General Operation
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Applying AC Power to the ODYSSEY
®
Battery Portable Charger
During the AC power on startup the blue Self Test mode LED will illuminate. When complete
and if there are no faults, the charger's “System Check OK” indicator will illuminate green
and the charger's solid red charging LED will be ON indicating the charge process is initiated.
Note: If there is a connection, polarity, or battery that is below 2.5 VDC that can not accept
a charge the RED Fault LED will illuminate and the charge process will not start. See page
21 for further troubleshooting details.
If there are no battery faults, the green “System Check” OK LED will illuminate and the
following sequences will proceed:
The red charge mode LED will illuminate indicating the charger has started its multi-stage
charging process as outlined in the Multi-Stage Charging overview section of this manual.
When the charge process is approximately 80% complete, the red charge mode indicator
will turn off and the amber conditioning LED will turn on indicating the conditioning mode.
When the multi-stage charge process is completed you will observe the following: The red
charging LED and the amber conditioning LED will be off and the green Auto Maintain (Energy
Saver Mode) LED will illuminate indicating your batteries are fully charged. In this mode the
charger will only come back on to maintain a full charge when or if the batteries require it
because the charger senses a drop in voltage.
The only LEDs on after the multi-stage charge process is completed are the green “System
Check OK” LED, blue AC power LED and the green Auto Maintain (Energy Saver Mode) LED
and the battery charge monitor showing the battery is full.
Battery Charge Monitor Overview
The Charge Monitor has five green LEDs and one red LED. All five green LEDs will illuminate
when the charger is initially connected as part of the self test. This feature is to provide a
rough indication of the charging process so at a glance you can see what charge level the
battery is at and what remains to complete the charge process 100%.
- First RED LED will light up when battery charge level is at 0-10%
- First GREEN LED will light up when battery charge level is at 10-30%
- Two GREEN LEDs will light up when battery charge level is at 30-50%
- Three GREEN LEDs will light up when battery charge level is at 50-70%
- Four GREEN LEDs will light up when battery charge level is at 70-90%
- Five GREEN LEDs will light up when battery charge level is at 100%
Special Operating Note:
The ODYSSEY
®
Battery Portable Charger Series includes over temperature protection. If the
operating temperature is out of range, the charger will slow down the charge rate automatically
to maintain its operating temperature. If the temperature is too high the “System Check OK”
LED will flash indicating the charger will stop charging and resume automatically when the
temperature drops to its normal operating range.
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Storage & Maintenance
2 Step Integrated Cord Storage
The ODYSSEY
®
Battery Portable Charger is designed with a built-in cord storage. There
are arrows on the charger ends that direct how the cords are wrapped.
Step 1: The black DC lead should be wrapped first and the alligator clip attached to the
post on the charger end.
Step 2: The red DC lead and AC cord should be wrapped next following the direction of
the arrow. Attach the alligator clip on the red DC lead to the post on the charger end. The
AC cord will end just past the top handle and the hook and loop strap should be used to
secure the cord.
Item:
Process:
When:
DC Output Wiring
Visually inspect all wiring for cuts and abrasions. Contact EnerSys
®
Energy Products Inc
if your charger needs to be serviced.
Monthly
Item:
Process:
When:
AC Power Cord and Mounting Hardware Inspection
Visually inspect the AC power cord. Confirm ground blade is present
and all plug blades are in good condition and not bent out of place.
Monthly
Product Care and Maintenance
