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Page 1: ...ystems Alternative Energy Systems Recreational Vehicle Systems Industrial Lift Truck Applications Electric Vehicles and many more The world s most accurate state of chargemonitor Copyright 1995 1998 M...

Page 2: ...26 39 42 Prescaler optional 45 Quick Reference Guide 5 6 Reading the Bar Graph 19 Removing 11 Reset and Lock 28 Serial Port RS 232 optional 49 Setting Battery Capacity 21 Setting Peukert s Exponent 2...

Page 3: ...to 199 9 Hours 0 1 hour resolution High Range 0 to 255 Hours 1 0 hour resolution Power Requirements 9 5 40 Volts DC Current 50 150mA DependsonAmbientlight DisplayAutoDims 28 mA Sleep Mode Bar Graph D...

Page 4: ...e Sensor Input 6 Optional Low Battery Alarm 7 Optional Temperature Sensor Ground 8 SYSTEM POSITIVE SYSTEM NEGATIVE 1234567 1234567 1234567 1234567 1234567 Twisted pair wire is used for shunt sensing l...

Page 5: ...ght indi cates Amps indicates Amp hours and indicates Time We ll explain these terms on the next page The Button For shortest charging times lead acid battery in marine or RV service is normally dis c...

Page 6: ...s 42 minutes of operat ing time remaining Amp hoursconsumed represents the amount of energy removed fromthe battery If you run a 10 Amp load for one hour Your Meter will show 10 0 in the display Volts...

Page 7: ...is manual refers to all units as Your Meter since all meters support identical functions For installation and operation questions please contact the company whose name appears on the face of Your Mete...

Page 8: ...ormance What s an Amp hour Batteries are rated by Amp hour capacity A battery which delivers one Amp for one hour has delivered one Amp hour Marine and RV deep cycle battery capacity is based on their...

Page 9: ...ing An adjustable 9 16 wrench for shunt bolt connections Wire stripper crimper and a small flat blade screwdriver Make sure you have all the parts you ll need to complete the job A 500A 50 mV shunt Ma...

Page 10: ...of Your Meter should pro videanadequatesealagainst moisture Ifasealantisused be sure it is silicone so that the meter may be removed without damage CAUTION Orient ring so the ratchet teethwillengagep...

Page 11: ...eter is the reverse of mounting with a TWIST as shown in the following diagrams Twist 1 8th turn to unlock teeth Then pull lock ring straight back as shown below Pull both sides of the lock ring equal...

Page 12: ...in relief to avoid damage to the connector and terminal strip on the rear of Your Meter DC systemground See Detail Page 13 Shunt NOTE To limit Voltage measurement error do not exceede wire lengths sho...

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Page 14: ...hown for CECO 4 twisted pair cable Part s below PN 910007 15 PN 910009 25 PN 910010 50 1 For Voltages above 50V a Prescaler must be used See Page 44 DC Meter Negative BLACK 1 Shunt Sense Lead Load Sid...

Page 15: ...untto the battery All loads and sources must be connected on the other side of the shunt Only the shunt may be connected directly to battery negative 3 Battery Side of Shunt Orange Wire This wire must...

Page 16: ...ction Your Meter was in when it went to sleep YourMeterisdesignedtowork outofthe box Thefactorydefaultvaluesare appropriate for a moderate capacity 12V liquid lead acid battery and a typical userdispl...

Page 17: ...ly charge until the far right LED flashes Green You may also get back in sync by charging until the battery is full and then resetting the Amp hours to zero through the RESET function If Your Meter sh...

Page 18: ...bout 12 8V A 12 V battery is 100 discharged when it reachs 10 5Volts with a 20 hr rated load applied A typical charging voltage would be 14 2V Amps is the presentflow of current in or out of the batte...

Page 19: ...terystate of charge YourMeteralsouses declaredcapacitytocalculatetheTimeRemaining thechargedcurrentforCharge Efficiency Factor calculations and other control functions Setting capacity correctly is ve...

