5. CONTROL PANEL
5.1.
Signalling LEDs
5.1.1.
There are 15 LEDs on the control panel which have the following functions:
5.1.1.1.
4 Battery status LEDs indicating:
Full:
battery is charged and is in charge maintenance status
Charging:
battery charging
Fault:
battery is damaged
Reverse:
polarity reversal
5.1.1.2.
1 Battery charger status LED,
“ON LED”
battery charger is on (colour BLUE).
5.1.1.3. 1 operating status LED (indicates whether output is in accordance with the selected mode).
5.1.1.4.
Connected with the Start/Stop button (colour YELLOW).
5.1.1.5. 2 operating mode LEDs
“Function” FLASH
or
CHARGE
(colour YELLOW).
5.1.1.6.
4 supplied current LEDs,
“Amperage”
, described in next chapter (colour YELLOW).
5.1.1.7. 3 supply voltage and battery type LEDs,
“Volt/Batt”
described in next chapter (colour YELLOW).
5.2.
Operating Mode selection buttons
5.2.1.
There are 5 buttons:
Start / Stop:
starts or stops supply in the selected mode
Function:
selects operating mode
Volt / Batt:
selects supply voltage or the type of battery to charge
Amperage:
selects supplied current
A/V (display):
selects the information to be displayed
5.3.
Digital Display
5.3.1.
The
A/V
selector button selects voltage or current display.
6. OPERATION
6.1.
A)
Function - Charge
6.1.1.
Battery charging mode. There are 7 charging steps, as described below:
STEP 1: Analysis 1. If the battery output is more than 6.5V, the unit proceeds with the next step. Outputs below 6.5V will
cause the device to revert to stand-by.
STEP 2: Pre-charge. The charge starts at a constant current, until the battery voltage reaches 13V.
STEP 3: Analysis 2. Checks whether the battery has short-circuited elements. The battery charger stops supplying
current for 5 minutes. If during this time the battery voltage falls below 11.7V, the device will revert to stand-by.
If the voltage remains above 11.7V, the battery charger will move on to STEP 4. If any element short-circuits or the
battery becomes sulphated (as confirmed by message ERR02 on the display during STEP 3), the battery should
be charged in the RECOVERY mode.
STEP 4: Deep cycle charging. The battery charges until the set limit value is reached.
STEP 5: Constant voltage. Keeps the battery at the charging end voltage.
STEP 6: Buffer. The voltage falls to the maintenance level and the charging cycle is completed. The green FULL LED will
turn
on.
STEP 7: Pulsed current cycle. Pulsed battery maintenance cycle (over long periods).
6.2.
Function - Flash
6.2.1.
Power Supplier mode assisting in vehicle programming. No charge phase occurs in it. It is just a power supplier stabilized at the
nominal battery voltage. It is designed to deliver current supporting the battery, to prevent it from going flat during operations
which require power for short or long periods of time.
6.3.
Function - Recovery
6.3.1.
Recovery mode for sulphated batteries accessible by a prolonged press of the “Function” key. The screen displays the message
“rEC” and shows the instantaneous voltage or current reading; during this step, the “Charge” LED flashes.
6.3.2.
The battery charger performs a special charging cycle, in which higher than average voltages are forced, to attempt recovery of
the battery. In this mode, no error messages are generated during the charging cycle; when the cycle is completed, a message
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