Peak Beam Systems Maxa Beam Operation Manual page 17

Symptom
MBP-5200/MBP-5600 Chargers
Indicator does not light
Indicator flashes red with no
battery connected
Indicator flashes red when a
battery is connected
Indicator alternates between red
and amber when battery is
connected
Indicator stays red when a battery
is connected or set on top
Indicator stays red when set on
top but turns amber when the tail
is connected
Indicator turns solid amber instead
of flashing amber when battery is
set on top without its tail
connected
Charger gets hot during
recondition cycle
The flashing green indication light
stays on for more than 16 hours
during the recondition cycle
The fast charge cycle ends before
battery is fully charged
MBP-5600 Chargers Only
The indicator flashes red when
powered up with something
connected to the searchlight power
jack
The searchlight occasionally
strobes or blinks once when
starting if it is cold
The searchlight jack is out-putting
20 volts
Troubleshooting
Probable Cause
No Power or Reversed Polarity
Incorrect Voltage
Battery is Shorted or has Bad
Cells
Insufficient Power
Battery is Bad or has Overheated
Dirty Trickle Charge Contacts or
Battery is the Wrong Way
Defective Charger
Normal
Defective Charger
Battery is Out of Balance or Over
Discharged
Something Other Than a
Searchlight is Connected
or
The Red Button is Depressed on
the Searchlight
or
Shorted Searchlight or Coil Cord
Normal
Normal
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Check Power Source or Fuse in
Vehicle Power Adapter
Make Sure That Voltage is
Between 11 and 36 Volts DC
Try Another Battery
Check Line Voltage if Using AC
Adapter. Try Different AC
Adapter. If Using Vehicle
Adapter, Make Sure that the
If Battery is Warm, Allow it to
Cool and Try Again
Clean Contacts or Turn Battery
Call Factory for an RMA
Call Factory for an RMA
Allow Battery to Slow Charge for
One Cycle by Placing Battery on
Top without Connecting and
Waiting for Flashing Amber
Indicator to Turn Solid Green.
This Takes 14 Hours
The MBP-5600 is Designed to
Only Power Maxa Beam
Allow the MBP-5600 to Power
Up Before Depressing the Red
Button on the Searchlight
Try Another Light and/or Cord
Contact Factory if this Happens
Consistently or If This is a
Problem for your Application
Output will Instantly Drop to 13
Volts when the Searchlight is
Remedy
Socket is Clean
Around
Searchlights
Turned On