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Installation Overview
Installation Overview
CAUTION & WARNING:
Batteries are hazardous devices. Please follow
battery manufacturer’s recommendations for health and safety. Use only
the appropriate tools in conjunction with manufacturer’s instructions. Isolate
both battery and AC power supplies before attempting installation.
CAUTION & WARNING:
The Installation Overview does not refer to each
and every Caution & Warning Statement in this manual. Be sure to observe
safe working practices at all times. Refer to the full manual if you are unsure
of any practices that may damage the SG200 Battery Monitor unit, your sys-
tem wiring or health.
The SG200 is designed to monitor a battery or battery bank which is used in
deep cycling applications. It relies on the battery being discharged and then
charged to learn the battery’s characteristics. This learning process may never
occur on a start-only battery, since it is never cycled. However, The SG200
does have two additional leads to connect to starting batteries to read voltage
only.
NOTE
: If a SG200 is used to monitor a starting-only bank using the cable
posts, and not the voltage-only leads, then an accurate state of health may
not be determined or maintained.
The diagram above shows a typical installation with one house battery bank,
and two auxiliary or engine start batteries.
If multiple displays or shunts are being installed, they may simply be
daisy-chained with additional SmartLink communication cables.
Negative leads from auxiliary batteries to the shunt are not needed in a
common-ground installation.
CAUTIONS & WARNING
: DO NOT install any of the positive leads without
proper fusing!!!
NOTE:
The fuse holder is shipped without the fuse installed. Install the
fuse AFTER completely connecting all of the wires/cables, and all other
installation steps.
The SG200 will scale automatically to the voltage of commonly used battery
systems (12v,24v,36v,48v.)
Initial configuration of the SmartShunt consists of setting the following parame
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ters.
1. Battery Chemistry
2. Battery Capacity
For complete instructions, follow the rest of this manual.