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Charging A Battery

A battery may be charged while on or off the radio. Always use the tie-down strap
to secure the radio or battery before your vehicle is driven.

1. After the LEVCA is installed, switch vehicle power on and place a battery in

the charger. The status LED will illuminate ORANGE briefly, then RED contin-
uously to indicate normal charging.

2. If the charge status LED is RED and flashes, a fault has been detected. The

flash pattern represents a specific fault condition. See Fault Conditions for
details.

3. When the battery is charged to 80% of capacity, the charge status LED will

Summary of Contents for LEVCA

Page 1: ...Intelligent Charging FOR LEVCA MODELS DESIGNED TO CHARGE LI ION LIPO TWO WAY RADIO BATTERIES User Manual ...

Page 3: ...1 Topic Page Important Caution 2 Features 4 Installation 6 Charging A Battery 8 Status LED Summary 10 Battery Fault Conditions 11 Specifications 12 Warranty 13 Table of Contents ...

Page 4: ...le with your radio battery and battery chemistry before installing 3 Always charge new batteries completely before initial use Recycle batteries when they can no longer be used Caution 1 Do not charge a battery unless it is designed with overcharge protection 2 Do not discard unwanted batteries in the trash or incinerate Batteries exposed to fire or excessive heat may explode ...

Page 6: ...4 LEVCA Features 6 5 4 2 3 7 8 9 1 ...

Page 7: ...unting bracket see Optional Accessories 3 Connection point for DC power cable 4 Alpha contact for reliable battery charging 5 Status LED orange red green 6 Hook for connecting tie down strap 7 Tie down strap 8 Screws and spacers for fastening LEVCA to vehicle 9 DC power cable with locking connector plug ...

Page 9: ...unit 5 The tie down strap is properly sized to secure the radio in the charger Place the elastic cord over the top of the radio and attach the plastic clip to the retaining hook When charging a battery only the tie down strap can be made tighter by sliding the plastic clip up slightly and pulling the looped end of the elastic strap over the retaining hook Installation continued ...

Page 11: ...EVCA and a full charge will be maintained This maintenance feature will not damage the battery 5 The LEVCA will charge a battery when its temperature is between 0ºC and 45ºC When a battery s temperature is outside this range the LEVCA will monitor the temperatureand resume charging once the batterytemperature is within the 0ºC to 45ºC range Charging A Battery continued ...

Page 12: ...shing ORANGE Battery cannot be charged because 1 temperature is below 0 C 32 F or above 45 C 113 F or 2 chemistry is not compatible with charger Solid RED Normal battery charging Flashing RED See Fault Conditions Flashing GREEN Battery charge level approximately 80 Solid GREEN Battery fully chaged and in maintenance mode ...

Page 13: ...ged Battery voltage is below the minimum level required 2 Times Battery contact is open and current is not passing through the positive and negative terminals of the battery Check compatibility of the battery 3 Times Over current condition caused by battery short circuit Charging immediately terminates ...

Page 14: ...ºC 32ºC 113ºC Charger Input 10V 30V DC 1 0A minimum Charge Rate Up to 1000 mA DC Power Cable 16AWG 3A in line fuse 3 0m 9 8 Charger Contacts High impact and vibration tolerant alpha contact Contact Cycle Life Minimum 20 000 Weight 245g 0 5 lbs Dimensions L x W x D 113mm x 66mm x 57 3mm 4 4 x 2 7 x 2 3 ...