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Sealed maintenance-free
500Ah 2V AGM VRLA deep cycle battery
Model AGM-DC-2V500AH
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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I. INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION
A) Keep the battery in a cool, dry, ventilated and clean place.
B) When connecting the wires, screw all the nuts, bolts and washers tightly.
C) If you use the battery within other equipment, keep it away from a heat generating source (e.g.
transformer) and install it in an upright position as low as possible with proper ventilation.
D) The battery may produce combustible gas. Avoid installation in a closed compartment or near sparks (e.g.
near a switch or fuse)
E) Use well insulated tools when installing the battery.
F) Avoid using the battery in the following places:
Areas exposed to direct sunlight or any heat source
Areas with radiant heating, infrared radiation or ultraviolet radiation
Areas filled with organic solvent, vapour, dust or corrosive gases and substances
Areas with abnormal vibration or risk of mechanical damage
G) When connecting the battery to a charger or a load, keep the circuit switched OFF and connect the
battery’s po) terminal to the po) pole of the charger or the load and the battery’s negative(-)
terminal to the negative(-) pole of the charger or the load.
H) Never use batteries with different capacities or different performance characteristics within the same
battery bank. Do not use new and old batteries together in the same bank.
I) Ambient discharge temperature: from -10 ⁰C to +40 ⁰C.
II. CONNECTION SCHEME
A) To form a 48V battery bank, connect 24 x 2V batteries in series as shown on the diagram below using
metal plate connectors and heavy duty cables:
