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Transitioning the Truecharge™ 2 Battery Charger to ON, Standby, or Disabled
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Transitioning the Truecharge™ 2 Battery
Charger to ON, Standby, or Disabled
There are two ways to turn ON the Truecharge™ 2
Battery Charger:
• Connect the batteries to the charger (i.e., charger is on
standby) then connect AC power at the source (charging
begins) or
• Press
ON
/
STANDBY
on the remote panel while batteries
and AC power are both connected to the charger (from
Standby).
The charger begins to charge the batteries from Standby.
There are two ways to put the Truecharge™ 2 Battery
Charger in Standby
(see Warning below) :
• Disconnect AC power at the source (i.e., only the
batteries are connected) or
• Press
ON
/
STANDBY
on the remote panel while batteries
and AC power are both connected to the charger (from
ON).
The charger stops charging but continues to monitor the
batteries.
There is only ONE way to safely turn the Truecharge™ 2
Battery Charger off (Disable):
◆
Disconnect the AC power at the source and disconnect all
DC batteries.
This is the only state where the Truecharge™ 2 Battery
Charger is completely de-energized.
When the Truecharge™ 2 Battery Charger is disabled, the
optional remote panel is inactive.
WARNING: Shock hazard
The Truecharge™ 2 Battery Charger contains hazardous voltages
while in Standby. Even when AC power is removed, if the
Truecharge™ 2 Battery Charger is connected to a battery on bank
1, the charger will be energized by the battery. The Truecharge™ 2
Battery Charger is de-energized completely only after all AC and
DC sources have been disconnected for five minutes.
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