9
CHARGING
indicator comes on after 2 minutes to confirm
that the PV array has been properly connected.
6.
LOAD (+ and -)
Turn the load off. Connect the load to
LOAD
terminals, and then turn the load on. If the battery is
below the load disconnect voltage, the load will be discon-
nected (normal LVD). There may be a short delay.
If the load is short-circuited, the controller will instantly
disconnect the load and flash the LED’s in sequence. If this
occurs, remove the load and repair the short. It will then be
necessary to disconnect the
BATTERY
+ wire and reconnect
the battery to reset the ProStar for normal operation (or press
the red
DISCONNECT
button twice if the LCD meter option
is supplied).
7. The
BATTERY TYPE
defaults to sealed, and the green LED
should be on. If your battery is a flooded type, use a piece of
wire to touch the
SELECT PIN
to the
BATTERY
- (negative)
terminal or to the negative battery post. This will change the
battery charging setpoints from a sealed to a flooded battery.
When the change has been made, the green
BATTERY TYPE
LED will turn off.
Check the LED to confirm the change. This
SELECT PIN
can
be used repeatedly. No damage can occur from touching the
pin to other terminals or parts of the controller. The
BAT-
TERY TYPE
can be changed between sealed and flooded
any number of times.
N
OTE
:
Remember that flooded batteries must be selected
every time the battery is disconnected, because the
controller will default to sealed at start-up.
Confirm that the proper battery type has been selected by
checking the green LED. No other control setpoints can be
adjusted since they have been factory set for optimum per-
formance.
8. After about 5 minutes, observe all the LED’s. Use the LED
indicator chart in section 3.1 to make sure the controller is
operating normally for system conditions.
9. For safety and effective lightning protection, the negative
conductor of the PV system should be properly grounded.
The ProStar connects the PV-negative, Battery-negative and
Load-negative internally per UL recommendations. No
switching is done in the negative current path.
