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Xantrex
Link 20
Battery Monitor

Link 20

Owner's Manual

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Page 1: ...Xantrex Link 20 Battery Monitor Link 20 Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...y Monitor November 2002 Xantrex International All rights reserved Xantres is a registered trademark of Xantrex International Disclaimer UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AGREED TO IN WRITING XANTREX TECHNOLOGY INC...

Page 3: ...to damage to the Link 20 or other electricalequipment POWER CONNECTION WARNINGS 1 When installing your Link 20 make all shunt and ground connections BEFORE applying power to the unit 2 The wires conne...

Page 4: ...hingredlight you dbetterchargeorstarthuntingforjumpercables This light bar shows Battery 1 This light bar shows Battery 2 SEL selects the units being displayed volts amps amp hours Time of Operation R...

Page 5: ...sitive unsigned number Amp hours Ah consumed represents the amount of energy removed from the battery When a 10 amp load is on for one hour 10 amp hours are consumed If you started this discharge with...

Page 6: ...more than 40 discharged however this is not recommended To set a discharge floor other than 100 see page 19 Function F09 READING THE LIGHT BARS Above the Link 20 numeric display are two light bars ea...

Page 7: ...long period of time the remaining amp hours consumed will be replaced Periodic conditioning or equalizing removes any negative amp hours that are not replaced during normal charging OVERCHARGEAMPHOUR...

Page 8: ...em hopefullyabout20hourslater turnoff theload andlookattheamp hours display on your Link 20 The amp hours displayed is your actual battery capacity If less than 20 hours passed before the battery volt...

Page 9: ...hts TheLink20willbegincountingupandwilldisplayoverchargingamphours as a positive number When the battery is fully charged turn off the charging source When discharging begins the Link 20 resets amp ho...

Page 10: ...described in later pages devoted to RESET DATA and LOCKing of your meter The next right battery status light indicates you ve entered the Advanced FUNCtions area see page 17 When a desired variable o...

Page 11: ...the Volts function Each press of the SEL button scrolls to the next item When avariableorfunctionisselected itscorrespondinglightandpresentvalueisdisplayed To change a variable press the SET button un...

Page 12: ...attery efficiency when five conditions are met CONDITIONS TO RESET TO ZERO 1 Discharge 10 of declared battery capacity to trigger algorithm 2 Recharge until kWh becomes a positive number 3 The voltage...

Page 13: ...he desired voltage 4 After 10 seconds the displayed setting is stored in memory and normal operation resumes HOW TO SET The Link 20 is factory set to use 2 of battery capacity as Charging Current Perc...

Page 14: ...you parallel batteries use the same size and same age batteries If you use two batteries in series such as two 6 V golf cart batteries use the amp hour capacity of one battery For example if you have...

Page 15: ...TO RATE COMPENSATION AND THE PEUKERT EXPONENT Your Link 20 shows true amp hours consumed in the numeric amp hour display However the light bar above it shows how much of the available battery capacity...

Page 16: ...ion in Step 5 You ll now scroll on to the next function which can be changed the same way When you have made all the changes desired simply leave the unit alone for five seconds and the values will be...

Page 17: ...es above 100 F you should relocate them or supply forced fresh air ventilation IMPORTANT Your Link 20 incorporates a precision volt meter This may be used to check that your charging sources are set t...

Page 18: ...report the charging source voltage and current The BAT 2 Ah display reports cumulative amp hours from one or more charging source s The BAT 2 Ah display will count up to 1999 and then roll over to 0 a...

Page 19: ...ining display essentially reports TIME to dead battery If you change the discharge floor to 50 you would essentially see the TIME till the battery is 50 discharged This is when charging should begin t...

Page 20: ...swilldisplaytheirnormalcolorandthenumeric displaywillread 188 8 ThedisplaywillreturntonormalwhentheSETbuttonisreleased Operation of the two right green lights on the battery light bar is confirmed whe...