Page 20: ...appears that you wish The order displayed and brief descriptions are below LIGHT DESCRIPTION ChargedVoltage TheVoltageabovewhichthebatterymustrisetobefull ChargedCurrent Chargingcurrentmustbebelowthis...

Page 21: ...hour steps from 40 100 Amp hours capacity and 20 Amp hour steps over 100 Amp hours of capacity If you continue to hold SET after 4 increments the display scrolls faster When the value you want appears...

Page 22: ...ebatterymustbeabove13 2Voltsandthecurrentmustfallbelow4Amps for five minutes when all these conditions are met the battery is considered full CAUTION Ifyourbatteryvoltageisotherthan12VyouMUSTsetupan a...

Page 23: ...itchesoff theChargedCurrentParameter cannot be met For example if the charging system shuts off when the currentis10Amps usingthefactorydefaultvalueof4Amps 2 of200 AHrs willnotwork ChangingtheChargedC...

Page 24: ...toinsurelongtermload variations are considered For instant feedback use the 000 no averaging display Time is in hours and 1 10th s of hours In the Percent of Capacity Remaining mode a full battery is...

Page 25: ...ue Amp hours consumed in the Amp hour display However the light bar shows how much of the available battery has been consumed In 1897 a scientist named Peukert demonstrated that as you discharge a bat...

Page 26: ...reen LED is on 2 Press SEL again and note that the light comes on Continue to press the SEL button until the letters F8 appear in the display This will require eighteenpressesoftheSELbutton Therightmo...

Page 27: ...Low Bat tery Alarm is controlled by functions F10 F11 and F12 in the Advanced Functions Section Power Loss Alarm Reset Annunciation If the Voltage supplying terminal 5 falls too low an automatic shut...

Page 28: ...display Press andhold theSETbutton After5secondstheAmp hourdisplaywillberesetto0andthe letters ALL will appear If you continue to hold down the SET for another 5 seconds all variables and functions ar...

Page 29: ...efficiency The Default setting is 90 NOTE If the CEF display has au in frontofit thismeanstheCEFhasbeenselectedbytheuser SeeAdvanced Function F06 for details CEF Recalculations Displayed as I999 This...

Page 30: ...LT OFF RANGE OFF or ON F02 ENHANCED SLEEP MODES DEFAULT ON Range ON OFF AU AUTOMATIC When the Sleep Mode is ON Your Meter s numeric display turns off after10minutesinordertoreducepowerconsumption Pres...

Page 31: ...If 0 is displayed at normal 20 C temperatures an open temperature probe should be assumed If 99 is displayed at normal temperatures a shorted probe should be suspected F04 TURN ON KWHRS DISPLAY Kilow...

Page 32: ...9 STEP 0 1 F08 SET PEUKERT EXPONENT Sets exponent for Peukert s equation A setting of 1 0 defeats Peukerts calculation SeeOwner sManualpages39 42foradiscussionofPeukert s equation and typical values f...

Page 33: ...NOTES SECTION PAGE 50 F14 ENABLE LOW BATTERY ALARM In versions of Your Meter equipped with the Low Alarm Switch this function allows the Low Battery Alarm to be disabled DEFAULT OFF RANGE ON OFF F15 S...

Page 34: ...LT OFF RANGE ON OFF F17 LIGHT TEST This function confirms proper operation of Your Meter s front panel display When theSET button is pressed in the F17 mode the two top left lights on the Light Bar wi...

Page 35: ...ual alarm Level1 ThenormaldisplayalternateswithablankBarGraphandLOappears in the numeric display Level 2 Once the Level 1 alarm display is acknowledged by the operator by pressing either SET or SEL on...

Page 36: ...ischarged F 11 is displayed in percent i e 10 is 10 discharged F 11may setanywhereinitsrangebutatleast10 below the F10 Low Battery Alarm OFF Set Point set point DEFAULT 80 RANGE 10 80 STEP 5 Amp Hour...

