Rev. A-061015
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P/N VDC1215C-MNL
BatteryMINDer
®
Model 1215C
TROUBLESHOOTING
VDC Electronics Technical Support: (800) 379-5579 x6
• Unit does not have an output unless connected to a battery. In order to
test the output using a meter, connect the meter to your battery. When you
connect the unit, you will see the voltage rise.
• If the unit is not in maintenance after 72 hours (solid GREEN), check
to make sure your battery meets the minimum voltage of 3.0 volts.
Unit will not operate if battery is below the minimum voltage of 3.0 volts.
If there is a load on your battery, disconnect it and charge again.
If the problem persists, your battery may be shorted or too badly sulfated.
Visit our learning center at BatteryMINDers.com for additional battery
information.
MAINTAINING MULTIPLE BATTERIES
Batteries should be
charged
individually. To properly
maintain
multiple
batteries they should all be the same type (gel, flooded or AGM) and condition.
It is OK to mix deep cycle and starter.
Charge
each battery individually before
connecting together. Never connect batteries at different states of charge. The
charged battery will rapidly transfer energy to the discharged battery possibly
causing catastrophic failure. Once the batteries are charged, use 18 gauge
or greater wire to connect the batteries or
for greatest safety protection and
ease of use, consider investing in the BatteryMINDer Y-Connector Model
210AY with SmarTECHnology*.
See diagram on the Page 14 for the most common multiple battery configuration.
You must connect multiple batteries of the same voltage, wire them in parallel
(BatteryMINDer positive to positive A to positive B, BatteryMINDer negative to
negative A to negative B).
If connecting 2 batteries of half your unit’s voltage (example: 6V batteries on a
12V unit), wire them in series (BatteryMINDer positive to positive A, negative
A to positive B, negative B to BatteryMINDer negative). When wired in series
they act as one large system at the combined voltage (example: 6V+ 6V =
12V). You can connect these systems in a series parallel configuration in
order to charge or maintain 4 or batteries in groups of 2.
*BatteryMINDer
®
has developed a simple, safe and inexpensive method of connecting multiple
batteries they call SmarTECHnology
®
-Y. Using their single SmarTECHnology-Y connector,
two batteries can be maintained simultaneously using just a single output charger designed to
maintain batteries. Adding additional Y-connectors allows from four (4) to eight (8) batteries to be
connected depending on the maintenance charger capability.
