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Article No. 03-8-6 Cont’d.
d. The DVOM will display any voltage present. 15. When batteries are fully charged, disconnect
Repeat Steps 6b and 6c if DVOM reads the power to the chargers and then disconnect
more than 0 volts. the terminal clips and remove the chargers.
To discharge the DC/DC converter 1 (standard) 16. Reconnect the battery cables 107-132 Lb-in.
or DC/DC 2 (optional): (12-15 N•m) and check the pack voltage.
e. Touch the NEGATIVE probe of the DVOM 17. Power up the vehicle to verify running status.
to the B- (battery negative, labeled “BATT1
18. Reassemble the seats and stanchion covers.
NEG”).
19. Keep the vehicle plugged into the onboard
f. Touch the POSITIVE probe of the DVOM to
charger until delivered to the customer.
the load side of the 10-amp fuse for the
DC/DC circuit. This will be the spade
DPI smart charger-operating instructions:
connector closest to the front of the fuse
holder and it is labeled “DC/DC”.
The charger uses a sophisticated charging algorithm
that continuously tests the charging process from
g. The DVOM will display any voltage present.
start to finish. Once the charger senses a battery
Repeat Steps 6f and 6g if DVOM reads
connection, of greater than 3Vdc, it immediately
more than 0 volts.
begins its 5-stage charging process as described
below in order of which stage the charging process
7. Disconnect all battery cables from the threaded
occurs:
terminals.
PRE-QUALIFICATION TEST - STAGE ONE
8. Check each battery with a voltmeter for
reversed polarity, if reversed polarity is found
Yellow L.E.D Flashing - This first stage tests the
scrap battery immediately.
battery and determines the condition of your battery.
Further charging will be inhibited if the charger
NOTE
determines that the battery’s condition is not
DO NOT CHARGE ANY BATTERIES THAT HAVE
conducive to receiving a charge. The charger
REVERSED POLARITY.
applies a regulated voltage and current charging
waveform to the battery while analyzing the charge
9. Check each individually battery module voltage,
waveform characteristics with respect to time. If
if battery voltage varies more than .2V, the
your battery is in fairly good condition, then the
batteries must be balanced to the “TOC” with
duration of this test is about 40 seconds minimum
the Smart DPI chargers.
to 3 hours. If your battery has been left in a state
NOTE
of discharge for a long period of time (days to
BATTERY MODULE VOLTAGE MUST BE A
months) then the charger may require 3 hours to
LEAST 3VDC FOR THE SMART DPI CHARGER
determine if the battery will even accept a charge.
TO INITIATE CHARGE.
This length of time is required because the plates
have become severely sulfated (similar to iron
10. Connect the DPI smart battery charger to each
rusting), and the charger needs time to analyze the
battery’s lead doughnut then plug charger in,
battery through the sulfated plates. Sulfating, on the
follow charging instructions from the DPI
plates, begins to break down as the charge is
charger manufacture.
passed through the battery, but in some cases, the
sulfation may have become so great that only time
11. Allow the charger to run the diagnostics.
will allow for the removal of the sulfate.
12. If the light stays red the battery is either at too
CONSTANT CURRENT CHARGE - STAGE TWO
low of voltage or has reversed polarity.
Yellow L.E.D. Continuous - The charger is
13. If within 2-5 minutes the light turns yellow or
charging the battery at full rated output. This stage
flashing yellow this means the charger is
ends once the battery’s terminal voltage reaches
charging.
the factory preset voltage level of approximately
14. Charge the battery until the light turns green
14.3Vdc.
(approximately 8-12 hours).
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