Section 2 - Charging
Lithium batteries need to be charged slightly differently to other batteries.
To ensure they live a long life and provide maximum capacity, you must use a charger with a lithium
setting - this includes:
AC Chargers
DC to DC Chargers
Solar Controllers
If your charger allows, set the charge voltage from 14.0 -14.6 Volts and Float 13.5 - 13.6 Volts. and proceed
with charging. We recommend charging at the lower end of the voltage scale for maximum longevity of
the battery.
It is recommended that the charging current for the 100Ah & 125Ah batteries should be 40 Amps or less,
and for the 200Ah battery, 60 Amps or less. You can charge at higher currents, but the recomended 60
Amps or less is recommended. See
Section 9 - Battery Specifications.
*Note:
You can charge a lithium battery with a non-lithium charger, but these chargers can deliver too much or
too little voltage and may not cut off when the battery is full. Enerdrive recommends the use of a Lithium
profiled charger that meets the batteries voltage specifications.
DO NOT
use a charger with a “Pulse Stage” or “Equalisation Mode”. This will damage the battery and void
warranty.
DO NOT
connect this battery to a start battery with a VSR (Dual Battery System or “Voltage Sensitive
Relay”). The voltage of the Lithium battery may keep the VSR switched on resulting in it discharging into
the start battery and possible damage to the Lithium BMS system. The battery is not covered by warranty
if installed in this manner.
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