SP Range User Guide v7 June 2020
Installation & User Guide
SP Range
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Care and Maintenance
Like any battery, the environmental conditions impact the health and longevity. Therefore, consider
the following with respect to proper care and maintenance of your lithium battery:
1.
If not intending to use the battery for a prolonged period of time (one week or longer), turn
off
the voltmeter by selecting ‘Meter Off’ on the red rocker switch. This will ensure the
voltmeter is isolated and not drawing a small current. If the voltmeter was left on, then over
weeks and months it would drain the battery and ultimately flatten it.
2.
If the battery is unintentionally discharged flat then it can be recovered. First remove all loads
sources and switch off the LED voltmeter. Apply a
‘dumb’
charger which charges the battery
without needing to ‘see’ the battery first.
3.
For long battery life, keep it charged at above 13V at all times. Check the battery once a
month. If the open circuit voltage has dropped to 13V or below, then give it a boost. Ensure
the voltmeter is turned off at the red rocker switch.
4.
All batteries, whether they are lead acid or lithium degrade faster in extreme cold and extreme
hot environments.
a.
Do not charge battery when the ambient temperature is less than zero or above 45
o
C.
b.
Do not operate the battery in environments are -20
o
C or above 60
o
C. Doing so would
reduce its life expectancy.
