Xantrex BC3012, User Manual

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Introduction
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Information Centers of the BC Series
Onboard Status Panel
This section describes the parts of the onboard status panel of the BC Series.
Figure 1-2 shows the panel.
Figure 1-2 BC Series Status Panel
Item Description
1 Charge Current
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Displays the output charge current in % for the bank being charged
• 100% indicator light flashes to indicate battery temperature too high (> 50 °C, 122 °F)
• 10% indicator light flashes to indicate battery temperature too low (< 0 °C, 32 °F)
• 25% indicator light flashes to indicate that a battery has been disqualified (see page 2–4)
2
Charger Status -
READY
• Ready indicator light illuminated indicates all batteries are fully charged, and are now in
float or rest
3
Charger Status -
CHARGING
• Charging indicator light illuminated indicates unit is performing a normal charge cycle
• Charging indicator light flashing indicates that the unit is performing an equalization cycle
4
Charger Status -
FAULT
• Fault indicator light continuously illuminated indicates any fault condition that prevents
the BC Series from charging one or more batteries, but is not a charger failure - optional
remote display shows details of fault
• Fault indicator light flashing indicates the BC Series has experienced a charger failure -
optional remote display shows
err followed by CHf
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