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SECTION 4  |  

Principles of Operation

When a battery is fully charged, it will not require any further current for charging except 
the very low Float Charge Current of around 0.1% of the Ampere Hour (Ah) capacity of the 
battery. If a charging current higher than the self discharge current is continued to be fed to 
a fully charged battery, it will lead to damage to the battery due to overcharging resulting 
in  overheating and loss of water due to excessive electrolysis (conversion of water to Oxygen 
and Hydrogen).  In these panels, overcharging is prevented by limiting the maximum charging 
voltage to around 13.8 ± 0.5V at Float Current of around 0.1% of Ah capacity of the battery.

4.4  CHARGING A BATTERY BY A SOLAR PANEL USING A CHARGE 

CONTROLLER

For full scale charging of a battery from a solar panel, the output of the solar panel is required 
to be fed to the battery through a Charge Controller. The Charge Controller transforms the 
input power from the solar panel to regulated voltage and current necessary to safely charge 
the battery as per the required charging algorithm e.g. 2/3/4 Stage Charging Algorithm. 

SECTION 5  |  

Installation & Operation

5.1 CONNECTING CABLES

5.1.1   The panel comes with 10 ft., AWG #18 cable (3, Figs 2.1 / 2.2) with SAE Connector (4, Figs 

2.1/2.2). The following Adapter Cable Sets have been provided for battery connection:

 

a)  SAE to 12V Accessory Plug Adapter (Fig 2.3)

 

b)  SAE to Ring Terminal Adapter (Fig 2.4)

 

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CAUTION!

Bare bullet type of terminal on the SAE Adapters (5 in Figs 2.3 and 2.4) will be carry-
ing +12VDC battery voltage when the Adapter is connected to the 12V battery. If this 
bare 12V live terminal touches the Negative terminal of the battery or any metal por-
tion of the vehicle chassis (metal portion of vehicle chassis is connected to the battery 
Negative), direct short circuiting of the battery will occur and the 10A Fuse inside 
the Adapter will blow. Hence, ensure that the bare bullet type of terminal remains 
covered and insulated all the time with the help of the Protection Cover (6 in Figs 2.3 
and 2.4). The Protection Cover should be removed only when the SAE Connector is 
mated with the SAE Connector on the solar panel wiring (4 in Figs 2.1 and 2.2).   

 

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ATTENTION! 

Bullet nu type de terminal sur l'adaptateurs SAE (5 Figures 2.3 et 2.4) fera l'alimentation  +12 VCC Tension 
de batterie quand l'adaptateur est connecté à la batterie de 12 V. Si ce terminal nu 12V live touche la 
borne négative de la pile ou une partie métallique du châssis du véhicule (partie métallique du châssis du 
véhicule est connecté à la borne négative de la batterie), court-circuit direct de la batterie va se produire et 
le fusible 10A à l'intérieur de la carte va souffler. Par conséquent, s'assurer que le type de terminal bullet 
nu reste couvert et isolé tout le temps avec l'aide de la couvercle de protection (6 Figures 2.3 et 2.4). Le 
couvercle de protection doit être retiré uniquement lorsque le connecteur SAE est accouplé avec le con-
necteur SAE sur le câblage du panneau solaire (4 Figures 2.1 et 2.2).  

Summary of Contents for SC-05

Page 1: ...SunCharger Portable Solar Panel Models SC 05 SC 10 Please read this manual BEFORE operating the units Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...MANUAL Index SECTION 1 Safety Instructions 3 SECTION 2 Layout Dimensions 5 SECTION 3 General Information 6 SECTION 4 Principles of Operation 9 SECTION 5 Installation Operation 11 SECTION 6 Specificati...

Page 3: ...read these instructions BEFORE installing or operating the solar panel to prevent personal injury or damage to the solar panel WARNING CAUTION 1 WARNING To reduce risk of explosion do not install in m...

Page 4: ...atteries g n rent de l hydrog ne et de l oxyg ne pendant la charge ce qui entra ne l volution du m lange gazeux explosif Des pr cautions doivent tre prises pour ventiler la zone de la batterie et suiv...

Page 5: ...or Bare male terminal is Negative Female terminal is Positive 2 2 LAYOUT DIMENSIONS OF ADAPTERS 355 mm 355 mm Fig 2 4 SAE to Ring Terminal Adapter Fig 2 3 SAE to 12V Accessory Plug Adapter 2A 2B 1 7 8...

Page 6: ...ls to Sponge Lead and iii In Electrolyte Conversion of portion of water to Sulfuric Acid leading to increase in Specific Gravity 1 265 for fully charged condition 3 2 2 Effects of Sulfation If Lead Ac...

Page 7: ...maintenir une batterie compl tement charg e en vertu de l entreposage Cette faible consommation est destin compenser l auto d charge en vertu de l entreposage Cette faible valeur du courant ne sera p...

Page 8: ...n in vehicles Electronics such as clocks vehicle alarms etc add to the drain of the battery even when the ignition is off To charge small electronic devices like cell phones iPods iPhones PDAs etc The...

Page 9: ...05 0 39A SC 10 0 79A 3 Max Power Point PMP SC 05 5W SC 10 10W Short Circuit Current ISC SC 05 0 42A SC 10 0 85A Power Curve VxI Voltage in V Open Circuit Voltage VOC SC 05 15 3V SC 10 15 3V NOTES 1 Vo...

Page 10: ...effect on the output voltage a Negative Voltage Temperature Coefficient results in increase in the voltage at lower temperature and decrease in the voltage at higher temperature For SC 05 and SC 10 t...

Page 11: ...to Ring Terminal Adapter Fig 2 4 CAUTION Bare bullet type of terminal on the SAE Adapters 5 in Figs 2 3 and 2 4 will be carry ing 12VDC battery voltage when the Adapter is connected to the 12V batter...

Page 12: ...13 8V Higher Float Voltage will cause over charging leading to boiling over heating loss of water damage to the battery c After the battery has been fully recharged direct Solar Trickle Charger like...

Page 13: ...h the Adapter Cable Set 1 Fig 2 3 to the 12V Power Outlet in the vehicle Make sure that the plug is pushed in completely CAUTION In some vehicles the 12V Power Outlet gets connected to the vehicle s s...

Page 14: ...Negative to the Negative Terminal on the battery 5 6 DIRECTLY POWERING SMALL ELECTRONICS DEVICES LIKE CELL PHONES IPODS IPHONES PDAS ETC Please use the following method for directly powering small ele...

Page 15: ...Operating Temperature 40oC to 85 C 40oF to 185oF Dimensions Width x Height x Thickness 204 x 285 x 13 2 mm 8 03 x 11 22 x 0 52 in 360 x 285 x 13 2 mm 14 11 x 11 22 x 0 52 in Weights 0 44 Kg 0 8 lb 0 5...

Page 16: ...a reasonable number of opportunities to do so Warranty service shall be performed only by the Warrantor Any attempt to remedy the defect by anyone other than the Warrantor shall render this warranty...

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