6
STEP 1
Selection
Select
1a
1b
LED #1a / 1b:
Confirms AC power supply to the charger and selected mode.
Selection:
Disconnect charger from battery. Place and hold finger on Select-TOUCH
sensor. The selected mode LED brightens to confirm touch. (i.e. ‘14.4V’ was on, then
‘14.4V ’ will brighten).
After 3 seconds the mode selection changes, then SAVE (#3), CHARGE (#4) and TEST
(#6,7,8) LEDs flash twice to confirm selection is in memory.
LED #1a => 14.4V.
LED #1b => 14.7V.
NOTES: Selection remains even if AC power is lost.
POWER SUPPLY :
With battery connected and 14.4V or 14.7V charge program in
operation, place and hold finger on Select-TOUCH sensor. After 5 seconds LED #1a,
1b and LED #6 light together. Max. current at 13.6V is available. To return to charging
place and hold finger on Select-TOUCH sensor. After 5 seconds charging will resume as
selected previously.
STEP 2
Low Volt
START &
Protection
during
POWER
SUPPLY
mode
STD: Battery voltage check - OptiMate 6 automatically activates if
connected battery voltage is at least 0.5 Volt.
If program does not automatically proceed:
LED #2 REVERSE POLARITY:
Lights when the battery connections are incorrect.
The charger is electronically protected so no damage will result, and the output will
remain disabled until the connections are corrected.
During POWERSUPPLY mode:
LED #6 = power draw is normal. LED #7 = max.
power draw has been reached.
LED #8 warns power draw exceeded maximum &
powersupply is off.
Reduce power draw until output automatically recovers.
NOTE: Will not re-activate if voltage cannot rise above 10V.
STEP 3
TEST
before
charge
TEST LEDs
6 : GREEN
7 : YELLOW
8 : RED
TEST
8
7
6
TEST LEDs #6/7/8 indicate the battery condition prior to charging. Consult the table
below to match TEST LED indication to an estimated state of charge percentage (SOC%).
8
7
6
80 100%
60
40
20
AGM
100%
80
60
40
STD
8
7
7
6
0
0
During the test:
STEP 7 OPTIMIZE minimum charge time is set according to the test result, varying
between 10 minutes for a battery with 80% or higher state of charge to 120 minutes for a
battery with 40% or less state of charge. Charging commences after 10 seconds.
LED #8 (RED) flashing:
Battery voltage is very low. Pulses are injected to check for a
short circuit or connected circuitry drawing high current. Once the indication becomes
steady for up to 10 seconds charging will commence. If not, disconnect the battery from
connected circuitry and try again.
STEP 4
TURBO
SAVE
LED #3 : RED
3
Engages if the battery was diagnosed as sulphated,
unable to accept or hold charge.
Charge time: maximum 2 hours.
Output voltage increases to a maximum of 22V with current limited to 0.4A, but only if no
vehicle electronics have been detected, otherwise it moves to the next step. IMPORTANT:
Read section VERY FLAT NEGLECTED BATTERIES below.
STEP 5
PULSE
SAVE
LED #3 : RED
3
Engages if the battery state of charge was 40% or less OR
battery has sufficiently recovered during TURBO SAVE.
CHARGE TIME : min 15 minutes, max. 2 hours.
Current is delivered in pulses to prepare the battery to accept normal charge.
This step is particularly effective for recovery of factory activated / “hi-performance” pure
lead or cyclic cell AGM batteries.
STEP 6
CHARGE
LED #4 : YELLOW
t
4
Engages if the battery state of charge was 50% or higher (as tested in
STEP 3) or once the battery has been sufficiently recovered during STEP 5.
The
ampmatic
™ charge current monitoring and control program automatically
determines the most efficient rate of charge current for the connected battery, according
to its state of charge, state of health, and electrical storage capacity.
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2
a
5
1b
