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ACCEPTANCE HOLD CYCLE
Behavior: Voltage at 14.4V, battery Amps below 2%;
The Acceptance Hold Cycle insures that the battery has accepted as much
charge as it can.
During the Acceptance Hold Cycle the charged voltage is
maintained and charging current is monitored. Both the charged voltage and the
charged current % must continue to be satisfied for 10 minutes for the Acceptance
Hold Cycle to end. The Acceptance Hold Cycle is also terminated after 20
minutes from its beginning even if the battery current has not stayed below the
charged current for the entire time.
If the voltage of the batteries falls below the charged voltage for more than 2
minutes, the Charge Cycle starts again.
GREEN
L.E.D.
ON
RED
LED
FLASH
ORA-
NGE
LED
ON
FLOAT CYCLE
Behavior: Battery Amps below 2%, voltage constant at 13.5V. (Voltage
depends on battery type and ambient temperature setting.)
During the Float Cycle the float voltage is maintained. The alternator will
supply up to its current limit to maintain the float voltage.
RESTARTING THE CHARGE CYCLE
MANUALLY:
The Ramp Up Cycle may be manually restarted by turning
off the REG ON terminal and turning it back on again. This will require you to
turn off the key switch supplying REG ON or shutting off and restarting the engine
if REG ON is supplied by an oil pressure switch.
AUTOMATICALLY:
The Charge Cycle is automatically restarted if the
voltage of the battery being charged drops 0.2V below the float voltage (0.3V
when charging with the inverter/charger) for more than 2 minutes.
EQUALIZE CYCLE
Behavior: Battery Amps constant at 4%, voltage is rising to a maximum of
16.0V when charging with the alternator and 15.5V when charging with the
inverter/charger. (Limited to acceptance voltage for gelled batteries.)
To start the Equalize Cycle press the
SET UP BUTTON
for five seconds until
the LED begins to flash. Now press both the
VOLTS
and the
A HRS BUTTON
simultaneously. Hold them both down for five seconds until the red CHARGE
LED begins to flash and the E in the display goes out. To terminate the Equalize
Cycle and force the system into the float cycle, repeat same procedure. The cycle
automatically terminates 3.5 hours after initiation ,or when the current drops to
2% of capacity at 16.0V. (Equalize terminated in eight hours if using the inverter/
charger.)
The Equalize Cycle is a controlled overcharge to remove lead sulfate which
is not removed during normal charging. Liquid batteries should be equalized
every 30 days when in deep cycling service.
