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MP73P+ : Battery charger/analyser

Operators Manual

While   the   graphical  display   is  viewed  the  range  of  the   display  can  be  dynamically
changed from the default 0.8 to 1.8V to a bottom limit of 0.0V to 1.0V or an upper limit
of 1.0 to 2.0V by pressing and holding the  

‘0’

  and pressing either  

  or  

  keys

respectively. Each step is an increment or decrement of 0.1V.

 3.6 

Printing Data When Using The Cell Monitor

If the printer is fitted to the charger analyser and the cell monitor is in use there are
additional printing facilities available. When performing a charge or capacity test the cell
voltages can be printed manually at a time to suit you by simply pressing the 

‘.’

 key or

a print interval can be specified in minutes. When the cell monitor is in use the full list
of cell voltages will also be included in the final print at the end of the operation. The
cell monitor printout is a similar format to the figure below:

 3.7 

Cell Scan Only Mode

A mode of operation is available where the cell monitor interface can be scanned while
the unit is idle. This is obtained through the 

SYSTEM

 menu. While in this mode the 

‘B’

‘C’

 keys will display the textual cell voltages or the bar graph respectively.

In order to perform this operation follow this procedure.
From 

MAIN

 page select : -

SETTINGS

 -> 

SYSTEM

 -> 

MORE....

 -> 

CELL MONIT

 -> 

CELL SCAN

The charger will then request the number of cells to be scanned and once entered the 
display will change to the bar graph display "

C

". The numeric display can be selected by

Doc: DWG1042-12-R18 MB73P+ Operators manual.odt

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Copyright Material of Intelligent Charging Limited © 2020

Printed On : 29/11/20

Cell Volts At    0h14m39
   Cell 1 is POSITIVE

L=16 0.383V  H=17 1.049V

01  1.041V Pass
02  1.047V Pass
03  1.033V Pass
04  1.039V Pass
05  1.029V Pass
06  1.045V Pass
07  1.041V Pass
08  1.037V Pass
09  1.037V Pass
10  1.041V Pass
11  1.019V Pass
12  1.031V Pass
13  1.029V Pass
14  1.035V Pass
15  1.031V Pass
16  0.383V Fail  0h12m36
17  1.049V Pass
18  1.007V Pass
19  1.025V Pass
20  0.997V Fail  0h14m29

Summary of Contents for MB73+

Page 1: ...er analyser Operators Manual Doc DWG1042 12 R18 MB73P Operators manual odt Page 1 of 64 Copyright Material of Intelligent Charging Limited 2020 Printed On 29 11 20 MB73P BATTERY CHARGER CAPACITY TESTE...

Page 2: ...Cell Balance 16 3 5 Cell Monitor Extended Display 16 3 6 Printing Data When Using The Cell Monitor 17 3 7 Cell Scan Only Mode 17 3 8 Cell Balance Only Mode 18 3 9 Initialise the cell monitor 18 3 10 C...

Page 3: ...cess Menu 48 9 2 1 Renaming a process 49 9 2 2 View or Edit A Process 49 9 3 Process Execution 49 9 4 Process Termination 50 10 Calibration 51 10 1 Equipment Required 51 10 2 Calibration Equipment Con...

Page 4: ...itch 8 31 03 2011 Added notes on enabling printing of serial number on reports 9 08 02 2012 Corrected reference to internal lithium backup battery 10 14 03 2012 Added new cell numbering reversal facil...

Page 5: ...steps can be created and up to 4 process programs can be stored in the unit Each process step has an optional delayed start for resting the battery and also each step can sound the alarm with or witho...

Page 6: ...cell voltage can be detected an indication of cell breakdown 2 1 2 Capacity Testing Modes CAPACITY TEST TO TIME This mode will discharge the battery connected at the current specified for the test dur...

Page 7: ...ining balancing resistors will be applied FULL DISCHARGE This mode will do a basic discharge of the battery at the current specified for the time specified The unit can be set so that a predefined cha...

