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Silence Buzzer

If the buzzer is sounding and you wish to silence it, simply press SETUP button with a quick but firm press. This should 
silence the buzzer. It is a short term feature. If you wish to turn the buzzer off forever, please press the SETUP button 
down for 40 flashes. 

to view the status of the charger - do a quick press.
to view the BB as a voltmeter - do a quick press. 

Display temperature

If  you  wish  to  view  the  temperature  at  the  battery  temperature  sensor  (if  installed)  -  you  can  view  it  here.  The 
temperatures that can view are between -30DegC and +2DegC on the front panel. If you wish to view a full range of 
temperature then you shall need the remote control BBURC. 

Force unit to float

We  recommend  that  you  understand  what  float  means  before  committing  to  float  mode.  It  is  basically  a  lower 
maintenance voltage - fairly harmless. Once you have forced the unit into float mode it shall remain there, forever - until 
you either do a factory reset or repeat this procedure.  

Force unit to 1/2 power mode

This mode shall put the charger into half power mode. As the name suggests, if you have a 60A charger it shall put the 
maximum current to 30A. A 30A BB charger shall reduce to 15A (approximately) etc... The BB shall remain at half power 
forever, until either a factory reset is done or this method is repeated. You may need this mode if you want to reduce the 
current for the sake of keeping within the maximum charge rate of your batteries or due to pre-existing cabling being 
insufficient for the full power of the charger.

Force unit to night mode

This mode shall put the charger into half power mode (as above) but only for 8 hours at a time. The BB shall be on half 
power mode for these 8 hours only. It shall then resume as normal full power after these 8 hours. You have to repeat this 
procedure every time you need it. 

Turn the charger to standby

If you wish to put your BB into standby then apply this mode. Standby is a one off setting. It shall stop the boost of the BB but 
shall remain on - pending a button press to get out of standby. The BB shall come out of standby during the next charge 
cycle, so is not a permanent setting. To indicate that standby is on LEDs 12 and 15 shall flash. Press any button to take out of 
standby.      

Turn charger off 

If you wish to turn your BB off then apply this mode. Off means the BB shall stop charging awaiting you to press either button. 
To turn off is a one off indefinite setting. It shall stop the boost of the BB - pending a button press to get out of standby. The BB 
shall turn on again only when a button is pressed. If the charger is disconnected and reconnected the BB shall remain off, 
also, during power cycles it shall remain off. To display the charger being off the top row of LEDs 12, 13,14,15 shall flash.       

OEM lock

If you are an installer and wish to make settings to the BB and then lock the charger in these settings, to prevent tampering 
by the end user, then apply OEM lock. Once this mode has been applied NO options can be adjusted. Factory reset is the 
only method to remove this feature and restores the BB to defaults. The BB demonstrates OEM lock by flashing 4 Red 
corner LEDs.  

 

quick press

# flashes

Action

0-1

Silence Buzzer

5

Display temp

10

Force to Float

15

1/2 Power Mode

20

Night mode

25

Standby

30

Turn unit off

35

40

OEM Lock

5 flashes

10 flashes

15 flashes

20 flashes

25 flashes

30 flashes

40 flashes

Maintaince mode, this mode lock on the unit so it does not switch 
off, and keeps the input and output volt meters in operation which 
you work on the system for fault finding. if ther is a fault and the 
output voltage leds only are on then its no longer a volt meter 
display it is simply displaying a fault condition which needs to be 
resolved, the unit is only displaying voltage if both rows off leds are 
active  

# flashes

Select 

only button

0-1

Silence Buzzer

5

Display temperature

10

Force to float

15

Night Mode

20

1/2 Power Mode

25

Standby

30

Turn unit off

35

Batt Maintainer on / off

40

OEM Lock

45

Solar Charger on*/off

50

BB Charger on*/off

55

BB + Solar mode on/off*

BBS solar only 

Solar charger on* / off

the  solar  charge  feature  of  the 
BBS1230 can be turned off, if not 
required. Default is on. Press the 
SELECT  button  for  45  flashes 
and let go, to turn off. 

BB charger on* / off

If you wish for the BBS1230 to be pure a solar charger 
and for the BB aspect to be switched off - use this mode. 
Press the SELECT button for 50 flashes and let go to 
turn the BB charging off. Solar charging ONLY! May be 
ideal for a bright sunny day and you wish to save a very 
small amount of fuel. 

