HCA Series Installation Manual
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V2.15
3.7 Battery Installation
The batteries are placed at the bottom of the enclosure. The HCA panel is fully protected if the batteries
are connected in the wrong polarity. The Amber battery fault LED on the main circuit board will show
steady in such a condition. When the green battery LED is on steady it shows that the battery condition
and connections are normal. See Figure 3.6 below.
P1
Battery
Fault
Normal
12V Battery
12V Battery
Red
Black
Figure 3.6 - Battery Connection to the HCA Control Panel
Installation of optional battery cabinet
An external battery
cabinet must be used for
batteries larger than 7Ah.