onboard chargers

[bartdjunkman]

i have an onboard charger and i accidently plugged it into the 240 socket. It sparked at the outlet and now it does not come on. I am guessing it is fried. I am figuring it did not do any damage to my batteries but my question is this look like seal units is there any chance that it could be fixed.

 

[HAV2FISH]

Re: onboard chargers

Check and see if yours has either an in-line or internal fuse.

 

[Silvertip]

Re: onboard chargers

How on earth did you manage to get a 110 plug into a 220 outlet? And yes -- it is probably toast. Most of those units are sealed, and have no fuse in the AC line. They are generally not repairable.

 

[bartdjunkman]

Re: onboard chargers

It was a small 220 outlet, it had a plug that looked like a regular plug accept ith ad a slot on one side. I am new to the garage and did not know there was 220 even in it. well thats how it goes. I guess lesson learned. thanks, bart

 

[Silvertip]

Re: onboard chargers

Did the outlet look like this one? If it did, you either do not have 220 service to that outlet or someone wired 220 to a 110 (20 AMP) outlet. Measure the voltage between the short slot (the one on the right) and the bottom (half round) slot. If it measures 220 volts AC that is the wrong outlet for the application. If it measures 115 - 117 volts AC it was not the outlet that caused the sparking.

 

[tx1961whaler]

Re: onboard chargers

Did the outlet look like this one? If it did, you either do not have 220 service to that outlet or someone wired 220 to a 110 (20 AMP) outlet. Measure the voltage between the short slot (the one on the right) and the bottom (half round) slot. If it measures 220 volts AC that is the wrong outlet for the application. If it measures 115 - 117 volts AC it was not the outlet that caused the sparking.

That may not be the case. It could easily be two 110 lines 180 deg out of phase, so if you measured each of the slots relative to the earth ground they would each measure 110 VAC. If you measure the slots relative to each other, then they would measure 220 VAC.

 

[Silvertip]

Re: onboard chargers

Very true. But I sincerely hope someone didn't wire 220 to an outlet that is not intended for that purpose. To verify or disprove that, measure across the two top slots. It will read 115 or 220. If 220, get the outlet changed. And then call the prior owner and suggest he pay for the damage to your charger and for the electrician fee for replacing the outlet. If he/she refuses, indicate that you would be very happy to provide him with an opportunity for a "heart-to-heart" with your attorney. That's just how I feel about this stuff.