GTR099 swing gate opener manual – Revision 22
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Battery Charging:
Important:
Care is essential when handling your battery for charging. With incorrect handling and
overcharging, shorting can occur.
Important:
Protective glasses and gloves should be worn when charging a battery. To prevent shorting
and damage to your battery, it is essential to avoid connection of the terminals with metallic or conductive
materials. Prior to charging your battery, all electrical components must be switched off before connecting
a charger. If the battery needs to be removed from its case for charging, care must be taken in the
removal of the battery.
Important:
The charger must be connected to the battery before the charger is connected to mains
power.
How to connect a single battery for charge?
Richmond recommends connecting one 12v battery to one 12v charger to recharge your battery. When
recharging your battery always remember to connect the positive charger (red) output to the positive (+)
battery terminal. The negative charger output (black) connects to the negative battery (-) terminal. Once
the battery is fully charged disconnect the charger from mains power first. Then disconnect the cables
from the battery. Always ensure the charger and the battery have the same voltage when recharging the
battery.
How to connect two batteries in a series for charge with one 24v battery charger?
To charge two 12v batteries in a series at the same time, connect a single 24v charger. This can only be
done when the batteries in a series requiring charge have the same voltage output as the battery charger.
As illustrated below. When recharging your batteries always remember to connect the positive charger
(red) output to the positive (+) battery terminal. The negative charger output (black) connects to the
negative (-) battery terminal. Once the batteries are fully charged disconnect the charger from mains
power first. Then disconnect the cables from the battery. Always ensure the charger and the battery have
the same voltage when recharging the battery.