AC outlet.....
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Had to get a new piece of equipment today and needed to charge the power packs. I should add here I have never used an AC outlet in a vehicle before. There is a small LED light by the 12v outlet and the AC outlet. The 12V outlet was working fine. Light was solid. With the 12V disconnected the light blinks. I plugged in the battery pack charger and nothing. The light would just keep blinking. No power on the charger. We tried the outlet in the back also and same thing - no power.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
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From: Southern Crescent
Thinking out loud about inrush current being the problem, where the initial current surge when you plug in your charger causes the outlet to shut down.
Some power outlet strips have inrush current limiting and some other power line filters built in. Maybe one of these between the outlet and the charger would help. And you get extra outlets.
Here's a good article about what inrush current is, but doesn't offer much in the way of what to do about it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inrush_current
Some power outlet strips have inrush current limiting and some other power line filters built in. Maybe one of these between the outlet and the charger would help. And you get extra outlets.
Here's a good article about what inrush current is, but doesn't offer much in the way of what to do about it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inrush_current
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