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Setting Up
Five different displays are available in the Time function. You may select present
consumption level, a four minute average, a sixteen minute, or a 32 minute
average, or display the percent of rate compensated capacity remaining. Which
method is best for you depends on your installation. Most installations will find
four minute averaging appropriate. To SET UP follow the procedure out-
lined on Page 20. As you press the
SET
button the following values will
appear, use the table below to choose the appropriate averaging period.
Instantaneous: Time Remaining Set Up Display:
000
4 Minute Average: Time Remaining Set Up Display:
00I
16 Minute Average: Time Remaining Set Up Display:
002
32 Minute Average: Time Remaining Set Up Display:
003
Percent Remaining: Time Remaining Set Up Display:
04P
Operating Tips: Use the longest period of time you can to insure long term load
variations are considered. For instant feedback, use the
000
(no averaging)
display. Time is in hours and 1/10th's of hours. In the Percent of Capacity
Remaining mode, a full battery is displayed as
100P
and counts down as your
discharge. The Percent of Battery Capacity Remaining is referenced to the
selected discharge floor and uses the instantaneous (not averaged) rate of dis-
charge. The percent of capacity remaining display shows the percent number
which drives the Bar Graph. This function is very useful on Electric Vehicles.
CAUTION:
Time displays are an estimate of how long your battery will
sustain a load (to your selected discharge floor; default: 100% discharge). Varia-
tions in discharge current, incorrectly set battery capacity, Peukert's exponent,
temperature, and prior battery history may affect the accuracy of this estimate.
Please use Time displays only as a guide. Use all displays (Volts, Amps, Amp-
hours, and Time) to make informed decision about battery state-of-charge. Do
not rely on a single value!