Hi Dan, The IOTA chargers don't care about voltage per se.
Pretty much anything between about 90-250vac and they will work. Don't disconnect them above around 180vdc however. They rectify the voltage so they really use DC inside. ( they work great as cheap hivoltage controllers) So to answer your question, if you plug in a standard AC 120v light bulb and it works ( ie volts not to high or low), but the IOTA doesn't then the IOTA is probably dead/dying. jay peltz power PS I don't know a better small genny than the Honda. I use a 2000eu for my house back up. But they do break. j On Dec 4, 2011, at 4:55 PM, Dan Fink wrote: > I'm really developing a love-hate relationship with these little gennys. My > customers love them, as they are quiet, sip gas, can be carried around in one > hand, and easily loaded inside a float plane or helicopter. I love them at > remote jobsites. > > New problem -- old Todd 75 amp solid state charger, has been in place since > 1997. New Honda 2000i. The Todd charger runs for 10-15 minutes, then shuts > down. Then restarts itself and charges for 10 minutes, and shuts down etc. > The Todd has no such fancy things as error lights, digital displays, > adjustable settings, etc. The Honda is not affected (tho of course you can > hear it load down), no overload warning light, no effect (not even a flicker) > on lights etc. that are running straight off the generator (that was my test > scenario today). > > My previous problem (still unresolved) is that one 3000i at a remote camp > will run the Magnum MMS chargers at either camp, but the OTHER 3000i won't > run either of them. Both Hondas are only a year old. Not easy to swap the > hondas around, or bring them down for repair, as it requires a helicopter. > Can't detect any difference with my multimeter between the Hondas. > > SO -- my question for the List -- can anyone recommend a stand-alone charger > (no inverter) that is not so sensitive to the output of the Honda EU-i > series? > > Thanks in advance! > > Dan Fink, > Executive Director; > Buckville Energy Consulting > Buckville Publications LLC > NABCEP / IREC accredited Continuing Education Providers > 970.672.4342 (voicemail) > 970.373.1311 (FAX) > > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
