Owner`s manual

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BATTERY CHARGING BEGINS TO TAKE PLACE WHEN A CIRCUIT RISES
ABOVE 13 VOLTS. AS A BATTERY IS CHARGED, THE VOLTAGE RISES FURTHER
TO APPROXIMATLEY 14.2 AS FULL CHARGE IS ACHIEVED.
WHEN BATTERIES ARE DISCHARGING THEY QUICKLY FALL BELOW 13V.
WHEN THE VOLTAGE DETECTED AT ONE OF THE LARGE TERMINALS OF AN ACR RISES TO 13.3V INDICATING
AN AVAILABLE CHARGE THE INTERNAL PROCESSOR ENERGIZES A MAGNETIC SWITCH, CONNECTING THE
BATTERY CIRCUITS TO SHARE THE AVAILABLE CHARGE.
WHEN CHARGE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, THE VOLTAGE DROPS BELOW 13V ANDTHE PROCESSOR RELEASES
THE MAGNETIC SWITCHES RETURNING THE BATTERIES WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE CIRCUITS TO ISOLATION.
IF A PROCESSOR DETECTS A VOLTAGE BELOW 9.6 OR ABOVE 16.2, IT WILL NOT SUSTAIN A CONNECTION,
THEREBY PROTECTING CHARGING EQUIPMENT FROM DAMAGE.
THE PROCESSOR USES THE VOLTAGE READINGS TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MODES.
IN AUTO MODE IT WILL NEVER ALLOW ONE BATTERY OR ITS SYSTEM TO DEPLETE ANOTHER.
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ANTARES YACHTS ELECTRICAL
CHARGE COMBINER
EL-04-18 FEB. 16, 2010
HOW IT WORKS
TO STBD START
BATTERY SWITCH
TO PANEL VOLTMETER
SELECTOR SWITCH,
(NOT PART OF COMBINER CIRCUIT)
NOTE:
IF SWITCHES ARE DISCONNECTED,
ACR'S WILL FUNCTION IN
AUTO MODE, BUT BLACK HARNESS
WIRES MUST BE CONNECTED TO
NEGATIVE.
BLACK
YELLOW
RED
BLACK
YELLOW
RED
LED LIGHTS IN SWITCHES INDICATE;
OFF- BATTERIES ISOLATED
SOLID- CONNECTION ENGAGED
FLASHING- OVER / UNDER VOLTAGE
GREEN, BROWN, ORANGE
WIRES NOT USED
HARNESS
BLUE SEA
STBD PORT
SYSTEMS
1
THIS WIRE IS CONNECTED
TO THE SHIP'S 12V NEGATIVE
BUS AND IS REQUIRED TO
OPERATE THE COMBINER
ON
HARNESS
ON
78
AUTO
2
8
3
SWITCH CONNECTION
DIAGRAM BELOW
TO PORT
START BATTERY
3
2
7
1
TO MAIN
POS. BUS
BAR
SYSTEMS
BLUE SEA
AUTOMATIC
CHARGING RELAY
OFF
7620
AUTO
OFF
AUTOMATIC
CHARGING RELAY
7620
SEE ALSO:
POWER FLOW DIAGRAMS
EL-04-14 FOR THE COMBINER'S
INTERACTIONS WITH THE
VESSEL'S 12 VOLT DC SYSTEMS
PAGE TWO OF TWO
ALSO DESIGNATED AS AN "ACR",
(AUTOMATIC CHARGE RELAY)
BY SOME MANUFACTURERS
THE CHARGE COMBINER
INSTALLATION AND SYSTEM