Enerdrive MagnaSine Smart Battery Combiner ME-SBC, Owner'S Manual

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Operation
Table 3-2, Battery Combining Operation
4.0 Limitations of Throughput
The ME-SBC
TM
can allow charge currents from either battery to flow through to the
other battery (i.e. Main Battery to Auxiliary Battery or Auxiliary Battery to the
Main Battery). When the MOSFET turns on inside the ME-SBC
TM
and the batter-
ies are combined and a significant inrush of current occurs. This inrush may cause
the ME-SBC
TM
to shutdown to protect itself or reduce how much current it actually
lets through to the other battery. If the ME-SBC
TM
shutsdown to protect itself, it
will restart in 10 Seconds and attempt to recombine. If the ME-SBC
TM
reduces the
output in order to maintain a stable output, it will return to full output as soon as
the average amperage through the MOSFET lowers to a safe sustainable level.
note 1: When the ME-SBC
TM
is in the reduced output mode it only lets through
about 1/2 of the available amperage. It will continue to operate like this until the
total available Amps safely drops to a level the ME-SBC
TM
can conduct continuously.
With a current probe, it may look like 50% of the rated output.
Average Amps Output Behavior Status LED
0 - 25 Amps Full output Solid steady GREEN
26 - 30 Amps in dial-back so as to
maintain some output.
1
Slow blink GREEN
>30 Amps No output Fast blink RED