6.
Battery
Selection,
Fitting
and
Configuration
6.1
Battery
Type
Selection
The ToughPower has a built-in integrated Multi-Stage DC-DC Battery Charger
inside the Lid. This Charger
has
specific
Charging
Profiles
for
each
deep
cycle
Battery
chemistry.
These
are:
●
Wet
Lead
Acid/GEL
●
AGM
(
Lead
Crystal
batteries
select
AGM
profile
as
they
have
the
same
charging
voltage
profile)
●
Calcium
●
Lithium LiFePO
4
TP-1000 & TP-1000
DUAL
models only.
For other Lithium-Ion batteries refer to
section
Charging
Voltage
Limits
to
confirm
if
compatible.
The ToughPower box has been designed to accommodate most 80-120 Ahr sized batteries. We advise that
you
check
the
size
of
the
battery
before
you
buy!
The
“space
claim”
in
the
ToughPower
for
the
battery
is:
344mm
x
179mm
x
249mm
(L
x
W
x
H)
To ensure your safety, ongoing integrity of the Battery, and to provide optimised Charging, it is very
important that you
correctly set the Battery Type
. Failure to do so could result in significant damage to
the battery and electronics, rendering them both inoperable, and/or permanently damage any device
attached
to
the
ToughPower.
Due to the high current Charging capability of the ToughPower, and the safety and product damage risks
mentioned above, the selection of the Battery Type has been provided by a
Concealed Key Switch
. The
Concealed
Key
Switch
can
only
be
accessed
with
there
is
no
Battery
fitted
in
the
Box.
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