Page 8: ...least 50Kg Before applying power to the unit ensure that the voltage selector on the rear panel is set to either 230V or 115V as appropriate for your local supply The unit should be sited so that at l...

Page 9: ...tely E KEYPAD All battery charge and capacity test functions are activated via this 16 key keypad F NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL Connection of the negative battery lead is made to this terminal Doc DWG10...

Page 10: ...should a fault condition occur Always ensure that the circuit breaker is in the ON position before starting a charge or capacity test WARNING NEVER SWITCH THE CIRCUIT BREAK TO ON WHEN THE UNIT IS PERF...

Page 11: ...se this switch to select either 115V supply or 230V supply Doc DWG1042 12 R18 MB73P Operators manual odt Page 11 of 64 Copyright Material of Intelligent Charging Limited 2020 Printed On 29 11 20 230 2...

Page 12: ...re shown in text format By using the left and right arrow keys on the keypad a highlight marker can be moved across each cell so that if one particular cell voltage needs to be monitored it will be di...

Page 13: ...GATIVE end of the battery The leads are numbered 01 20 If your battery cell 01 is POSITIVE then add the leads starting with 20 and counting down to 01 If your battery is cell 01 is NEGATIVE then add t...

Page 14: ...BLE 24 Jun 2015 14 01 o CHARGE CAPTEST SETTINGS LIBRARY A C B Bat 13 6V 2 4V 3 6V 4 8V 6 0V 7 2V 8 4V 9 6V 10 8V 12 0V 13 2V 14 4V 15 6V 16 8V 18 0V 19 2V 20 4V 21 6V 22 8V 24 0V TH20 INTELLIGENT CELL...

Page 15: ...63 ON OFF I O MEM B63 ON OFF I O 8 5 9 A 6 B 3 1 2 CLR 0 ENT C 4 7 MB73P SERVICEABLE 24 Jun 2015 14 01 o CHARGE CAPTEST SETTINGS LIBRARY A C B Bat 13 6V 1 Connect Cell Monitor 2 Switch ON Charger 2 4V...

Page 16: ...inted by simply pressing the key If a printed report is required at the end of the capacity test the final cell voltages will be included 3 4 2 Automatic Cell Balance This mode allows you to set a pre...

Page 17: ...e figure below 3 7 Cell Scan Only Mode A mode of operation is available where the cell monitor interface can be scanned while the unit is idle This is obtained through the SYSTEM menu While in this mo...

Page 18: ...s on the battery charger it will not be recognised until this operation is performed or the power is cycled From MAIN page select SETTINGS SYSTEM MORE CELL MONIT INITIALISE The charger will beep and d...

Page 19: ...of operation have the following properties DON T USE CELL MONITOR The cell monitor is only used in the cell charge and capacity test modes ALWAYS USE CELL MONITOR The cell monitor is always used on t...

Page 20: ...lance continuous current 1 0A Balance Resistance 1 0 1 2W Voltage Accuracy 0 004V Note the voltage accuracy is not independent of the overall battery voltage accuracy Doc DWG1042 12 R18 MB73P Operator...

Page 21: ...main menu the CLR key is pressed repeatedly The following flowchart illustrate the menu structure 4 1 Charging Menu Doc DWG1042 12 R18 MB73P Operators manual odt Page 21 of 64 Copyright Material of I...

Page 22: ...MB73P Operators manual odt Page 22 of 64 Copyright Material of Intelligent Charging Limited 2020 Printed On 29 11 20 MAIN MENU CHARGE DISCHARGE PROCESS SETTINGS LIBRARY MANUAL PREVIOUS GET LIBRARY STA...

Page 23: ...Material of Intelligent Charging Limited 2020 Printed On 29 11 20 MAIN MENU CHARGE DISCHARGE PROCESS SETTINGS PROCESS 1 PROCESS 2 PROCESS 3 PROCESS 4 RENAME VIEW EDIT PRINT EXECUTE REQUEST NAME NEXT S...

