G. STORAGE
If the RV/ etc. is in storage for an extended period of time and no solar panels are available to charge the battery, To help guard
against Self-discharge of the Battery;
• Leave the AC power connected & the Battery Charger turned on.
•
ENSURE ALL loads are turned OFF or Dis-connected from the Battery.
The charger has an automatic Standby Charge Mode and a 21 day New Cycle charge to take care of the battery in storage.
• Or disconnect the Battery charger from the battery if the AC Mains is to be disconnected or turned off.
Warning;
Batteries on charge should not be left unattended for extended periods. The charging process & battery condition should be
checked regularly.
H. User Define Charging Profiles
(first install the HBC software & drivers onto your PC)
Connect the charger to the personal computer via the USB port (6) then you can set your own charging configuration.
There are two positions allocated to store the user charge profiles.(Battery Selection Switch (4) position 8 or 9 )
Note; The Maximum time these two profiles can run is 99 hours. The output will then stop until charger is reset.
I. Equalization Charging for wet type battery only
Warning:
Explosion Hazard
Explosive gases from battery during equalization, extreme care must be exercised.
Caution:
Only flooded lead acid battery which must have had one complete charge cycle before equalization charge.
Make sure electrolyte level is sufficient. Disconnect all DC load connected to the battery
Exercise extreme care to comply with the above cautions when Auto-Equalization is selected.
Wet lead acid batteries requires periodic higher voltage charging (about 10% over usual absorption voltage) to balance the
Voltage of each cell, reverse the high concentration of electrolyte at the bottom and clear up large sulfate crystals on the plates.
You can use the Equalization Selection Switch (8) to perform the manual equalization through optional remote display or Auto
equalization by charger itself.
Once Auto is selected, the charger will start Equalization automatically if charger stays in Float mode for over 21 days.
After entering into this mode, the Absorption indicator (Amber LED) will flash & the Equalization will run for 240 minutes.
The charger will then go back to Float once completed.
Remark: 1. This mode only can be operated at WET (Flooded) selection (Battery Selection Switch (4) set to position 1)
2. Any time during this mode, Pressing the FUNC button on the optional remote display(HBR-3100) for 5 seconds
will force the Equalization mode to end and the charger to re-enter Float mode.
3. Take special precautions as battery will emit explosive gas during equalization charge.
J. Dual bank charging
This feature is for applications where there are two totally separate batteries.
The two batteries must be of the same type (chemical makeup) & capacity to avoid over and under charging because you can
only select one battery type charging profile for both banks.
The two banks are charged simultaneously and the battery with the lowest level (lower resistance)gets most share of the current
in the Bulk stage until it catches up to the same voltage level as the second battery (battery with higher initial level).
Both batteries will go to the Absorption and the Float Charge at the same time.
K. Temperature Sensor
Warning:
The temperature sensor must be installed at the Negative Terminal of the
battery terminal, In-correctly connecting to the Positive Terminal will
damage the charger and the sensor.
The temperature sensor (accessory) is used for optimal charging over a wide
ambient temperature range.
The Temperature sensor should be positioned so as not to be affected by any
other cooling or heating source.
Plug in the temperature sensor
before
switching on the charger to activate
the temperature control function,
Never plug in the Sensor during
charging.
Compensation voltage for this temperature sensor is 20mV/C, the higher the
battery temperature, the lower the charging voltage.
When battery temperature reaches 60°C, the charger will shut-down, Fault
and OTP indicator will light up.
