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Curtis model 901RB series battery discharge indicators

We have an ongoing problem with these Curtis BDIs that are private labeled for Linde. There are the style with the 10 LEDs.
What happens is that they get electronically stuck on a particular LED and will not change. It is absolutely a problem with the BDI and not the truck or the battery.
We have plugged several different batteries into the truck and the LED position won't change. We have charged each battery and still the LED position won't change.
The only thing that has worked is disconnecting wires at the BDI and putting the BDI into another truck.

What gives?!
  • Posted 12 May 2011 05:09
  • By duodeluxe
  • joined 11 Feb'05 - 923 messages
  • United States
duodeluxe
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do you check the harness? or connect directly? may be the problm is in a wire...
  • Posted 26 Dec 2011 11:25
  • By raul_s
  • joined 17 Jun'10 - 134 messages
  • San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Replying to my own thread in hopes that someone has had similar problems and has come up with an answer.
We have sent a BDI to Curtis who tested it and said that there was nothing wrong with it.
We are still having ongoing problems with these. On some BDI's, you can charge the battery forever and the BDI will not change. Take the exact same BDI and plug it into another battery and again it will not change.
  • Posted 20 Dec 2011 22:58
  • By duodeluxe
  • joined 11 Feb'05 - 923 messages
  • United States
duodeluxe

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