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Page 22: ...d light above the word RESET appears 3 AH AH AH AH AH is shown in the numeric display 4 If you wish to reset amp hours simply press and hold the SET button for five seconds When amp hours are reset th...

Page 23: ...tsetting is 95 NOTE If the CEF display has a u in front of it this means the CEF has been selected by the user See Advanced Function F06 on page 18 for details CEF Recalculations Displayed as I999 I99...

Page 24: ...20 Setup To access the LOCK 1 Hold down the SET button until SEL SEL SEL SEL SEL appears in the numeric display 2 Press the SEL button 10 times until the red light above the word LOCK appears 3 Press...

Page 25: ...display This will require eighteen presses of the SEL button The right most green light bar indicator with the legend FUNC under it will be lit C Now press and hold the SET button If Battery Type is s...

Page 26: ...ll describe this varying effect The Link 20 uses a default value of n equal to 1 25 which is typical for many batteries At some low to moderate discharge rate typically a battery s 20 hour rate the lo...

Page 27: ...ge it at the 50 amp rate until the battery reaches 1 75 V per cell 10 5 V for a 12 V bat tery This is equivalent to a discharge rate of 25 A for a 100 Ah battery If the battery delivered 67 134 Ah the...

Page 28: ...Gel Batteries Model Volts Res Min 20 Hr Rating n 8GGC 6 375 180 1 14 8GU1 12 43 43 1 20 8GU24 12 130 70 1 13 8GU27 12 167 86 1 12 8GU30H 12 188 95 1 12 84D 12 388 180 1 11 8G8D 12 500 225 1 10 Trojan...

Page 29: ...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 30: ...______ OF CEF RECALC S _________ ________ AVG DEPTH OF DISCHARGE _________ ________ DEEPEST DEPTH OF DISCHARGE _________ ________ FUNCTIONS DEFAULT Bat 1 Bat 2 DISPLAY SCAN F01 Off _________ ________...

Page 31: ...It is inserted in series in line in the negative wire of the battery battery bank you wish to measure The current is measured by sensing the voltage drop across this resistance The uses a 50 mV 500 am...

Page 32: ...an a few wires must be connected here it is best to use a 2 0 jumper from the shunt to a good negative bus We recommend that no more than two or at a maximum three connections per large bolt be made o...

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Page 34: ...rewdriver for terminal screws Tighten firmly but do not over tighten to avoid damage NOTE The screw terminals are small During assembly and testing the screw ter minals are tightened To accommodate wi...

Page 35: ...he Green wire described above To check this wire start at terminal 3 and follow it to the small screw on the Battery side of the shunt There should be no other wires connected to this screw 4 Voltage...

Page 36: ...hnology Pan head screws go here Countersunkscrewsgohere Looking at nesting plate as it mounts on wall The phone cord to the Freedom inverter and the wires to the battery compartment may be led out the...

Page 37: ...sting receptacle insert a small coin knife blade or small screwdriver blade and press inward while gently pulling the meter away from the nest Press in on this tab with a thin metal coin while pulling...

Page 38: ...ng feature Touching either the SEL or SET buttons will return the LINK 20 to the function it was in when it went to sleep The LINK 20 is designed to work out of the box The factory default values are...

Page 39: ...Phone 18006700707 tollfreeinNorthAmerica 16044222777 direct Fax 16044202145 Email CustomerService xantrex com Direct returns may be performed according to the Xantrex Return Material Authorization Po...

Page 40: ...ral 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 warranties or on...

Page 41: ...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 42: ...resolution 20 0 to 50 0 V 0 1 V resolution Voltage Accuracy 0 6 of reading 1 least count of resolution Current Measurement Range 500 amps DC Current Resolution 0 1 amp DC From 0 to 42 0 amps 1 Amp DC...

Page 43: ...Xantrex Technology Inc Toll free 1 800 670 0707 Direct 1 604 422 2777 Fax 1 604 420 2145 CustomerService xantrex com www xantrex com 445 0196 01 01 Rev 1 Printed in the U S A...

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