Lightweight folding solar charging kit – Instruction manual
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Models: ARF-FWP-80M, ARF-FWP-100M, ARF-FWP-120M
2. Installation instructions
1) Ensure that your battery is not fully discharged.
The
battery must generate at least 10V to start the solar
charge controller.
If your battery is fully discharged, the
solar charge controller will not start and the kit will not be
able to charge the battery. In such case, charge the battery
first by other means for a short period of time to allow the
voltage to reach 9V.
2) Unfold the solar panels, extend the battery leads and
connect the crocodile clips to the + positive (red) and –
negative (black) battery terminals on a 12V lead-acid battery.
Note: It is recommended that the kit is always connected to
the battery terminals directly. Unless you are certain, do not
use any existing 12V inputs or sockets (e.g. a cigarette
lighter socket) for connecting the kit because these inputs
or sockets may not be rated / may not have their
connecting cables rated to the required power. Moreover,
such inputs or sockets may be connected via other
electronic components (e.g. ignition or another controller)
which would interfere with the operation of your solar kit.
3) Check and confirm that the solar charge controller has
started and detected the battery. If the battery has been
detected, the
yellow
battery status LED on the controller
should turn on. The
green
charging status LED should also
turn on, which means that the controller is ready for solar
input. If there is enough light falling on the solar panels, the
green
LED will start flashing, indicating that the kit is now
charging the battery.
