9 Tabular overview of the program procedures
Initial commissioning
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Program 124: Initial operation NiCd battery MARATHON
Name according to manual:
Charge (Constant current) Step IA for MARATHON with main charge current
24: NiCd battery MARATHON
select Batteryprocessing:
P1: Initial commissioning
Enter:
Number of cells
Rated capacity
Charging current main charge
Step 1:
Charging with charging current main-charge until the charging voltage of 1.55
V × number of cells is
reached minimum 150 minutes.
In case the voltage is below 1.55
V charging continues for 5 minutes and again you are requested to
measure the cell voltage otherwise continue with Step 2.
In case the number of the measured cells does not conform with the number of cells - for example a
cell has been measured twice – the device can not decide what to do and asks the user whether all
cells are > 1.55
V. Enter: 1=YES 0=NO.
Step 2:
Topping charge with 0.4 × charging current main-charge for 2 hours.
15 minutes before the end of the topping charge a signal requests to control the electrolyte level.
In case no automatic cell tester is connected:
Before the end of the topping charge a signal requests the measurement of single cells voltages.
End of program
Voltage monitoring:
Monitoring minus ΔU > 30mV/cell during charging, error message:
minus delta U detected
