Battery charger
The onboard battery charger supplied with this machine
is capable of charging lead acid batteries from 185 to
350ah capacity. There is no need to change algorithms
or settings based on battery manufacturer, or battery
size.
The charger can also be set to charge flooded (wet)
cell, AGM, or Gel batteries. LED’s on the charger
indicate which type of battery the charger is set to
charge. One setting is for Flooded and AGM batteries,
the other setting is only for GEL batteries.
Depending on the battery charger model, the charger
can operate on 100/115/230 VAC 1ph 50/60 HZ power,
and will automatically detect these input voltages.
Before connecting the battery charger to power, check
the label on the battery charger to verify the proper input
power.
Determining Your Battery Type
CAUTION: DIFFERENT BATTERY TYPES HAVE
DIFFERENT CHARGING REQUIREMENTS. FAILURE
TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY YOUR BATTERY TYPE,
AND SET THE CHARGER ACCORDINGLY WILL
RESULT IN BATTERY DAMAGE, AND VOID THE
WARRANTEE.
Your machine may have been ordered with batteries
installed at the NSS factory. The standard battery type,
normally supplied by NSS, is the Flooded (wet) cell lead
acid battery. Gel and AGM sealed batteries may also
be available at customer request.
Flooded (wet) batteries can be easily identified by the
removable cell caps. Removing the caps allows
inspection of the liquid electrolyte (sulfuric acid) level in
each cell.
AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat) batteries are sealed,
maintenance free batteries. They do not have cell caps
intended for removal. Look for
“AGM”
printed on the
tops or sides of the batteries.
Gel (gelled electrolyte) batteries are also sealed,
maintenance free batteries. They do not have cell caps
intended for removal. Look for
“GEL”
printed
on the
tops or sides of the batteries.
Battery Charger Indicator LED’s
Your battery charger is equipped with LEDs that
indicate the following:
•
Replacement batteries must always be of the
same battery manufacturer, model and amp-
hour rating, as the remaining batteries in the
pack.
•
Never mix batteries from different manufacturers in
the same pack.
•
Battery Type Setting. Either of these two LEDs will
be illuminated, anytime the charger is plugged
in, to signal which type(s) of batteries the
charger is configured to charge. The two
options available are:
o
Wet / AGM: When this LED is illuminated,
the charger is configured to charge
either flooded (wet), or AGM batteries.
o
Gel Cell. When this LED is illuminated,
the charger is configured to charge Gel
batteries ONLY.
EXCEPTION: Trojan
AGMs are to be charged with the Gel
setting.
•
State of Charge Indicators. Four additional LEDs
provide information about the charge level of
the batteries during charging.
o
30%, 60%, 90% and 100%.
•
Fault
Indications.
During
charging,
the
charger
provides
feedback
about
the
charge
process
and
any
problems
detected.
It
will
provide
feedback
and
signal
the
type
of
problem
by
flashing
LEDs
as
described
below:
