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I N T R O D U C T I O N
Read the instruction manual carefully, before using this device.
On pages 24 en 25 you will find the technical details of the EBC chargers.
The EBC charger belongs to the ‘Econline’ product group. The products from the Econline
are very suitable for use in caravan, mobile home or holiday crafts. Permanent
connection to the battery and main voltage is possible. This way a battery can be held in
good condition when it, for instance, is put away for the winter.
All chargers from the EBC-series have the possibility to connect two batteries(groups).
The outputs are separated by a diode. This way the charge current is divided but the
batteries can not discharge each other.
Temperature protection
During the bulk charging phase the fan is always working. This fan is also temperature
controlled. When the internal temperature is increases to much, the fan will be switched
on automatically. When the internal temperature is normal again, the fan stops. If the
cooling of the fan isn’t enough the charger will shut down totally. When the charger has
cooled down it will continue the charging process.
How the temperature protective devices operate will depend strongly on the ambient
temperature.
Short circuit on the output
The charger is protected from short circuit when no battery is connected, even in the
presence of 230VAC.
Batteries on the other hand cannot withstand short circuit!
You should for this reason never short circuit the battery. Never short circuit when the
charger is connected to the battery, irrespective of whether 230VAC is present. When a
battery is short circuited there is a danger that it will explode!!! The charger too will then
incur serious damage.
Level of protection
The indication for the degree of protection contains the character ‘IP’ (International
Protection) followed by two or three digits that stipulates the conditions that it complies
with.
The first digit refers to the class of protection for density, the second digit to the fluid
density and the last digit refers to the impact resistance. The EBC charger can be
assigned IP 205, which means:
2 = the charger is protected against solid particulate larger than 12mm.
0 = the charger is not protected against water/liquid etc.
5 = the charger can bear an impact force of 2.00 Joule (2Nm) max.
Important
Protect the charger against moisture, pollution etc. This can damage the charger
internally. The cost for this repair is not covered by warranty.
