Heart
Freedom 15 charger/inverter, and IT has not yet malfunctioned, anyway.
Don't mean either to prance or preach here, and I don't know anything
about Vector chargers. One possibility: the Heart unit can be
programmed for the various sorts of batteries--flooded, gel, AGM--and I
suspect the Vector can, too. I can't imagine you didn't do it right, so
it sounds like a defective unit. Haul it back to West Marine.

Blue skies and fair winds otherwise to you, sir.

Dick Behan
M/V "Annie"