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Merlin Power Systems 

 

version: 2.0.2 

SmartGauge Installation and User Guide 

 

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SmartGauge Installation and User Guide 

 

 

 

Merlin Power Systems 

Unit 4, Cabot Business Village 

Holyrood Close 

Poole, Dorset BH17 7BA 

 

T: +44 (0) 1202 697979 
F: +44 (0) 1202 691919 

www.merlinpowersystems.com 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Содержание SmartGauge

Страница 1: ...martGauge Installation and User Guide Page 1 SmartGauge Installation and User Guide Merlin Power Systems Unit 4 Cabot Business Village Holyrood Close Poole Dorset BH17 7BA T 44 0 1202 697979 F 44 0 12...

Страница 2: ...support can be obtained from your local dealer or Merlin Power Systems directly Europe Tel 44 0 1202 697979 North America Tel 1 631 594 5102 CONTENTS OF THIS GUIDE 1 0 Introduction Page 2 1 1 Main Sma...

Страница 3: ...will run out of synchronisation as there are very low or no amps flowing through the shunt Self discharge of the batteries cannot be accounted for so simply by just not using your electrical system an...

Страница 4: ...les James Hortop Managing Director Merlin Power Systems UK Date 25th January 2013 CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS CAUTION Statements within this user guide identified with the word CAUTION relate to practices t...

Страница 5: ...ion of this user guide in order to fully understand the correct method of installation and full range of user functions Failure to do so may result in permanent damage to the SmartGauge and or other e...

Страница 6: ...e main battery bank This wire must be fused at 3 amps with the fuse holder installed as close to the battery as possible note that the fuse should be outside any battery compartment where battery gase...

Страница 7: ...Batt 2 will display the voltage on the second battery and the PGM Batt 2 LED will be lit Pressing the Status button will display the charge status as a percentage from 0 to 100 This will initially be...

Страница 8: ...1 and Battery 2 must share a common negative It is not possible to install SmartGauge on two isolated battery systems or on two battery systems with a common positive 4 Keep the wires running from th...

Страница 9: ...will flash 4 times to signify the data has been written to computer memory The current battery voltage will then be displayed This completes the installation and initial start up After SmartGauge has...

Страница 10: ...need to reset any other functions SmartGauge will remember all settings If necessary refer to the flow chart headed Re power up following power failure at the end of this manual for details of the ex...

Страница 11: ...play is currently set to Volts They are not displayed if the display is set to Status They are also not shown if the display has gone into sleep mode But the resulting E 0x error will remain displayed...

Страница 12: ...uccessfully selected and will be written to the SmartGauge memory The Set Up Menu will then move on to the next menu item At any time when moving onto the next menu item the currently selected option...

Страница 13: ...te held in a glass mat but with additional chemicals in the battery They require lower charge voltages and the off load terminal voltages will be similar to gel cells Only this type requires SmartGaug...

Страница 14: ...match the actual charge status of the batteries being monitored There are 4 simple ways in which this can be corrected 4 Switch on a charging device and wait until you know the batteries are fully ch...

Страница 15: ...ation voltage Pressing the SET button will write the value to memory On entering this section of the set up menu the display will show PA x PA signifying Primary Alarm x displaying either O U S or t O...

Страница 16: ...atus rises back up to the same activation level but then once this happens a timer is started which counts down from the set time period and when it reaches zero the alarm is deactivated The main reas...

Страница 17: ...now set Note that this value shares the same memory as that used for the normal low status alarm So changing one will change the other The display will now show tx xx indicating the time in hours and...

Страница 18: ...status display will not show however the Alarm LED on the front panel will still light up Pressing either button will show what type of alarm has activated in case you forget which type you set And in...

Страница 19: ...sleep mode The third display mode is dt U meaning display type Voltage where the display will go into sleep mode after 2 minutes as usual below a certain voltage but will always remain on above a cer...

Страница 20: ...her functions of SmartGauge remain identical If Loc1 is set then any future attempts to enter the set up menu will be completely ignored In order to unlock SmartGauge it will be necessary to attempt t...

Страница 21: ...s for each battery type If this limit is exceeded then SmartGauge will generate an E02 error This error will alert the user to the problem Be aware that if this error code occurs it is an indication o...

Страница 22: ...o factory defaults The alarm output consists of 3 terminals labelled COM Common NC Normally Closed and NO Normally Open COM is connected internally via a relay to the NC terminal and disconnected from...

Страница 23: ...rm of external damage to the case such as drilled holes excluding the 4 pre drilled mounting holes etc 3 Use of the equipment in any manner not described in this owner s manual 4 Attempted modificatio...

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