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Charge Controllers and Clippers => The "KID" charge controller => Topic started by: scott s on June 09, 2015, 05:01:40 PM

Title: No power coming from load connections
Post by: scott s on June 09, 2015, 05:01:40 PM
In order to minimize the length of my wire runs, I decided to try running some things off of the load circuit on my KID instead of going directly off the batteries.  I hooked everything up properly, then went to the load menu -> battery -> manual ON, and hit SAVE.  The clipper LED comes on, but there is no voltage across the load terminals on the KID.  When I go to the status menu and look at the load it fluctuates between zero and very small negative numbers.  Unsurprisingly, nothing I hook up to the load circuit actually receives power.

I updated the firmware to the latest version and tried again, but still no results.

Any advice is appreciated.

Thanks,

-Scott
Title: Re: No power coming from load connections
Post by: mike90045 on June 09, 2015, 07:44:25 PM
Why is the Clipper ON ? 
Title: Re: No power coming from load connections
Post by: scott s on June 09, 2015, 08:04:07 PM
The Clipper isn't on--I don't even have one.  According to the manual, it appears that the CLP LED is also used to indicate that the load circuit is enabled.
Title: Re: No power coming from load connections
Post by: Halfcrazy on June 09, 2015, 08:22:39 PM
Did you install the load fuse? UL makes us leave that fuse out.

Ryan
Title: Re: No power coming from load connections
Post by: scott s on June 10, 2015, 03:14:05 PM
Well, looks like I earned my newby status.  That was it, Ryan.  Thanks for the help!

-Scott
Title: Re: No power coming from load connections
Post by: boomadge on June 10, 2015, 06:17:05 PM
Don't think your the only one , it got me for a few minutes.