Samlexpower SeC-1215UL Owner's Manual - Section 5 |
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Installation & Charger Operation
cord,removeconnectionfromthevehi-
clechassisandthenremoveconnection
fromthebatteryterminal
charging a Battery outside the Vehicle
Followthesestepswhenthebatteryis
outsidethevehicle.Asparknearthe
batterymaycausebatteryexplosion.For
safetyandtoreduceriskofsparknearthe
battery,connectthechargerasfollows:
1.Checkthepolarityofthebatteryposts.
APositive(Pos,P,+)batterypostusually
hasalargerdiameterthanaNegative
(Neg,N,-)post
2.Attachapieceofatleast3"ofAWG#6
insulatedbatterywiretotheNegative
battery post
3.ConnectthePositive(red)DCwirefrom
thechargertothePositivebatterypost
4.Positionyourselfandthefreeendof
thepieceofwireattachedtotheNega-
tivepostasfarawayfromthebatteryas
possibleandthenconnecttheNegative
(black)DCwirefromthechargertothe
freeendofthepieceofwireattached
totheNegativebatterypost
5.Donotfacethebatterywhenmaking
the final connection
6.ConnectthechargerACpowercord
totheACoutlet
7.Whendisconnectingthecharger,
alwaysdosoinreversesequenceof
connectingprocedureandbreakthe
firstconnectionwhilestandingasfar
awayfromthebatteryaspractical
cHARging MoRe tHAn one
BAnK oF BAtteRieS
cAUtion! when charging more than one
bank of batteries at the same time using
3 Stage charging, ensure that the batteries
in the banks are in a similar discharged
condition. if one bank is completely
discharged and another is almost fully
charged, the bank that is fully charged
will be subjected to over charge condition
during the time when the charger remains
in Boost Stage for charging the completely
discharged bank. if batteries are in dis-
similar states of charge, select DiP Switch
setting for "Battery with load."
Powering other Dc loads
Thechargercanbeusedasapowersup-
plyorasaDCUPS.Forboththeseapplica-
tions,firstsettheDIPSwitchto"Battery
withload".(See under " Selecting the
type of Battery and charging Stages" on
page 11).
Touseasapowersupply,firstswitch
offtheDCload.ConnecttheDCload
betweenthecommonNegativeterminal
andoneofthethreePositiveterminals.
ensure that the maximum current drawn
by the Dc load is below the maximum
current rating of the charger. Switch on
the charger and then the Dc load.
InaDCUPS(Un-interruptiblePowerSup-
ply),thechargersimultaneouslypowers
theDCloadaswellasthebattery.Aslong
astheACpowertothechargerisavail-
ableandthechargerisworkingnormally,
thechargerwillsupplytheDCloadaswell
ascharge/floatthebattery.IncasetheAC
powerfailsorifthechargerstopswork-