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OWNERS MANU

WNERS MANU

WNERS MANUAL

Xantrex
Link 2000
Inverter Controller
and Dual Battery Monitor

Owner's Manual

Link 2000

I4.35

Summary of Contents for Link 2000

Page 1: ...O O O O OWNERS MANU WNERS MANU WNERS MANU WNERS MANU WNERS MANUAL AL AL AL AL Xantrex Link 2000 InverterController and Dual Battery Monitor Owner s Manual Link 2000 I4 35 I4 35 I4 35 I4 35 I4 35...

Page 2: ...INSTALLERS THISDOCUMENTISIMPORTANTFOR OPERATION PLEASELEAVEITWITHTHEOWNER THISMANUALAPPLIESTOLINK2000METERSWITHSERIALNUMBERSABOVE8500 AND LINK 2000 R METERS WITH SERIAL NUMBER ABOVE 5000 Notice of Cop...

Page 3: ...ese sections 1 DO NOT DISCONNECT THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE TO THE FREEDOM WITH THE INVERTER OR CHARGER TURNED ON WHEN INSTALLING CONNECT THE INVERTER CABLES BEFORE PLUGGING THE REMOTE CABLE INTO THE...

Page 4: ...rs consumed will decrease as the meter counts back up toward zero The range is 9 999Ah If the battery continues to be charged after the meter counts back up to zero overcharge amp hours are accumulate...

Page 5: ...floor and prior charge and dis charge history may affect the accuracy of this estimate Please use this display only as a guide The LINK 2000 provides you with several important battery parameters Usin...

Page 6: ...own for five seconds until the Red CHARGE LED begins to flash and the E in the display goes away To terminate the Equalize Cycle and force the charger into the Float mode repeat the same procedure as...

Page 7: ...unction will appear in the display 4 After three seconds with the button pressed the display will begin scrolling When the desired value appears release the button If you continue to hold down the but...

Page 8: ...lugged into AC power and the charger water heater and perhaps other loads all come on at once In Off Grid applications the auxiliary generator often has several jobs water pumping running the washing...

Page 9: ...d previously Select the battery to be set up Press SETUP until the LED begins to flash Then release the button and press CHARGED V until the desired voltage appears and then release the button The new...

Page 10: ...lay This will take about three seconds 5 Press the FUNC button now and the display will scroll through the range of values Stop scrolling when the value you wish appears in the display 6 If you wish t...

Page 11: ...setup procedure is the same as previously described Setting up a different value should only be done if the battery is at a temperature significantly different from 70 F when they are being charged fr...

Page 12: ...USE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY DEFAULTS Turn this mode on if your Link 2000 is used in Alternative Energy Systems This function 1 reduces the time necessary to satisfy the charged parameters from five minutes...

Page 13: ...r the alternator This limits the maximum amount of current thatthealternatorcaneverdeliverwhichinturnreducesheatandwearonbeltsandbearings The OFF position turns alternator current limiting off F11 BAT...

Page 14: ...ading theLink2000will use the battery temperature declared by F03 Default 70 F to set charging voltages Remember charging voltages are controlled by battery type and temperature settings F15 SPECIAL F...

Page 15: ...CEF has been selected by the user See Function F06 for details The CEF of a battery typically remains fairlyconstantuntilendoflife AsuddendropintheCEFindicatestimetoequalize abattery failing or a cha...

Page 16: ...remaining amp hours consumed will be replaced MANAGINGATWO BATTERYSYSTEM With a two batterysystemwerecommendusing battery 1untilyou consume50 of its capacity then switch to battery 2 and use 50 of it...

Page 17: ...geof20 hourrate Hours to Discharge Capacity percent of rating 20 100 10 89 5 78 3 66 1 45 Totestbatterycapacity turnonaloadthatdrawsapproximately5 of thedeclared batterycapacity Measurethecurrentusing...

Page 18: ...bles the charger to conform to our proven Ideal Charge Curve with four basic cycles Charge Accept Float and Equalize The CHARGE cycle supplies full charger output current until the battery reaches the...

Page 19: ...ent measurement is necessary to determine the charged parameters in the two previous methods Specific gravity of the battery can also be used todetermine thechargelevelofabattery Regardlessofthechargi...

Page 20: ...get out of sync with the battery state of charge it must be re synchronized The best way to do this is to be sure the battery is discharged at least 10 of the declared battery capacity and then recha...

Page 21: ...ugh several cycles for the meter to learn the CEF It will take several at least six cycles for the displayed CEF to reflect the actual CEF of the battery SHOULD YOU CHANGE THE CHARGED PARAMETERS Pleas...

Page 22: ...d On or Off independently from inverter PWR SHARE sets the AC current limit at which the bat tery charge rate is reduced to avoid overloading limited AC sources Expressed in Amps Range 5A 15A 20A 30A...

