RE: Machine trouble
It was some generic charger, trying to recharge the battery at the same time as operate the CPAP in a hotel.
The number on the bottom is 550P.
Thanks.
RE: Machine trouble
Yes, I would not want to be mean either, but your cpap does not run off of a battery. So why did you try to charge it up?
If you're thinking the black thing in between the power outlet and the machine is a battery, no, it's actually what we lovingly refer to as a power "brick." It is very possible that you killed the power brick and not your machine.
I would take it to visit any DME supplier, yours or anyone else's, and ask them if they would test it out on a different power brick. You might be good to go by just buying a new power supply. (I mean brick.)
RE: Machine trouble
I was running it off a deep-charge battery, which would give me about 2 nights use if it was completely charged. I tried charging it off of the car while camping, but it took a long time with the car in Park.
The power transformer was not connected when this happened, only the battery connector (to the charger) and the battery.
RE: Machine trouble
So, do you see something like 10 amps on the charger? If this is a high amp charger, I think it would have put a high current through the battery, needed for faster charging of large capacity deep cycle batteries, but your machine would also have had this high amperage. The maximum safe current for that machine is about 6 amps.
RE: Machine trouble
Stay tuned, I have asked an authorized repair manager if there is an internal fuse to that would be repairable.
RE: Machine trouble
Try another known good adapter first.
02-22-2015, 08:36 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-22-2015, 08:37 PM by NotImorg.)
RE: Machine trouble
I don't think that the charger ran more than 2 amps, I intended a slow, overnight, charge for camping the next night.
Thanks, I think I can find a site with a working power supply.
RE: Machine trouble
Hi NotImorg,
WELCOME! to the forum.!
Good luck getting your CPAP machine working.
trish6hundred