Samlexpower SeC-1215UL Owner's Manual - Section 3 |
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Description, Features & Cooling
Description
ThesechargersareusedtochargeLead
AcidBatteries(Flooded,AGMorGelCell).
SEC-1215UL(Maximumchargingcurrent
15A)andSEC-1230UL(Maximumcharg-
ingcurrent30A)areusedtocharge12V
batteries.SEC-2415UL(Maximumcharging
current15A)isusedtocharge24Vbatter-
ies.Thesechargerscanbepoweredfrom
ACpowersourceofeither120V,
60Hz(Pre-set)or230V,50Hz(By
changing jumper position inside the
unit-Seepage10forinstructions).
Features
• Stateoftheartswitchedmodetechnol-
ogyisusedforveryhighefficiency,
lightweightandquietoperation.
• UserselectableACinputvoltage-
120V,60Hz(Pre-set)or230V,50Hz
(by changing jumper position inside the
unit(Seepage10forinstructions).
• Userselectable2or3stagecharging
algorithmensuresrapidandsafecharg-
ingofalltypesofleadacidbatteries
-Flooded,AGM,GelCellorbatteries
withexternalload.(Throughexternally
accessibleDIPSwitch-seepages11for
instructions)
• Fullyautomatic"ConnectandForget"
operation
• 3banksofbatteriescanbecharged
simultaneouslywithoutuseofan
externalbatteryisolator
• MonitoringthroughONstatusLED
andAmmeter
• Temperaturecontrolledcoolingfan
(SEC-1230UL,SEC-2415UL)
• Protectionsagainstshortcircuit,over
current,reversebatteryconnectionand
overtemperature(overtemperaturefor
SEC-1230ULandSEC-2415UL)
• Canbeusedasapowersupplyoras
aDCUPS(UninterruptibleDCPower
Supply)whenusedwithabattery(DIP
Switchsetat"Batterywithload")
cooling
SEC-1215ULiscooledbyconvectionand
doesnothaveanythermaloverload
shutdown.
SeC-1230UL and SeC-2415UL are cooled by
convectionandinaddition,haveatem-
peraturecontrolledfanforforcedaircool-
ing.Twotemperaturesensorsmountedon
thepowertransformercontroltheswitch-
ingofthefanandovertemperatureshut
down.Thefanwillbeswitchedonbythe
firsttemperaturesensorwhenthepower
transformerreaches70°C.
Hence, at lower loads, the fan may not
cut in and will be off. this is normal.
Incasethefanfailsorifthecoolingisnot
adequate,thesecondtemperaturesen-
sorwillshutdowntheunitifthepower
transformerreaches100°C.TheredLED
willswitchoff.Theunitwillautomatically
recoveronremovalofthermaloverload
condition.