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Page 8 User Guide LBS-1250-FPP_1.32
Battery User Guide
V1.2 April 2018
2.0 BMS (Battery Management System)
The Battery Management System is the brains of the battery and ensures the battery is safe
and has a long life of trouble-free operation. The BMS provides the following functions:
•
Protects the battery from over-charge, over discharge, dead shorts or excessive loads.
•
Balances the individual cells during charging.
During normal operation simply turn the battery ON knowing that the BMS is sitting in the
background keeping the battery safe and sound.
The BMS has:
•
Master OFF/ON switch
•
Reset button
•
Initialization (Init) button
•
Status light
•
Level/ State of Charge (SOC) button
•
5 LED’s to show
Level / SOC (20/40/60/80/100%)
For normal operation slide the OFF/ON switch to the right and the SOC/Level LEDs will light
up for 5 seconds. By depressing the Level button, the battery will again
light the
LED’s to
indicate how full (SOC) the battery is.
The battery has an illuminated blue LBS logo which will glow when the
battery is
ON
.
2.1 FAQ
What do I do if the battery does not seem to be operating?
Turn the battery OFF and back ON by sliding the OFF/ON switch. If the blue logo is backlit you
should be up and running again. By depressing the Level (SOC) button you can check how full
the battery is as a State of Charge %. You will get 1-
5 LED’s to show
:
1)
0-20% (flashing if very low)
2)
20-40%
3)
40-60%
4)
60-80%
5)
80-100%
What do I do if the battery Status LED displays a red light?
Press the Reset button. If this does not work then turn the battery OFF and back ON as above.
If this fails, press the Init button.
3.0 Charging
The FPP can be charge from solar panels, from a vehicle or from the AC mains.