marcum lx9 charging

  • bken
    Posts: 68
    January 14, 2018 at 1:20 pm #1744082

    When I charge the battery on the lx9 the light turns red then green after awhile. But when it turns green I can see it blinking red a little bit. Is that normal

    Fishtrekker
    Land of 10,000 Lakes
    Posts: 113
    January 14, 2018 at 4:11 pm #1744122

    When you turn your LX-9 on, what’s the voltage read on your gauge display? Typically a blinking red/green light signifies a bad battery. A new batttery should solve what you are seeing.

    bken
    Posts: 68
    January 14, 2018 at 5:15 pm #1744136

    Voltage says 12.1

    Fishtrekker
    Land of 10,000 Lakes
    Posts: 113
    January 14, 2018 at 8:12 pm #1744232

    Id try to throw it on another battery to see if it does the same thing. If it doesn’t then I would lean towards a new battery, if it does then I would lean towards it being a charger issue. Be sure to check the inline fuse as well.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59946
    January 15, 2018 at 8:01 am #1744312

    I have the same issue BKen. Disconnect the blinking charger with the battery gauge at 12.4 and then turned on the flasher. The battery was dead an about an hour or so.

    New battery time.

    bken
    Posts: 68
    January 15, 2018 at 4:26 pm #1744467

    i ordered a new battery

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59946
    January 15, 2018 at 7:05 pm #1744511

    Picked mine up at Fleet Farm in Hudson and on the charger now. I’m going to need it tomorrow after work… It’s Sturgeon time!! yay

    bken
    Posts: 68
    January 19, 2018 at 6:24 pm #1745759

    I got a new battery. Had it on the charger for awhile light didn’t go from red to green. So I turned on the lx-9 when i turned it on the voltmeter said HIV.

    JoeMX1825
    MN
    Posts: 15922
    January 19, 2018 at 8:30 pm #1745777

    Marcum chargers suck… get a Battery Tender Jr instead, just make sure you reverse the connections on the battery end as Battery Tender’s SAE connector is reversed..

    bken
    Posts: 68
    January 19, 2018 at 8:50 pm #1745783

    i was thinking that might be the problem

    ponyexpress
    Posts: 45
    January 21, 2018 at 2:13 am #1745994

    Snug up your battery connections and make sure the crimps on the connectors are good. Mine weren’t crimped very well and since I crimped them more, my charger has worked perfectly.

    JoeMX1825
    MN
    Posts: 15922
    January 24, 2018 at 2:15 pm #1747086
    ponyexpress wrote:

    Snug up your battery connections and make sure the crimps on the connectors are good. Mine weren’t crimped very well and since I crimped them more, my charger has worked perfectly.

    +1 I had the same issue, also check the inline fuse…

    bken
    Posts: 68
    January 24, 2018 at 2:36 pm #1747094

    Bought a battery tender jr charges perfect now. I also crimped the connections on the battery end a little. Battery tender charges the battery to 13.2 volts now. Thanks for all help

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