BB + Solar mode on* / off

This  mode  turns  the  entire  BBS  off. 
Both the solar charger and BB charger 
turns on / off with this feature. Default is 
on. To turn off press SELECT button for 
55 flashes. 

45 flashes

50 flashes

55 flashes

BBS1230 only

BBS1230 only

Summary of Contents for BB122430

Page 1: ...s BBS1230 model only voltage should not exceed 31V 12V panel The BB by default shall start charging when the starter input voltage exceeds 13 5V and switches off when the voltage drops below 13 3V all...

Page 2: ...ging battery profile type Front Panel Display I Page 4 First and second LED column meter readings Front Label display annotated Guide to the 2 buttons Page 11 What the LEDs mean Simplified chart corre...

Page 3: ...rrent limiting With fuses protecting the DC cables In a well ventilated dry dust free and condensation free environment When instruction manual has been read through Safety Symbols Example WARNING Nev...

Page 4: ...fl BMST S No Fault S P Pack fl Regen timer off S on fl Batt Sense on S Volt drop sense fl 1 2 power S night fl Low Volt in fl out S High bat temp fl TCO S Output Voltage 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 16 17 18 1...

Page 5: ...12 13 10 8 9 3 4 15 16 5 7 15 Solar positive input from 12V solar panel up to 31V 16 Solar negative input from 12V solar panel up to 31V Models BBS1230 This chart is a guideline based on the typical...

Page 6: ...her than 20Deg C the charge voltage shall drop The rate is 18mV 0 018V per Deg C or 0 018V Deg C If sensor temperature is at 10 Deg C the voltage elevation shall be 0 018 x 10 0 18V This shall explain...

Page 7: ...egative Common Negative BMS 2 BMS 1 Ignition feed Remote Voltage sense Upper Lower Remote control Solar Pos lithium BMS Controller if used fuse fuse 50A 50A Sterling Power Products H Charge Float In U...

Page 8: ...through the custom charge profiles as appears on page 15 If you do not want this feature at all please remove the temperature sensor from the connector on the BB This shall immediately engage the BB t...

Page 9: ...go The unit shall now ONLY operate when there is a live ignition feed if the BB is wired up without an ignition the unit shall simply not function This shall limit the unit s flexibility However this...

Page 10: ...or lower if in warm climate than the preconceived voltage The voltage requirements of the battery company will override our recommendations as it is them who are supporting the battery warranty Chang...

Page 11: ...re 10 Force to float 15 Night Mode 20 1 2 Power Mode 25 Standby 30 Turn unit off on again 40 OEM Lock 45 Solar Charger on off 50 BB Charger on off SELECT SETUP ENTER Guide to the buttons For a more de...

Page 12: ...off Within this timer window the ECU on board should prompt the alternator to turn on again as the ECU is monitoring the starter battery s depletion When the alternator turns on again the voltage sho...

Page 13: ...power after these 8 hours You have to repeat this procedure every time you need it Turn the charger to standby If you wish to put your BB into standby then apply this mode Standby is a one off setting...

Page 14: ...column of LEDs shall flash Press the setup select button to move LED down to custom Hold both buttons for 2 seconds to confirm Opportunity to adjust Fast Charge Bulk Absorption voltage Red Custom LED...

Page 15: ...ED column to refer to the brown scale 0 960 select the correct time Once content wait 30 seconds or press both buttons to confirm A from the middle of each row will green LED flash for around 8 second...

Page 16: ...e display shall read loc on number you have stored To remove loc return to loc and re enter the number Press select button and the display should read loc off green back light Please make a note of th...

Page 17: ...arger DIGITAL control SELECT 15 4V 15 0V 14 6V 14 2V 13 8V 13 4V 13 0V 12 6V 12 2V SETUP ENTER www sterling power usa com www sterling power com Designed and Developed in England Made in Taiwan 15 4V...

Page 18: ...requires increase rpm of engine possible belt slip Or your alternator current rating is lower than the rating of the BB Possibly set BB to half power mode You need a larger alternator Is your output...

Page 19: ...does not apply for shipping organised by yourself Please do not throw out any shipping or packaging materials All returns for any reason will require a proof of purchase with the purchase date The pr...

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