Red warning - Slow Charge this Vehicle

SCB86 said:
I was wondering if it was possible to equalise on a 7KW charger. I don't have access to charging at home so can't use the granny charger.

When I was at Tesco charging on their PodPoint 7KW I noticed the badge was illuminated (first time I've noticed this) but I unplugged it before it went off (only three hours parking allowed)

Not had this warning yet though, but the car is only 3 weeks old and 1000 miles on the odometer.
How often are people having to equalise their batteries?
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Your local CoOp in Codsall opens from 7am to 10pm that should give you long enough time to equalise the battery!
 
I did a lot of research on available chargers in my area and the ones I frequent. I live in a small village so there aren't many users of the PodPoint, so I can leave it on charge until it's full. Tonight I'll be leaving it charging over night so it can balance.
I keep my old ICE car parked up near the charger and then when I charge I take my ICE car home and leave the MG to charge.
I used to spend £120-£150 a month of petrol, now I use about £10 a month and my electricity is free so I'm quids in.
 
Dodger said:
Your local CoOp in Codsall opens from 7am to 10pm that should give you long enough time to equalise the battery!
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SCB86 said:
I did a lot of research on available chargers in my area and the ones I frequent. I live in a small village so there aren't many users of the PodPoint, so I can leave it on charge until it's full. Tonight I'll be leaving it charging over night so it can balance.
I keep my old ICE car parked up near the charger and then when I charge I take my ICE car home and leave the MG to charge.
I used to spend £120-£150 a month of petrol, now I use about £10 a month and my electricity is free so I'm quids in.
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That makes a lot of sense and such a big saving
 
OK. Now I'm concerned.

As previously covered, I left the car for full equalisation earlier this week (Tuesday night/Wednesday morning) and it took hours.

Today, I charged the car up again, and it was at 100% by about 3.00 p.m. (charge through the day with PV cells!) but the car is still on the Equalisation process, that started over 6 hours ago!!!

Should I be worried? Is this normal?
 
I have only equalised mine the once last week and it took 6+ hours .i expected it to be quicker next time if i didn't leave it as long in between equalisations ,but it looks like thats not the case .i will be charging mine in the next few days and i will post my findings mine has the comfort 2 update as was new October 2020
 
The August BMS update has a bug that means equalisation takes ages. The October fix for that didn’t work properly and caused the reduced voltage / range issues some are seeing.

If your car is taking forever to balance, it’s got the earlier one.
 
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kiltox said:
The August BMS update has a bug that means equalisation takes ages. The October fix for that didn’t work properly and caused the reduced voltage / range issues some are seeing.

If your car is taking forever to balance, it’s got the earlier one.
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On the plus side if it takes so long to equalise ,we have got probably the best update for the moment
 

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Cant see any mention here of using the 3 pin 3 KW home charger supplied, this IS a real slow charge option that gives the time needed to do the job well. Having done this equalisation whilst away in the sticks, I found that the range capability had increased from normal 163 to 176 a useful boost for a range worry free, home trip
 
Jackobie said:
Cant see any mention here of using the 3 pin 3 KW home charger supplied, this IS a real slow charge option that gives the time needed to do the job well. Having done this equalisation whilst away in the sticks, I found that the range capability had increased from normal 163 to 176 a useful boost for a range worry free, home trip
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Makes no difference to the effectiveness of the equalisation whether it’s done on the granny charger or a 7kW one.
 
kiltox said:
Makes no difference to the effectiveness of the equalisation whether it’s done on the granny charger or a 7kW one.
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Jackobie said:
Cant see any mention here of using the 3 pin 3 KW home charger supplied, this IS a real slow charge option that gives the time needed to do the job well. Having done this equalisation whilst away in the sticks, I found that the range capability had increased from normal 163 to 176 a useful boost for a range worry free, home trip
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Before having my 7kw charger fitted i used the granny charger and range was 5 or 6 mile more
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Dave S said:
OK. Now I'm concerned.

As previously covered, I left the car for full equalisation earlier this week (Tuesday night/Wednesday morning) and it took hours.

Today, I charged the car up again, and it was at 100% by about 3.00 p.m. (charge through the day with PV cells!) but the car is still on the Equalisation process, that started over 6 hours ago!!!

Should I be worried? Is this normal?
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How do u know it is equalizing ? Does it say on a screen somewhere ?
 

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