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Installation & Maintenance 

Manual (IMM), ETX680-

24-TSO Battery  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Page 1: ...is the property of EarthX Inc EarthX reserves the right to make changes to its documents or products without notice It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that all applications of EarthX s pr...

Page 2: ...E T X S E R I E S L I T H I U M B A T T E R I E S Revision Log Rev Description Date New Created New 11 6 2020 I C O N K E Y Valuable information Caution...

Page 3: ...on 9 Battery Installation Location 9 Battery Installation 9 Battery Vent Installation 10 Fault Monitoring Installation 10 Voltage Monitoring if applicable 13 Accessory Parts 13 Replaceable Parts 13 In...

Page 4: ...ndamentally different than lead acid batteries A lithium battery voltage remains relatively constant while discharging while voltage for a lead acid battery decreases As such 16Ah lithium battery has...

Page 5: ...to activate first typically less than 100ms This design offers charge voltage protection greater than 100V The discharge current current out of battery is unaffected in this situation All components a...

Page 6: ...s of the message DataDefinition The following table describes the data bytes Num of Bytes Description Valid Data Range Units Data Type 2 Voltage 0 6 000 Centi volts 100th of volt uint16 2 Charge Level...

Page 7: ...installed and tested The battery vent system must be installed see installation section of this manual The battery must be installed in such a manner and or location to limit radiant and convection h...

Page 8: ...6in H 166mm L x129mm W x168mm H Environmental Rating resistance to water intrusion IP 66 wash down with a high pressure washer Operating Temperature short term 30 C to 60 C 65 C for 30minutes Storage...

Page 9: ...a good indication of full charge while 25 5V is an indication of a deeply discharged battery at 25 C The graph below illustrate that usable Ah is nearly the same regardless of the discharge rate disc...

Page 10: ...anking Amp test standard as the lead acid battery manufacturers DO 311A IPP IPR test performed at 0 F As such our battery with a similar cold cranking rating as a lead acid battery should provide the...

Page 11: ...resistance decreases so the self discharge rate increases See the graph below for self discharge rates in per month versus temperature 0 20 40 60 80 100 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 of Peak Cranking Amp...

Page 12: ...teries are very robust but if mishandled or misused they can rupture and they can burn Never disassemble the battery or disable the built in Battery Management System BMS It is recommended you check t...

Page 13: ...nd within 12 of the aircraft exit Be careful not to crush or restrict flow through the tubing The minimum bend radius is 3 tighter bends could cause the tubing to kink Only EarthX supplied tubing shou...

Page 14: ...be compatible with most other manufacturers male quick connect terminals The following two examples detail how to connect the fault monitoring output to an EFIS general purpose discrete input The EFIS...

Page 15: ...er defined alert type Fault Monitoring Connection to 24V LED Connect the LED s red wire to a spare or existing fuse or breaker off the electrical bus Use any 25 Amp to 2 Amp fuse or breaker Connect th...

Page 16: ...level is very different from a lead acid battery for a lithium battery is completely drained at approximately 23V and the normal resting voltage is 26 6V Note this table pertains to existing voltage l...

Page 17: ...start or the battery seems low or the voltage is less than 26 4 volt charge it for the recommended time and charge rates shown below and disconnect the charger when charging is complete The recommend...

Page 18: ...till will not charge contact EarthX tech support If using a Ground Power Unit GPU the current rating or current setting SHALL NOT be more than the max charge rate stated on the battery label or in thi...

Page 19: ...eceipt is available from the manufacturing date on the battery The warranty is non transferable and for the original purchaser Batteries determined to meet the conditions of this warranty will be repl...

Page 20: ...9 of the Code of Federal Regulations or CFR s Title 49 CFR Sections 100 185 of the U S Hazardous Materials Regulations HMR Terminology The following table describes the terminology used in this docume...

Page 21: ...Operating High Temperature 2 4 4 11 Passed functional performance per DO 311A Section 2 2 1 11 Short Circuit with Protection Enabled 2 4 4 12 Passed functional performance per DO 311A Section 2 2 1 12...

Page 22: ...A Operational Shock and Crash Safety 7 Equipment tested to Categories B Vibration 8 Equipment tested to Category R S and U aircraft zone 1 and 2 for fixed wing turbojet engine aircraft fixed wing und...

Page 23: ...3 Equipment identified as Category X no test performed Icing 24 Equipment identified as Category X no test performed Electrostatic Discharge 25 Equipment tested to Categories A Fire Flammability 26 Eq...

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