Re: Transformer Current

On 2009-02-05, usenet2@xxxxxxxxxx <usenet2@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Nutshell:


Can someone offer any ideas as to why the charger is drawing far more
than the original transformer was rated? I cut one open and could not
find any identifying marks on the transformer. The primary had failed
and the secondary was fused at 5A. The fuse was intact. Input was
labeled as 120 VAC 26W, looks like 0.2A roughly. Stepped down to 12V
that would be 2A.

it's either the charger or the battery.
swap both until you locate the culprit.

I am not certain why the high draw - maybe the initial charging cycle
draws much more than 2A, for some period of time,

more than a few minutes would be troubling.



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