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General Operation
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General Operation
Multi-Stage Charging Overview
Stage 1 - System Check and Battery Analyzing:
During this stage, the blue "Analyze" LED will pulse.
This indicates the ProTournament
elite is performing a self-test, analyzing all battery connections, and checking
if each battery is capable of being charged. Upon completion, the "System Check" LED will illuminate green
followed by Stage 2.
Note: While in analyze mode, the battery type can be changed by following the steps in the “Selecting a
Charging Profile” section on page 12. The charger will not leave analyze mode if a fault is detected.
Stage 2 - Charging:
During this mode the “Charging” indicator will be solid red. The ProTournament
elite
Series will use all of its available charging amps (as controlled by temperature) until the battery voltage is
raised to 14.4 VDC (Flooded/AGM factory setting).
Stage 3 - Conditioning:
During this mode the “Conditioning” indicator will be amber. Batteries will hold
at 14.4 VDC (factory set for Flooded/AGM batteries) to complete charging while conditioning each battery
connected. Upon completion the ProTournament
elite will go into Auto Maintain mode.
Stage 4 - Auto Maintain (Energy Saver Mode):
During this mode the green “Auto Maintain” LED's will
be on indicating Stage 2 charging and Stage 3 conditioning are completed. At this time the ProTournament
elite
will initiate its Auto Maintain (Energy Saver Mode) which will monitor and Auto Maintain batteries only when
needed to maintain a full state of charge.
Stage 5 - Auto Storage Recondition Mode:
During this mode the green “Auto Recondition Mode” green
indicator will illuminate with a slow fade in and out pulse. This indicates that while your batteries/boat are
in storage the ProTournament
elite will automatically recondition all batteries for up to 3 hours once a month
extending battery life and maximizing on the water battery power performance.
Note: If you are still unsure what kind of battery(s) you have, we recommend that you
contact the manufacturer of the battery(s).
Understanding Battery Types & Charger Settings
There are three primary types of batteries in the marketplace today; standard Flooded (Lead-Acid), AGM (Absorbed
Glass Mat)/high performance AGM, and Gel cell (Gelled Electrolyte Lead-Acid).Traditionally, the most common
type of batteries used are Flooded (Lead-Acid) batteries. In addition to the 3 lead acid batteries, lithium batteries
are becoming readily available as lead acid battery replacements. Almost all Gel cell batteries will state that they
are Gel cell on the battery case or labels. Shown below are typical battery voltages at absorption and float levels.
NOTE: AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat) batteries are not Gel (Gelled Electrolyte Lead-Acid) batteries.
Gel batteries require a completely different charge profile that must be selected versus the out
of the box factory setting. AGM batteries can accept the same charging profile as Flooded
(Lead-acid) batteries.
Note: In LiFePO4 mode, the DC terminals are powered when AC is present.
Selecting a Charging Profile
Your battery charger is equipped with a user programmable battery type selector that is factory
set for standard Flooded (Lead-Acid) batteries.
CAUTION:
Connect the charger to the battery before applying AC Power.
CAUTION:
Remove AC power before disconnecting the charger from the battery.
To select a different battery profile, use the following steps:
1. Power on the charger.
2. Press and hold the select button for more than 2 seconds to enter battery type select.
Note: You can only enter battery type selection in analyze mode (Pulsing blue “Analyze” LED)
3. Press and release the select button to cycle through battery types.
4. Press and hold the select button for more than 2 seconds to set the battery type.
LED
Battery Type
Charging Profile
Blue
Standard Flooded / AGM
14.45 VDC Absorption
13.4 VDC Float
Green
HP AGM 1
14.65 VDC Absorption
13.6 VDC Float
Amber
HP AGM 2
14.55 VDC Absorption
13.5 VDC Float
Red
LiFeP04*
14.2 VDC Absorption
13.6 VDC Float
*For use with approved lithium batteries only. See page 12 or visit https://www.promariner.com/Li
for a list of approved batteries.
Approved Lithium Batteries
Mastervolt MLI 1250
Tracker WRM60, WRM80, WRM100, TLi60, TLi80, TLi100
RELiON RB60, RB75, RB80, RB100, RB100-HP, RB100-LT
Battle Born BB10012
To see a complete and up-to-date list of approve lithium batteries,
please visit https://www.promariner.com/Li
Approved Lithium
Turbo Charge Mode
Understanding Battery Types & Charger Settings Continued
auto maintain
conditioning
charging
storage recondition
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5 Stage Performance Charge Profile
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analyzing
TurboCharge
TurboCharge (360 and 500 models)
The ProTournament
elite comes with a TurboCharge button. To use this
function, simply press the TurboCharge button once the unit is in charge
mode and the fan will turn to full speed to keep the charger cool and
maximize the current output.