Page 24: ...TROL RESET MORE RESET DATE CALIBRATION DATE SET CALIBRATION ADJUST CONTROL FUNCTION PARAMETERS RESET BATT S N CELL MONIT BATT S N YES NO CELL SCAN SETTINGS INITIALISE BALANCE DISPLAY CELL VOLTS APPLY...

Page 25: ...EN A CHARGE OR TEST IS IN PROGRESS AS ARCING CAN OCCUR CAUSING AN EXPLOSION FROM GASSES VENTING FROM BATTERIES BEING PROCESSED THE BATTERY SHOULD ALWAYS BE ISOLATED FROM ANY EQUIPMENT BEFORE BEING CON...

Page 26: ...vailability Doc DWG1042 12 R18 MB73P Operators manual odt Page 26 of 64 Copyright Material of Intelligent Charging Limited 2020 Printed On 29 11 20 AVIATION BATTERY CAPTEST BREAKER CHARGE BREAKER OUTP...

Page 27: ...of amps delivered to the battery will decrease Charge Time This is the maximum charge duration Minimum Amps When the amount of amps delivered to the battery falls below this value the charge will stop...

Page 28: ...alue of time then the charge will stop Set to zero if not required Extra Time If set to a value greater than zero the charge will continue for this Extra Time once the Target Voltage has been achieved...

Page 29: ...step 2 Step 3 Charge Amps This is the constant current amps for step 3 Step 3 Charge Time This is the amount of time the charge is maintained for step 3 Step 4 Charge Amps This is the constant current...

Page 30: ...not been reached within this time then the charge will stop Set to zero if not required Extra Time If set to a value greater than zero the charge will continue for this Extra Time time once the Cell T...

Page 31: ...will display the charge data for checking To begin the charge select START or TIMED If printer fitted and battery serial number set to on the battery serial number will be requested at this point 6 5...

Page 32: ...acity calculated as follows The parameters required for this mode are as follows Target Volts This is the point at which the discharge will stop Discharge Amps This is the constant current amps to dis...

Page 33: ...ollows Target Volts This is the point at which the discharge will stop Discharge Amps This is the constant current amps to discharge the battery This is usually the A H rating of the battery Test Time...

Page 34: ...mode are as follows Number Of Cells The number of cells in the battery pack Cell Target Volts This is the point at which the discharge will stop Discharge Amps This is the constant current amps to di...

Page 35: ...lls The number of cells in the battery pack Target Volts The battery voltage at which point the capacity test should stop if before the test time Cell Target Volts This is the point at which the disch...

Page 36: ...ore the set time the unit will stop and report the capacity calculated as follows The parameters required for this mode are as follows Target Volts This is the point at which the discharge will stop F...

Page 37: ...dition This mode will remain in operation until the discharge time has elapsed or the CLR key is pressed During the total discharge process the cell voltages can be monitored and printed by pressing t...

Page 38: ...he battery and can be cleared by pressing the CLR key once The parameters required for this mode are as follows Alarm Volts This is the point at which the alarm will sound Discharge Amps This is the c...

Page 39: ...equested at this point 7 8 3 Capacity Test or Discharge From Previous Data Connect the battery to be discharged and apply power to the unit From the MAIN screen select DISCHARGE followed by PREVIOUS T...

Page 40: ...will prompt for necessary values for each charge or discharge mode selected When entering data the CLR will backspace any wrongly entered values If the data field is empty i e cursor in first locatio...

Page 41: ...ered Set to zero if not required Target Fail Hours and Minutes It can be determined by the battery A H and the maximum charge amps that the battery would reach it s CV point at a known time If the bat...

Page 42: ...idate the data entered Charge Amps 1 Amps Constant current step 1 current Charge Time 1 Hours and Minutes Constant current step 1 charge duration Charge Amps 2 Amps Constant current step 2 current Cha...