Page 37: ...nsabovethelowvoltagethresholdfor15seconds Ifthe battery is below the Alarm OFF Amp hour Set Point when low voltages turns the Alarm ON the alarm stays on until the battery is recharged to above the Al...

Page 38: ...ad is completed while the alarm is active This lead is protected against polarity reversal so the switch connection has about 1 Ohm of resistance This should be taken into account when sizing relays o...

Page 39: ...ate typically a battery s 20 hour rate the logrithmic effect of Peukert s Equation is greatly reduced The effect of discharge rates smaller than this is nearly linear Battery manufacturer specificatio...

Page 40: ...ve a 200 Ahr battery Now discharge at a 50 Amp rate until the battery reaches 1 75V per cell 10 5V for a 12V bat tery This would be equalivent to a discharge rate of 25A for a 100 Ahr battery If the b...

Page 41: ...atteries Model Volts Res Min 20 Hr rating n 8GGC 6 375 180 1 14 8GU1 12 43 43 1 20 8GU24 12 130 70 1 13 8GU27 12 167 86 1 12 8GU30H 12 188 95 1 12 84D 12 388 180 1 11 8G8D 12 500 225 1 10 Trojan Batte...

Page 42: ...s Exponent log t2 log t1 log I1 log I2 n log 20 log 7 45 log 25 log 11 25 1 301 0 872 1 398 1 051 1 24 Example of using Reserve Minutes 25 Amps and the 20 hour rate to calculate n First convert Reser...

Page 43: ...ct all rear panel connections Check voltage sense and shunt wiring at battery location Accumulates Negative Charge Parameters not met Check Amp hour reading Charged Parameter values Has 100 of Kwhrs b...

Page 44: ...r port Alarm Switch Switch closure when Low Battery Alarm is active RS 232 Alarm Switch Both options above If you need to log data from an RS 232 equipped version of Your Meter ask your dealer about C...

Page 45: ...any DC system even so called ungrounded floating systems with noplanned chassis connection discon nect the negative battery terminal first HV Battery Prescaler Note Black wires are common within Pres...

Page 46: ...at supplies a 100 Amp load for 1 hour At the end of one hour 12 000 Watt hours 12 00 Kwhrs will have been consumed In the same period of time 100 Amp hours will be used But now suppose we have a 240 V...

Page 47: ...chassis accessory battery In these instances the use of a DC DC con verter or a separate battery with a common negative with the motive battery is required This device provides power for Your Meter wi...

Page 48: ...during onboard charging In any other instance a 500V Prescaler must be used If possible install separate Anderson SMH connector so pack can be charged in truck if batteries are not changed This way ba...

Page 49: ...rs are signed or Amps are signed or Volts are positive time remaining is in hours or tenths of hours PeukertAmpsandPeukertAmp hoursarecompensatedforPeukert sequation These numbers are primarily intend...

Page 50: ...32 Serial Computer Port option and is being used to record data into a laptop computer we strongly recommend use of an optical isolator such as Omega Cat 268 to eliminate danger of a HV short to groun...

Page 51: ...S A Herewith declares that E Meter Battery State of Charge Meters Models E Meter Link 10 Battery Monitor DCM 1000 Energy Manager Checkmate Batt Meter Is in conformity with the provision of the EEC Dir...

Page 52: ...with proof of purchase within 18 months of its sale to you This warranty is void and will not apply if 1 Your Meter has been modified repaired or opened without written authorization from CECO 2 The i...

Page 53: ...ssis then motive battery negative will be connected to the chassis of the computer THIS EXPOSED BATTERY NEGATIVE MAY BE HAZARDOUS AND POSSIBLY FATAL IF YOU HAVE A HIGH SIDE MOTIVE PACK FAULT We strong...

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Page 56: ...kable Front Panel Display Splashproof If you can drill 1 hole Connect 5 wires Follow a few simple instructions You can have the Ultimate Battery Monitor The Battery Monitor that s EASY TO INSTALL Mfg...

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