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Charge Controllers and Clippers => The "KID" charge controller => Topic started by: PKsolar on May 23, 2017, 09:10:57 PM

Title: Shorted Whiz bang Jr?
Post by: PKsolar on May 23, 2017, 09:10:57 PM
Uh oh! An errant negative wire touched a live positive wire from another 12V source and now my Kid display is flashing wildly and shows Bad firmware update Bootlegger .... I can only get the screen to display when I press the setup soft key. None of the other keys work.

I now don't see a flashing light in the WB Jr.

Any thoughts? Dead WB Jr it looks like... I thought I had all breakers off but obviously I missed one:(

PK
Title: Re: Shorted Whiz bang Jr?
Post by: Sunshine on May 24, 2017, 05:09:27 PM
That's going to be a call to tech support. Probably will need a new Whizbang but possibly not. The angry Kid is the bigger issue. Any of our techs will be glad to help you out in figuring out your next step with the Kid.
Title: Re: Shorted Whiz bang Jr?
Post by: PKsolar on May 24, 2017, 09:51:59 PM
I'll disconnect the WB Jr first and run the Kid like it used to be and see what it display. Thanks, I'll call soon afterwards.
PK
Title: Re: Shorted Whiz bang Jr?
Post by: PKsolar on May 27, 2017, 07:52:29 AM
Good news is that when the WB Jr was removed, the Kid was charging and doing all I asked it to do but just can't read the display as well. Seems to be little PV panels covering each digital letter/number in the display. Per Jim, it's heading back as soon as I  get the RA from MS. Won't do that again... :'(
Title: Re: Shorted Whiz bang Jr?
Post by: CDN-VT on June 19, 2017, 10:56:16 PM
Before conection check  & work dead . Even me , sparky for 50 years , do dead work & check . I do live on my time without idiots talking so I stay on the job .

VT