Freedom Lite Marine Installation Manual Revision 1
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4.
Charging below 0°C not permitted. Extended time above 45°C not recommended for optimal battery
life.
5.
Warranty is 10 years or 4 000 cycles at an average of 80% DoD per cycle, 70% capacity guaranteed by
end of warranty.
Two RJ45 sockets [6 inset] are provided, one for connecting the CAN interface from the
battery to the system controller (or directly to the inverter depending on the inverter
brand), and another for connecting the battery to another battery or for a termination
resistor (more detail later in manual).
A DB9 Serial Connector [7] is fitted adjacent to the breaker for use by technicians for
programming the required profile onto the BMS. The required profile is typically loaded by
Freedom Won prior to delivery but installers are advised to obtain the correct adapter (a
DB9 RS232 to USB adapter cable [8](Figure 3.2) is required) to allow Freedom Won or
authorised distributors to program batteries remotely on behalf of the installer or user via a
Windows laptop. The DB9 RS232 adapter must have male pins. One is supplied by Freedom
Won with each battery (note that only the unit supplied by Freedom Won is guaranteed to
work, inferior brands do not always work properly).
Freedom Lite is also fitted with a State of Charge (SoC) display [9], which includes a red LED
error indicator and below it a “low power” indicator.
An error reset button [10] is positioned near the SoC display.
Figure 3.2 RS232 DB9 (male) to USB Adapter for Programming Freedom Lite Marine models
(appearance may vary)
The ON button [11] and OFF button [12] is located beside the SoC display.
The Marine 5/4 and 10/8 models are fitted with handles for lifting the battery manually
[13]. The larger models are fitted with eye bolts to enable slinging the batteries. A metal bar
can also be placed through the eye bolts for carrying manually by four or more people.