Page 43: ...Amps Amps If a TopUp charge is required this is the constant current TopUp current If no TopUp is required set to zero TopUp Time Hours and Minutes If a TopUp charge is required this is the length of...

Page 44: ...LESS TARGET ONLY ACTUAL CAPACITY Nominal Volts Volts The battery nominal voltage is used to determine what power rating is required for discharge and also the help validate the data entered Target Vo...

Page 45: ...ltages can be printed at periodic intervals in minutes If not required set to zero Note during the charge the cell voltages can be manually printed at any time by pressing the key CAPTEST TO FAILED CE...

Page 46: ...e to be used to calculate discharge amps based on battery voltage Discharge Time Hours and Minutes This is the discharge time usually 1 hour If TIME TARGET has been selected when this time is reached...

Page 47: ...is set point the alarm will sound alerting the operator Discharge Amps Amps The discharge current to maintain Note when the battery voltage falls to below one volt the discharge current will begin to...

Page 48: ...can be muted by pressing the CLR key once ALARM CONTINUE At the end of the current step the alarm will sound and continue to sound until it is muted by pressing CLR once At the end of each step result...

Page 49: ...ack one step Once step 1 is reached it will then revert back to the last empty step or step 6 Selecting CLR STEP will cause the current process step to be cleared If a step is cleared the steps that f...

Page 50: ...ed normally but under certain conditions the unit will stop the process if these conditions which are not a successful charge or capacity test The following are termination conditions which will cause...

Page 51: ...unt 10 2 Calibration Equipment Connection 10 3 Check Procedure Once per year the following calibration procedure should be applied Doc DWG1042 12 R18 MB73P Operators manual odt Page 51 of 64 Copyright...

Page 52: ...on screen will be displayed 10 4 Making Calibration Adjustment If the calibration check has been performed and the unit is out of tolerance then a calibration adjustment will need to be performed the...

Page 53: ...rectly entered values The calibration procedure will have to be re executed and if the error is repeated then the unit may have a fault and will need to be returned for service or repair 10 5 Reviewin...

Page 54: ...Applies to all capacity test modes It indicates that the Discharge Time has been reached or in CAPACITY TEST TARGET an indication that the Target Voltage has been met DISCHARGE COMPLETED Applies to a...

Page 55: ...the backup battery Replace battery as described in the SERVICE section found elsewhere in this manual Note after battery replacement the unit will require recalibration CAPTEST AMPS EXCEEDED This is a...

Page 56: ...al time CELL BELOW TARGET This code will be displayed when a cell monitor discharge which is used to obtain low cell values has been executed and has terminated with one or more cells below the target...

Page 57: ...from the operator when START or DELAYED START is selected By default the serial number on print option is turned off To turn the request and print of the battery serial number the default setting has...

Page 58: ...ilable the use of pipe cleaners or similar must be employed to clear the dust built up Observe all safety precautions when using high pressure air Wear ear defenders and safety goggles and do not poin...

Page 59: ...tch the outer most of the two buttons sideways toward the other button using thumb or forefinger see Figure 1 This will release the latch and the door can be swung outwards to expose the paper roll 12...

Page 60: ...past the retention button onto the spindle with the paper un spooling in an anticlockwise direction when viewed from the open end see Figure 4 Press the paper feed actuator arm button until the mechan...

Page 61: ...lockwise by using fingernail see Figure 8 If there is some paper protruding from the front of the printer mechanism ensure that it will pass clearly though the guide channel and past the tear bar befo...

Page 62: ...ischarging may need to be de rated at high ambient temperatures Humidity 5 95 Non condensing Altitude 0 to 3000 Metres Charge Specifications Max Output Volts Max Output Amps Max Output Watts MB73 40 0...

Page 63: ...ous substances and avoid the increasing landfill Product disposal instructions for residential users When you have no further use for it please remove any batteries and dispose of them and the product...

Page 64: ...d fully comply with all procedures shown in the literature and product training familiarisation sessions as misuse or failure to follow the instructions may render this warranty void This warranty is...

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