ChargerConnect

I originally rated at 1 star due to repeated connection failure and other issues. Turns out once my initial charge was performed the app connected and works much better. Apparently the charger must be connected to batteries with a certain charge level or the Bluetooth will drop out. Hoping they fix the issue.

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One major and one minor issue: 1) When the charger is not connected to A/C power, the app falsely displays 100% charge at all times. When the app connects to the charger it shows a nice graphic of a battery rising from 0 to 100% charge and goes so far as to report, “State of Charge 100%”. This is reported regardless of the batteries’ actual state of charge! This is akin to a car’s fuel gage always reporting a full tank. No information is much better than incorrect information! I spoke to a support person at Lester Electrical and their take on it is basically, “that’s the way it is” and has been for 3 years and “the app isn’t meant as a battery indicator, there are dashboard gages meant for that”. To make matters worse, this serious deficiency isn’t noted anywhere in their external documentation. The person I spoke with said he will bring this up to the design team. Hopefully they will see the importance of presenting only factual and verified information and make the necessary changes to the app. Ideally they will change it to read and display the actual voltage, only time will tell. 2) the app expects you to know battery charging terminology. E.g.: what does the “Balance” button do? What are phase 0, 1 & 2? A simple FAQ could cover this.

I like this app because it is easy to use and works well. It provides great information about my batteries.

Is there a way to check the battery power you have remaining without being plugged in? RE: onboard charger

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Charger works, and let’s you select individual charge profiles, but is challenging to understand. It’s not real clear on how to change and set charge profiles. Secondly, they REQUIRE you to have location services on to operate the app. Had I known his, I would have passed on the purchase. My business is mine, not theirs.