Grid charger help!

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Old 08-31-2016, 05:14 PM
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Default Grid charger help!

Hello my name is Gabe and I am new to this forum and I was hoping to get in touch with someone who has a grid charger/discharger that I could borrow. My car has all the symptoms of an inbalanced battery and I want to get it back to good working conditions without having to swap out for a bumblebee pack. The pack that is in there was changed out a little over two years ago. Any help would be appreciated. I live in the north bay Vallejo ca.
 
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Old 08-31-2016, 06:45 PM
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Before you even attempt grid charging, disconnect your 12V for 60 seconds and reconnect it.

Rev to 3500rpm and hold until battery reads full.

Pull the IPU lid (steps 1-9):

https://hybridautomotive.com/pages/install-i1.html

Let it rest overnight.

Locate the BCM connector SHOWN in step 13. Of the two silver boxes on top of the pack, it's the left one - the gray connector with several color wires sprouting from the thick orange cable.

WITHOUT UNPLUGGING THE CONNECTOR, check the 10 voltages and report back. I flipped the connector so it's in the orientation you see at the BCM:

 
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Old 08-31-2016, 08:28 PM
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Thanks for the help. I'll get back to you on the voltages. Im at work but I did get the cover off at least.
 
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Old 08-31-2016, 08:51 PM
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It's important that you use the car to charge to full, allow it to rest overnight (10+ hours) and read the voltages AFTER the rest period.
 
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Old 08-31-2016, 11:42 PM
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It's charged. Didn't take long at all which worries me. Now i wait
 
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Old 09-01-2016, 05:46 AM
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Depending on the state of the battery, it may only take a few minutes as charging in that manner is pushing >20A.
 
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