General Operation
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Multi-Stage Charging Overview
Stage 1 - Unit Self Test:
During this stage the ODYSSEY
®
Battery Portable Charger is
checking the connections, polarity and that the battery is good and will then proceed to
Stage 2 analyzing.
Stage 2 - Analyzing:
The charger is checking to make sure the battery is capable of being
charged. Upon successful completion of both stage 1 and 2, the “System Check OK” indicator
will illuminate green followed by Stage 3 Charging.
Stage 3 - Charging:
During this mode the “Charging” indicator will be red. The charger will
use all of its available charging amps (as controlled by temperature) until the battery voltage
is raised to 14.7VDC.
Stage 4 - Conditioning:
During this mode the “Conditioning” status indicator will be amber.
Batteries will be held at 14.7 VDC for several hours to condition batteries and fully charge
a battery. Upon completion the charger will go into its Auto Maintain (Energy Saver Mode).
Stage 5 - Auto Maintain (Energy Saver Mode):
During this mode the blue “Power” and green
“Auto Maintain” LEDs will be on indicating Stage 3 Charging and Stage 4 Conditioning are
completed. At this time the charger will initiate its Auto Maintain (Energy Saver Mode) which
will monitor and Auto Maintain batteries only when needed to maintain a full state of charge.
Stage 6 - Storage Recondition Mode:
During this mode the “Storage Recondition Mode”
green indicator will illuminate with a slow fade in and out pulse. This indicates that while
your batteries are in storage the charger will automatically recondition the battery for up to
3 hours once a month extending battery life and maximizing the battery power performance.
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Volts
Charging
Conditioning
Auto Maintain
Storage Recondition Mode
Average Voltage
Analyzing
Unit Self Test
General Operation
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ODYSSEY
®
Battery Portable Charger LED Status Center - Operation and Display
The ODYSSEY
®
Portable Charger includes seven LEDs for operation status and one
battery bank trouble LED depending.
1. Blue AC Power LED
Illuminates when AC power is present
2. Green System Check OK LED
After connecting the charger according to the instruction manual followed by applying
AC power to the charger, the charger will self test all battery connections and the battery
to make sure it is above 2.5 VDC and can accept a charge.
If all tests pass, the “System Check OK” indicator will illuminate green, providing positive
confirmation followed by the charging process. This may take up to two minutes.
3. Charge Mode LEDs - Each LED will sequentially illuminate after the previous mode
is completed.
Self Test:
Blue LED illuminates confirming self test is in process of
testing connections, polarity and that the battery connected
is over 2.5 VDC and is able to accept a charge.
Charging:
Red LED will be solid red during charging.
Conditioning:
Amber LED illuminates during conditioning mode.
Auto Maintain:
Green LED illuminates when batteries are fully charged and
(Energy Saver Mode)
being monitored to automatically maintain your fully charged
battery until you are ready to use it.
Storage Recondition:
While the Auto Maintain LED remains on. This Green LED fades
in and out when performing a once a month storage recondition
mode to your battery.
4. Battery Trouble Status
Red LED will illuminate indicating a wiring problem or fault with battery connected to
the portable charger. See page 21 for further details.
Charge Mode
Self Test
Conditioning
Auto Maintain
Charging
Storage Recondition
System Check OK
AC Power
0
%
100
%
Charge Monitor
When illuminated, check one of the following:
- Reverse polarity
- Poor connections
- Battery too low
to charge
Battery Trouble Status
See help section in manual for assistance.
