Engel Issues

Works on 12 volt but not on 240 volt. Any suggestions.

 

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Sounds like the power supply

Thu, 2012-11-29 17:50

Sounds like the power supply is knackered....is it under 5 years old? might be good for warranty claim.

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yep

Thu, 2012-11-29 18:03

 same thing happened to mine last year. And has now happened to our 80lt waeco.

The engel was under warranty. took it to a service agent and it was fixed for the next day.

Not a big problem i think.

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Ice. When my mates waeco 80

Thu, 2012-11-29 18:04

Ice. When my mates waeco 80 had an issue he just used it as an esky till he got it fixed lol 

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yeah

Thu, 2012-11-29 18:11

Waeco, thats all there good for LOL....... 

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Sounds like the internal

Thu, 2012-11-29 18:07

Sounds like the internal fused has crashed simple fix take it to Engel world Balcatta or the dealer in Canning Vale

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checked the fuse on the 240

Thu, 2012-11-29 18:09

checked the fuse on the 240 side

 

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Are these Engels

Thu, 2012-11-29 22:22

early or late models.

I've sold my 20yr old Engel, never missed a beat and now I have the latest model. So far it's working fine and uses less amps than the oldy.

Runs continually in the shed on 240.

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It is the old grey and black lid model

Fri, 2012-11-30 06:52

Do not think this one hase fuses but I could be wrong.

 

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 i bet you have run it on a

Mon, 2012-12-03 16:46

 i bet you have run it on a cheap gen set - put mine on a mates cheap one same thing happened.

Engle world will fix it but No warrenty, they can tell straight away don't bother bull shitting. your up for about $450

Cheers Boomer 

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Must have rooted the tranny

Mon, 2012-12-03 21:50

Must have rooted the tranny or converter that converts 240vac to 12vdc, for that money you could just by a cheap converter off ebay to plug into 240 that puts out 12v and enough amps for the engel, prob cost less than a tenth of the repair

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5 amps should be heaps, here

Mon, 2012-12-03 22:04

5 amps should be heaps, here you go, problem fixed...8 bucks delivered

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/AC-100V-240V-to-DC-12V-5A-Switching-Power-Supply-Converter-Adapter-5-5mm-x-2-5mm-/140889356037?pt=US_Network_Switch_Power_Supplies&hash=item20cda8f705 

Shuold be able to find an AU plug layin around for it and just chop the other plug off and solder one to suit the engel

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Whats the issue with the gen

Mon, 2012-12-03 18:38

Whats the issue with the gen set then ? Wrong Frequency ? Under voltage ? Over Voltage ? Fluctuating voltage? Or not regulated and got a spike ?

 

I would just buy a good battery and a good solar panel for the price and run it on 12v. Thats what i do when its at home !

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 cheep genset dont have a

Tue, 2012-12-04 22:18

 cheep genset dont have a power output regulator ie when they starve for fuel and rev harder there power output sky rockets. distroying your 240v 

cheers boomer

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Cheap

Wed, 2012-12-05 10:06

sine wave inverters do the damage which is the OLD saying, you get what you pay for in these cheep rs gen sets.

The countrys that continue to copy instead of developing their own technoligy will always be behind the 8 ball. JMO