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SPEAR™ Single-Phase Recloser System
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
MN280048EN June 2016
Battery test and charging procedures
Test procedure for installed battery
View battery information and test battery operation as
follows:
1. Scroll down the front panel HMI to the BATTERY menu
item and press the ENTER button. Battery Voltage and
Current will be displayed:
VBat = XX.XX Volts
IBat = -X.XX Amps
2. Press the down arrow button to scroll to the Test
Battery command. Press the ENTER button.
The following message will appear: Test Battery
(CONFIRM).
otee:
N
The battery cannot be tested when the control is
powered from the battery only (no AC power). If a
battery test is attempted with battery power only, the
test results will display as ATTENTION – 4 (Battery
Test Blocked).
3. Press the ENTER key. The (TESTING...) message will
appear. The test duration is approximately five seconds.
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If the battery is OK, the (PASS) message will appear.
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If the battery is not OK, one of these messages will
appear:
“ATTENTION – 1” indicates
Battery Test Trouble
*
“ATTENTION – 2” indicates
Battery Test Failed
“ATTENTION – 3” indicates
Battery Test Currently
Running
“ATTENTION – 4” indicates
Battery Test Blocked
**
*
Battery Test Trouble
indicates that the test results
were not lower than battery failure voltage (15V) and
not higher than the test voltage (22.8V).
**
Battery Test Blocked
indicates a battery test
was attempted with battery power only. The battery
cannot be tested when the control is powered from
the battery only (no AC power).
4. The battery test results can be viewed by pressing the
down arrow. The following information will be displayed:
VBat = XX.XX Volts
IBat = -X.XX Amps
Table 17 . Control battery bench testing and replacement information
Control type
Battery
Battery
catalog
part #
Voltage
Type
Amp/Hour
Bench test
load condition
for 5 sec.
Acceptable
voltage drop at
end of test load
SPEAR Single-Phase Control
(standard capacity)
Hawker
Cyclon
KME4-215
24 V
Lead Acid
8
5 Ω
55 watt
3 V or less
Alarm condition
During a battery test a 5Ω, 55 watt resistor is placed across
the battery terminals for approximately 5 seconds. The
SPEAR single-phase recloser control measures the battery
voltage, if the voltage drops below 22.8 VDC the BATTERY
LED illuminates (Figure 41) and a battery alarm is issued, if
configured, at the end of the test.
Figure 41 .
DATA PORT
ENTER
EDIT
ESC
BATTERY
TEST
SUPER-
VISORY
OFF
NON
RECLOSE
HOT LINE
TAG
TRIP
OFF
(LOCKOUT)
CLOSE
SPEAR Single-Phase Recloser Control
ON
ALT
PROFILE
PHASE
FAULT
ABOVE MIN TRIP
ALARM
CONTROL OK
AC POWER
BATTERY
LOCKOUT
OPEN
CLOSED
→*
SETTINGS
*
SEQUENCE OF
EVENTS
*
METERING
BATTERY alarm LED
Test procedure for uninstalled battery
The entire process should be conducted in a clean
environment, such as a repair shop.
Refer to Table 17 and follow this procedure to perform a
bench test on a control battery in a service shop:
1. Remove the control from service. Refer to the
section of this manual.
2. Remove the battery from the control and carefully
transport it to a suitable service facility.
3. Measure battery voltage.
4. Apply test load and measure battery voltage after 5
seconds of load to determine voltage drop. Refer to
Table 17 for Bench Test Load Condition.
5. Remove test load.
If the battery fails the test or is at least four years old, it
should be replaced. Refer to Table 18 for battery catalog part
numbers.