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Pd4600 boost mode
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BOOST MODE: If  the INTELI-POWER MARINE converter/charger senses the battery voltage  has dropped below a preset level, the system automatically switches into  the Boost Mode. In this mode the charge voltage is increased to 14.4  volts for a period of approximately 4 hours.

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Is there any consensus that the pd4600 rv units behave this way (boost for 4 hours)? I just finished installing my 4655, and after putting a big load on it,  I watched it go from normal to boost,  but it seems like its been several hours that it remains there after 100 % on the battery.  The pd4600 manual seems to suggest it would select the new appropriate stage "whenever" the battery changed state...
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Re: Pd4600 boost mode
Reply #1 –
The boost mode continues until the charge current drops below a certain level, usually about 1A. I assume for this test that you do not have solar - or have its fuse pulled. If not, and you have a Heliotrope charge controller, it will override the converter, and is NOT a multi-stage charge controller.

Steve
2004 FL
2013 Honda Fit
 
Re: Pd4600 boost mode
Reply #2 –
I have solar,  and threw a tarp over the panels. The controller is a 3000i. Doesn't the charge wizard just go off of battery soc?  I'd think it would switch modes whether its charging or not.  Though this was just my blind assumption...
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