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A real puzzler

I have an 8400 rider pallet-jack that is doing an odd thing; It has 2 assigned batteries, but when a fully charged battery is put in, it will read 0% charge. If a battery assigned to another jack is plugged in, it reads 100% and it's assigned battery will then read 100%. I don't havew much hair left, so any help would be appreciated. This is an intermitant problem.
  • Posted 5 Aug 2011 12:41
  • By jeff_i
  • joined 2 Nov'08 - 15 messages
  • Iowa, United States
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It takes 25.3 volts to swing the meter to 100%.... Fully charged may show 25.1 or 29.9, depending on the type of battery. This is common in 8400's to show 0% even when a charged battery is plugged in. The battery wont maintain it's voltage after a charge and drops slowly. You can jumper the the truck with a good battery then plug in the weaker one. But you need to change the Bsoc parameter 24 by lowering it to 66 % from 75%. An 8400 really monitors the battery condition and flags code C41 if it sees the battery go below 17 volts for even a nanosecond.
  • Posted 6 Sep 2012 11:23
  • By EasiTek
  • joined 12 Aug'08 - 533 messages
  • Ontario, Canada
TRY LOOKING AT HOW THE CUT OUT AND THE RESETS IS PROGRAMED IN THE BSOC OR DEFAULT IT BACK FACTORY SPEC.
  • Posted 4 Sep 2012 05:59
  • By SERVICE
  • joined 4 Sep'12 - 2 messages
  • Arizona, United States
GET IT DONE RIGHT THE FIRST TIME
There is a service bulletin RSI PLT -11 -002 that discusses this issue.
  • Posted 2 Sep 2011 19:49
  • By ross_g
  • joined 12 Jul'05 - 18 messages
  • Pennsylvania, United States
The assigned batteries and the "borrowed" batteries load test the same (lift and travel at the same time while checking)? Depending on the set up you might need a service key to see or adjust the BSOC settings but would be curious to see what they're set at.
  • Posted 8 Aug 2011 23:48
  • By joe_d
  • joined 25 May'10 - 253 messages
  • Texas, United States
Ain't nothing I can't fix but a broken heart and the break of day!
I don't rely on what the gauge says. I always take meter readings wth a voltmeter on the battery. It tells me 25.something as a reading. Granted half of our chager are ferro 5 crap but it does this even on the exide chargers. btw both batteries voltage and s/g are fine.
  • Posted 6 Aug 2011 12:11
  • By jeff_i
  • joined 2 Nov'08 - 15 messages
  • Iowa, United States
Raymonds have to see a 50% change in battery voltage before the BSOC reading will reset. Check the 2 assigned batteries thoroughly. Electrolyte test and cell by cell voltage readings as well as load test. Just because the charger says "fully charged" doesn't mean it really is.
  • Posted 5 Aug 2011 22:16
  • By joe_d
  • joined 25 May'10 - 253 messages
  • Texas, United States
Ain't nothing I can't fix but a broken heart and the break of day!

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