4324C-V1661 MULTIBEACON CHARGER
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2.0 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
2.1 GENERAL
The Model 4324C-V1661 is a desk top NiCad battery charger. It is designed
to work at 120 or 220 Volts AC 50/60Hz This is manually selected (see
Figure 1).
This V1661 charger is compatible with the 436XD series Multibeacons only.
The 4324C-V1661 is a dual output whose current is limited to 110 mA or
300 mA but will reduce output to about 40 mA as battery Voltage
approaches a full charge. The 4324C-V1661 will fully charge a dual battery
pack (12 Nicad cells in series) in 14-16 hours at the 300 mA switch setting.
The charger can be left trickle charging the battery at this low current (40
mA) almost indefinitely.
The 4324C has internal short circuit protection, however, it is not
recommended to maintain a short for any extended period of time.
2.2 CONFIGURING THE CHARGER FOR SINGLE INTERNAL BATTERY PACK
Select the proper AC input voltage, 100/120/220 VAC, reference Figure 1 for
details.
Connect the pigtail (LPIL7M) to the terminal screw on the charger. The red
lead of the pigtail goes to the plus screw terminal, and the black lead goes to
the minus screw terminal.
Plug the other end of the connector into the Beacon.
2.3 MAINTENANCE
A quick test to see if the charger is operating is to put a (VOM) Volt/Ohm
Meter across the plus and minus output screw terminals and measure
approximately 19 volts +1 volt.
The 4324C-V1661 has two internal in-line fuses. If there is no output as
tested in 2.41, check to see if the fuses are open, reference Figure 1.
