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Introduction

Congratulations on purchasing our new 3-Stage (IU0U) Switching Mode Battery Charger.
This battery charger is suitable for wet, sealed (RVLA), calcium-calcium and GEL type battery.
It is a “set and forget” automatic charger which can be permanently connected to battery.
The 15A and 20A models have dual charge banks for charging two batteries simultaneously.
The special selectable Power Supply Mode allows charging battery with external load.

Intended Use:

All Automotive, Marine, Mobile Home, Electric Scooters, Golf Carts, Solar, Deep Cycle, UPS Standby, Industrial & Commercial
Applications.

A. Control and Indicators

1. Power Switch 

To turn on and off AC power to Charger.

2. Battery Charger / Power Supply  Selection 

Slide Switch to set Charger to 3-Stage Charger or Power Supply Mode 

(See Section G)

3. Battery Type Selection

Slide Switch to set charger for GEL, Wet and Calcium-Calcium type battery.

4. Float Voltage Selection

Slide Switch to set Float Charge voltage to 13.2 /13.5V /13.8V.

5. Charge Status LED Display

Charger ON LED 

: Green – 3-Stage Charger Mode

Red - Power Supply Mode

BULK LED (Red )  

: Bulk Charging with constant max. current 

ABSORPTION LED (Orange)

: Absorption charging with preset constant max. voltage.

FLOAT LED (Green) 

: Float charging with preset constant voltage

6. FAULT LED (Red)

Charger malfunction (

See Trouble Shooting)

 

7. Car Blade Fuse

Thermal fuse for reverse polarity protection .

8. Charging Banks

Screw Terminals to connect to  supplied  charging cable.

9. Temperature Sensor Socket

Connection  to optional accessory ATS-5100
Sensor to increase / decrease charge voltage at low / high  battery temperature .

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Summary of Contents for BC-1210

Page 1: ...attery Wear protective goggles and turn your face away when connecting or disconnecting the battery Never place the charger on top of a battery Never smoke use an open flame or create sparks near battery or charger during normal charging operation as batteries may give out explosive gas Do not charge batteries in an enclosure box in due to possible explosion of entrapped explosive gas Disconnect t...

Page 2: ...election Slide Switch to set Charger to 3 Stage Charger or Power Supply Mode See Section G 3 Battery Type Selection Slide Switch to set charger for GEL Wet and Calcium Calcium type battery 4 Float Voltage Selection Slide Switch to set Float Charge voltage to 13 2 13 5V 13 8V 5 Charge Status LED Display Charger ON LED Green 3 Stage Charger Mode Red Power Supply Mode BULK LED Red Bulk Charging with ...

Page 3: ...tery Charger Installation and Connection Observe the warnings safety precautions before connecting the charger Check battery condition fill up cells for wet battery clean battery posts Secure the battery charger in a well ventilated place make sure the mounting surface is flat The air intake is at the bottom and air outlet at the back Make sure both intake and outlet are not blocked Never place ch...

Page 4: ...of same chemical make up and type to avoid over and under charging because only one setting of charging profile for both Two batteries are charged simultaneously and the battery with the lowest level gets most share of the current in the Bulk charge stage until it is up to the same voltage level of the second battery battery with higher initial level Both batteries will go to the Absorption and th...

Page 5: ... is used to optimise charging over wide ambient temperature range Fix the temperature sensor optional accessory in a position on the battery which is not affected by other cooling or heating source Plug in the temperature sensor then switch on the charger to activate the temperature control function never plug in the sensor during charging Fig 4 ...

Page 6: ...light does not come on even after 20 hours charging time Absorption light remains on all the time Wrong battery type Total battery capacity is too high for dual charging Battery temperature too high Battery is defective A load is connected to battery and charger is not in power supply mode Check charged battery label and change battery type selection to correct setting Check battery capacity or ch...

Page 7: ... Current or 50 Rated Output Current Soft Charge Protection Type Constant Current Limiting recovers Automatically after Fault Condition is Removed Short Circuit Recovers Automatically After Fault Condition is Removed Reverse Polarity Car Blade Fuse Over Temperature Protection Type Automatically de rate Charge Current Until Zero or Shut Down OVP Output Over Voltage Yes Cooling Cooling Method Convect...

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