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3.5
C
HARGING CURVE
BOOST in ON position
With this setting, the
charger delivers a 5-step charge curve IUoU + automatic weekly recycling
(
“
P
”
button see section 3.3.2)
+ return to automatic BOOST: BOOST, ABSORPTION, FL REFRESH, REBOOST.
V BOOST:
BOOST voltage (see
section 3.3.3
V FLOAT:
FLOATING voltage (see
section 3.3.3:
voltage with no BOOST)
T BOOST:
BOOST maximum duration (see table above
–
T ABS:
ABSORPTION maximum duration (see table above
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BOOST phase:
Starts up automatically when the charger is turned on if the battery is flat. The current is then at maximum output.
ABSORPTION phase:
Begins when the voltage has reached the maximum BOOST level. The current level starts falling.
These two phases combined last a maximum of TABS (depending on setting). If the current falls below 20% of
rated current, the FLOATING phase automatically kicks in. Duration and current intensity depend on how charged the
battery is.
FLOATING phase:
Starts after TBOOST or if output current has reached 20% of the charger's rated current. The voltage switches to the
FLOATING value and the rated current continues to drop.
REFRESH phase:
It is an automatic weekly cycle in order to optimize the battery life duration.