Summary of Digital echo-charge
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Owner’s manual xantrex digital echo-charge battery charger digital echo-charge.
Page 2: Safety Summary
General safety information for installation and operation is contained throughout this manual where it applies and is not included in this summary. Definitions warning statements identify conditions or practices that could result in personal injury, loss of life, damage to equipment or other propert...
Page 3: Introduction
The xantrex digital echo-charge is specially developed for charging an auxiliary battery with freedom tm or fleet power ® inverter/chargers or with any charging source. The digital echo-charge automatically switches on and off, charging a starter or auxiliary battery without affecting the main house...
Page 4: Things You Should Know
Use only deep-cycle batteries in your house battery bank. Only similar batteries should be connected together in one bank. Do not connect old and new batteries together or wet and gel cell batteries together. Always use properly sized terminals and cables for your interconnecting battery cables. Sta...
Page 5: Before You Begin
Before you begin the digital echo-charge should be unpacked immediately upon receipt, and inspected to determine if any shipping damage has occurred. No special handling is necessary; however, care should be used to avoid dropping the unit or exposing it to dust and moisture. Needed for installation...
Page 6: Installation Precautions
Caution: to reduce the risk of electric shock and prevent premature failure from corrosion, do not mount where exposed to rain, drip or spray. Caution: risk of electrical shock. Do not remove cover. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer service to qualified service personnel at a factory authorize...
Page 7: Installation
Installation 7 prevent unnecessary damage by carefully following the installation instructions. Battery connections two feet of 16 gauge wire with a ring terminal on the end is connected to the digital echo-charge unit. Connect the ring terminals to the batteries as indicated. Connect from the echo-...
Page 8: Installation
Installation warning never disconnect battery cables while the charger is in operation. 8 to ground inverter/charger echo-charge starter battery house battery fuse.
Page 9: Operation
9 when the input voltage is 13.0/25.5 volts dc or higher, echo-charge automatically switches on. The led glows a steady green. When the input voltage is lower than 13.0/25.5 volts, the echo-charge automatically switches off, and the led blinks green. The output voltage of echo- charge is limited to ...
Page 10: Operation
10 it is important to install the digital echo-charge in a well-ventilated location. An elevated temperature may cause the operation led to glow red and turn the echo-charge off. When the temperature cools down, the led will return to green and the digital echo-charge will resume normal operation. O...
Page 11: Troubleshooting
11 troubleshooting problem things to check led is red. Thermal shutdown 1. Check to see that the digital echo-charge has sufficient air flow and ventilation around it. 2. Check the battery connections. Starter battery is not charging 1. Check the difference in voltage between the house battery and t...
Page 12: Glossary
12 glossary agm (absorbed glass mat) battery a lead acid, maintenance-free battery. Ah capacity the ability of a fully charged battery to deliver a specified quantity of electricity (amp-hr., ah) at a given rate (amp, a) over a definite period of time (hr.). The capacity of a battery depends on a nu...
Page 13: Glossary
13 glossary gel cell battery a type of battery that uses a gelled electrolyte solution. These batteries are sealed and are virtually maintenance-free. Not all sealed batteries are the gel cell type. Ground the reference potential of a circuit. In automotive use, the result of attaching one battery c...
Page 14: Warranty
14 warranty what does this warranty cover? This limited warranty is provided by xantrex technology, inc. (“xantrex”) and covers defects in workmanship and materials in your xantrex echo-charge. This warranty lasts for a warranty period of 12 months from the date of purchase at point of sale to you, ...
Page 15: Warranty
15 warranty what does this warranty not cover? This limited warranty does not cover normal wear and tear of the product or costs related to the removal, installation, or troubleshooting of the customer’s electrical systems. This warranty does not apply to and xantrex will not be responsible for any ...
Page 16: Warranty
16 some states and provinces do not allow limitations or exclusions on implied warranties or on the duration of an implied warranty or on the limitation or exclusion of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation(s) or exclusion(s) may not apply to you. This limited warranty gives y...
Page 17: Specifications
17 specifications protection • input and output are reverse polarity protected. • input is not protected against a voltage that is greater than 36 volts dc. • thermal protection automatically shuts down the digital echo-charge. When the condition is corrected, the unit will automatically reset. L e ...
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Xantrex technology inc. Toll free 1 800 670 0707 direct 1 604 422 2777 fax 1 604 420 2145 customerservice@xantrex.Com www.Xantrex.Com 445-0204-01-01 rev. 1 printed in the u.S.A..