kustodian Ion model B charger smoking

[Mechanick]

Today I noticed a distinct smell of electonics smoking up near the lane machine.... upon closer inspection the smoke was coming from the lane machine's built in charger.

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The thing circled in red is really hot and dripping balck stuff, and the capacitor circled in yellow looks like it is bubbling up...its like I am watching my lane machine self destruct?

Im going to get on the phone with kegel asap....but in the mean time any suggestions? I looked for signs of a liquid spill in the machine and I don't see anything.

[Kanga (James)]

If the caps are bulging, you are best off changing them all anyway...don't go cheap on the replacements. As for the choke, it's just a magnet wrapped with insulated wire. Unless the black stuff next to it is the insulation on the wire melting, there shouldn't be anything wrong with it. It will naturally get hot.

[Mechanick]

If the caps are bulging, you are best off changing them all anyway...don't go cheap on the replacements. As for the choke, it's just a magnet wrapped with insulated wire. Unless the black stuff next to it is the insulation on the wire melting, there shouldn't be anything wrong with it. It will naturally get hot.

there is black stuff dripping from the choke...you can see it underneath it to the left of the resistor. I belive that to be where the smoke is coming from.

[Kanga (James)]

What I mean to say is if that black stuff is coming from the choke it must be the insulation melting. The cause might be related to the condition of the capacitor/s.

[Mechanick]

I replaced the suspect capacitor and no change....bad smell and batteries are not getting adequately charged......its a good thing that it is march Break and no leagues are in this week!

So it looks like im getting a new charger. Can the charger be purchased from the manufacturer, or is it a proprietary assambly you can only get through Kegel?

[Mechanick]

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Found it:

http://www.iotaengineering.com/dls2740.htm

I peeled back the kegel sticker on the charger and the manufacturer label was under it. It peeled of the writing, but from what I can read, I think this one in the link is the match:

DLS-27-40
input 108-132 vac
input watts 1360 watts
output volts 26.8vdc (the spec sheet on the internet shows 27.2vdc)
output amps 40amps


http://www.altestore.com/store/Charge-Controllers/AC-Charge-Controllers/IOTA-DLS-27-40-40A-24V-2-Stage-AC-Charge-Cntr/p3029/

looks like I can get it for $370 instead of a over $1000





The newer ions with built in chargers come with a newer charger...they apparently switched from the one above because of a high failure rate.....and it actually costs less too. does anybody have the info for the newer style ion charger. I would like to see if I can find that one too.

[Mechanick]

I found a place down the road from me that has one in stock....so I can wait a day or two more before deciding which route to go with the charger I would like to buy...

I guess this gives me a couple of days to wait on a possible post for the info on the newer charger used for the ion model B.....your help is appreciated!

[shamefowjze]

My Model D ION uses the IOTA charger

[Mechanick]

My Model D ION uses the IOTA charger

Is it the same iota charger that has the IQ4 module mounted externally? same as my 2008 model B?

[Mechanick]

tick...tock....anybody have the newer charger????

[shamefowjze]

Is it the same iota charger that has the IQ4 module mounted externally? same as my 2008 model B?

Yep.