NDS 3Lion 3L-100, User Manual

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placing it on the wire out of pole 3 of the 3Link, it is also possible to verify that the
current shown on the display is the same as the current displayed on the instrument
(tolerance ± 10%).
4) With all equipment powered off, turn on the engine and verify that the engine battery
voltage rises to between 13.8V and 14.8V. If voltage remains below 13.8V, the engine
battery is likely to be discharged and/or the alternator has an abnormality or, if a
positive current is shown on the display, it indicates that the 3Lion battery is charging
and, in this case, skip to step 5.
5) If the 3Lion battery is not fully charged, and if the check in step 4 has been
successful, check the display for a positive current, and check that the arrow pointing
to the engine battery turns red. With the ammeter clamp, placing it on the wire out of
pole 3 of the 3Link, it is also possible to verify that the current shown on the display
is the same as the current displayed on the instrument (tolerance ± 10%).
7. VERIFIABLE PROBLEMS
If the 3Lion battery has a voltage between 0V and 10V (resulting voltage, also detected on
pins 2 and 3 of 3Link ) , it may be possible that the BMS protection inside the battery is
working. This protection occurs for three main causes:
1)
Battery voltage falls below 10V (e.g. due to excessive discharge).
In this case, provide the 3Lion with a charging source (for example, via external
charger, alternator, etc.).
2)
The battery voltage exceeds 15V (e.g. due to an anomaly of the charger, or
because of some piece of electronic equipment in the system that enters a voltage
greater than 15V). As soon as the 3Lion detects a voltage below 15V will start
working as usual.
3)
The battery is overheated.
You have to wait for the internal temperature of 3Lion to drop below the safety threshold. It
is difficult to estimate the reactivation time, as it depends on external conditions and the
degree of overheating.
4)
The indication of the amount of available charge (SOC) does not seem to be
accurate or has suddenly indicated a value of less than 5%. Run a full charge of
3Lion, where full charge means 100% shown on the battery state of charge (SOC)
display.