Strange intermittent fault on 13 pin socket

[Mike Johnson]

I have never used any grease of any kind on my chargers (up too twelve cell balance chargers) have been using Li-ion for near forty years, never had a corrosion problem, but then my chargers are kept in my workshop which has AC which may be a contributing factor.

 

[littlespark]

Well.

We drove down to chesterfield yesterday, leaving the monsoon that is Scotland. Rain didn’t stop until south of Newcastle.

Was out today to Halfords looking for LED replacements, but only had the small ones for the marker lights.

Changed the 4 bulbs along one side and plugged into the car for a test…


And they work!


Surprisingly, so does the other side….. where I haven’t changed the bulbs???

Strange.


Ive changed the 4 down the other side and when I get home, I’ll do an online buy of the other bulbs….. including indicator and reverse.


All this hassle could have been solved if any one of the professionals (caravan engineer, car dealership etc) had mentioned it sooner.

 

[brianmoooore]

Rain? What rain? 22 degrees and brilliant sunshine down here. Been like that for a few days and continues tomorrow.

 

[Moley]

It's been dry and warm here too - and I live in Wales!!

 

[DPG]

Been warm and dry in Skeggy all day.

 

[mainline]

have been using Li-ion for near forty years,

Didn't think rechargeable li-ion batteries came out until the 90s

 

[littlespark]

Check the news. It’s been p1ssing down all weekend in Scotland.
Yellow warning, don’t travel if you don’t need to, all that.

I got soaked just hooking the caravan up.


Different world down here in engerland.

 

[nicebutdim]

Didn't think rechargeable li-ion batteries came out until the 90s

First commercially available Li-ion batteries were manufactured by Sony in 1991.

 

[Mike Johnson]

Nope, first available Li-ion batteries where manufactured by the "A123 Systems" company in the US, they where bought out by the Chinese in the 90's, the first cells where Lithium Nano Phosphate so not strictly Li-ion, but a step up from LiPo's.

 

[nicebutdim]

Nope, first available Li-ion batteries where manufactured by the "A123 Systems" company in the US, they where bought out by the Chinese in the 90's, the first cells where Lithium Nano Phosphate so not strictly Li-ion, but a step up from LiPo's.

A123 systems were founded in 2001. Chinese buyout was attempted the following year, but a bankruptcy filing complicated matters.