Page 23: ...the Link 2000 willneverknowthatthebatteryischarged Ifthechargingsystemshutsoffwhenthecurrent is 10 amps using the factory default value of 4 amps 2 of 200 Ah will not work Changing the Charged Curren...

Page 24: ...h no sign positive number The display alternates at three second intervals until the button is released SOFTWARE INFO The revision number of the LINK 2000 software is displayed FLASH ALL LEDS SEGMENTS...

Page 25: ...me system The selected Peukert exponent is applied to both battery banks Set the exponent to the correct value for the bank which you use most often Making two discharge tests one at a high discharge...

Page 26: ...1 14 1 17 1 22 1 29 1 45 230 1 06 1 08 1 10 1 16 1 23 1 37 240 1 03 1 05 1 08 1 13 1 19 1 34 1 49 270 1 05 1 11 1 24 1 38 1 46 300 1 03 1 15 1 29 1 36 330 1 07 1 20 1 26 1 47 1 49 350 1 02 1 14 1 21...

Page 27: ...ou may calculate n as shown Typical Values for Peukert s Exponent n Prevailer SeaGel Batteries Model Volts Res Min 20 Hr Rating n 8GGC 6 375 180 1 14 8GU1 12 140 43 1 20 8GU24 12 130 70 1 13 8GU27 12...

Page 28: ...TS log t2 log t1 log I1 log I2 n log 20 log 7 45 log 25 log 11 25 1 301 0 872 1 398 1 051 1 24 CALCULATING PEUKERT S EXPONENT Example of using Reserve Minutes 25 amps and the 20 hour rate to calculate...

Page 29: ...atteries or a battery with a bad cell See section in inverter owner s manual titled Charging over discharged batteries E 5 AC BACKFEED ACpowerfromanoutsidesourcehasbeenfedtotheACoutputoftheinverter Th...

Page 30: ...gACwiringforareversedpolarity hotandneutralreversed Seeaqualifiedtechnicianifyoudonotknowhowtocheckforthiscondition CCC INDICATES BATTERY IS BEING CHARGED Displayed when time remaining is selected Exx...

Page 31: ...peredtotheblueorvioletwires removethefusesintheappropriatewire toremovepowertotheunit Ifyourmeterisanalternatorregulatormodelyou can de power the meter by removing the gray ribbon cable from the monit...

Page 32: ...ld the SETUP button for approximately 10 seconds After five seconds the SETUP LED will begin to flash slowly continue to hold until the SETUP LED begins to flash quickly about three times per second R...

Page 33: ...IENT TEMP F03 70 F ______________ BATTERY TYPE F02 0 LIQUID LEAD ACID ______________ POWER SHARE 30 A OFF in Freedom 25 ______________ STANDBY 4 W ______________ B1 USER CEF F06 87 90 FOR GELLED _____...

Page 34: ...Xantrex directly at Phone 1 800 670 0707 tollfreeinNorthAmerica 1 604 422 2777 direct Fax 1 604 420 2145 Email CustomerService xantrex com Direct returns may be performed according to the Xantrex Retu...

Page 35: ...er federal law to the extent permitted by applicable law they are limited to the duration of this Limited Warranty Some states and provinces do not allow limitations or exclusions on implied warrantie...

Page 36: ...elephone number where you can be reached during work hours A brief description of the problem 3 Ship the unit prepaid to the address provided by your Xantrex customer service representative If you are...

Page 37: ...nthenegativewireofthecircuityou wishtomeasure The current is measured by sensing the voltage drop across this resistance The LINK 2000 uses a 50 mV 500 amp shunt When 500 amps flows through the shunt...

Page 38: ...two 10 screws on the top of the battery shunt The RED WIRE 12 V is the 12 V supply In a 24 V system supply with 24 V The wiringdiagramshowstwooptions ThepreferredoptionistojumpertogethertheREDand BLU...

Page 39: ...e Green and Brown wires together and the Orange and Yellow wires together This hookup will display the same current information for both the battery 1 and 2 selection The BROWN WIRE B2SHG is connected...

Page 40: ...scale Current Range 500 amps DC Current Resolution 0 1 amp DC from 0 to 42 0 amps 1 amp DC from 42 to 500 amps Current Accuracy 0 1 amp DC at full scale low range 1 amp DC at full scale high range Cur...

Page 41: ...Amps max 2 Link 2000 meter 18 AWG minimum Shunt leads are twisted pair 3 This drawing is not to scale 4 Color code shown for four pair cable available from Xantrex 5 Other sources such as wind generat...

Page 42: ...1 Shunt rated at 500 Amps max 2 Link 2000 meter 18 AWG minimum Shunt leads are twisted pair 3 This drawing is not to scale 4 Color code shown for four pair cable available from Xantrex 5 This drawing...

Page 43: ...Xantrex Technology Inc Toll free 1 800 670 0707 Direct16044222777 Fax 1 604 420 2145 CustomerService xantrex com www xantrex com 445 0198 01 01 Printed in the U S A...

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