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Blue smart charger 12v 15a

Have just tried to charge a lithium iron phosphate 100ah battery with the above. It getting extremely hot and shuts off after about 30 seconds, it cools down and comes back on then shuts down again . The battery is 57% charged and is showing the charger is producing 14.7 amps. Have tried the charger in li-ion and normal modes with no difference.

One other thing do victron do a bulkhead fitting to connect the charger leads to as once the battery is installed in the van its a pain to get to?

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kevgermany answered ·

It's a 15A charger, so the 14.7A is ok. What settings do you have in the charger?

If the battery is getting too hot, and the charge rate is within the battery limit, then probably a faulty battery.

Can't help with your last question.

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nigely answered ·

The battery is cold it’s the charger is getting hot.

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nigely answered ·

The charger isn’t working long enough to get the Bluetooth connecte, so have set the mode to 14.4 volts which made no difference

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