Blue Sky Energy
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Solar Boost 3000i
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Blue Sky Energy | USA |
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WARNING:
If charge parameter settings are changed, confirm that the new settings comply with the battery
manufacturers recommendations. DO NOT enable equalization for sealed lead-acid batteries such as GEL and AGM.
As Shipped Factory Default Settings
•
Charge mode ....................................... 3-stage
•
Equalize enable ................................................ .. Off (disabled)
•
Absorption voltage ............................. 14.4V
•
Equalize time ................................................... .. 2.0 hours
•
Absorption time .................................. 2.0 hours
•
Equalize voltage ............................................... .. 15.2V
•
Float voltage ........................................ 13.2V
•
Auto equalize days ........................................... .. 30 days
•
Maximum setpoint voltage limit ......... 15.5V
•
Temperature compensation factor ................. ..
5.00mV/
C/cell
•
Auxiliary output mode ....................... Aux Bat Charge
•
PostDusk lighting timer .................................. .. Off (disabled)
•
LVD on voltage ................................... 12.6V
•
PreDawn lighting timer ................................... .. Off (disabled)
•
LVD off voltage ................................... 11.5V
•
Middle of the night lighting control dimming... 0%
Restoring As Shipped Factory Default Settings
1.
Remove both PV and battery power.
4.
After at least 5 seconds, release Setup.
2.
Apply battery power while pressing & holding the Setup push-button. 5.
Confirm display resumes normal operation.
3.
Following display self-test, confirm display shows software revision
6.
The 3000i is now set to as shipped factory defaults.
(e.g.,
r1.4
) & Charge Status LED’s remain on while Setup is held.
Changing Charge And Load Control Settings
3000i charge parameter settings may be viewed or changed at any time using a combination of the Setup and Display Select push-buttons.
There are two modes of setup operation,
Viewing
a setting and
Changing
a setting. Basic operation is to go from Normal Operation to Viewing
Mode, Viewing Mode to Changing Mode, and then from Changing mode back to Viewing mode, and Viewing Mode back to Normal Operation.
All settings are stored in Flash memory and are retained if power is lost.
CHARGE AND LOAD CONTROL SETTINGS
Parameter viewing mode
toggles between setting text
and value of that setting
Setting Range
Setting
Steps
Description
Setting Text
Default Setting
AbS
14.4
12.0V
–
17.0V
0.1V
Absorption charge voltage
Abt
2.0
0.0
–
10.0 hrs
0.5 hrs
Absorption charge time
FLt
13.2
12.0V
–
17.0V
0.1V
Float charge voltage
Set to
oFF
(one step below 12.0) for 2-stage charge
EqU
15.2
12.0V
–
17.0V
0.1V
Equalize charge voltage
Eqt
2.0
0.5
–
10.0 hrs
0.5 hrs
Equalize charge time
Normal Display Operation
Parameter Viewing mode
Parameter Changing Mode
Viewing a setting
To enter the Viewing Mode press Setup 5 seconds and release when
AbS
appears in the display. The first parameter
to be shown is the
Absorption Charge Voltage
setting. The display will alternate between
AbS
and
14.4
to show the
present
Absorption Charge Voltage
setting is 14.4V.
A brief press of Setup within 5 seconds will move to the next setting shown in Table 2,
Absorption Charge Time
where the display will now alternate between
Abt
and
2.0
to show the present
Absorption Charge Time
setting is
2.0 hours. Remaining settings may be viewed by repeatedly pressing Setup to move to the desired setting. To exit
Viewing Mode and return to normal operation, do not press Setup for 5 seconds.
Changing a setting
To enter the Changing Mode, first enter the Viewing Mode for the setting to be changed. While in Viewing Mode
for that setting, press Setup 5 seconds to enter the Changing Mode for that setting. The present setting value will
begin blinking rapidly indicating that you have entered the parameter changing mode for that setting. Use Display
Select to scroll through the available values until the desired value is reached. With the desired new value blinking
in the display press Setup 5 seconds to save the new setting. Once the new setting is saved the display will revert
back to the Viewing Mode showing the new saved value for that setting.
If neither Setup or Display Select is pressed within 5 seconds while in the Changing Mode, the change request is
abandoned and the display reverts back to Viewing Mode without changing the setting.
