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West Mountain Radio
Operating Manual
The charging circuit has three jumper selectable charging current settings, 1A,
5A, 10A, to be chosen appropriately for the battery’s rating. Other settings may
be selected via the USB cable.
Push Button
- A switching regulator is used for battery charging. This may
generate some RF noise. In addition, charging can take current from the power
supply that some might prefer be used for transmit. If the power supply and
solar input are OFF, pressing this button will turn off the unit LEDs to save battery
power. Pressing the button will terminate charging for 30 minutes. Press the
button to restart the charging early.
Epic PWRgate LED Status Indicators
SOLAR LED
Green - Solid
Voltage Good / In Use for Charging
Green - Flashing
Voltage Good / Not in Use for Charging
POWER SUPPLY LED
Green
Power Good / In Use
Red
Low Voltage or
Internal Component Damaged
Off
No Power Supply Detected
BATTERY LED
Green - Solid
Powering from Battery / Good
Green - Quick
Flashing
Battery detected / Charger Off
(Check: Charger disabled via USB, or
Charging suspended by button press
Green - Flashing
Warning
- Battery Supplying <12V
Red - Flashing
Warning
- Battery Supplying <11.7V
Red
Battery Bad or Charger Damaged
Disconnect Battery!
Blue
Battery fully Charged and Ready
Blue - Flashing
Battery Charging (illumination pulse will
increase as battery nears full charge)
Blue - Periodic
Flicker
Battery Trickle Charging
Red
/
Blue
Alternating
Warning
- Battery Supplying <11.7V
while Charging from Solar
Green
/
Red
Alternating Blip
Charging is stopped because temperature
is out of range.
Off
No Battery Detected
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