Xcel / AccuSense CHARGE SERIES FULLY AUTOMATIC MULTI-CHEMISTRY BATTERY CHARGER Features: • • • • • Fully Automatic - starts and stops charging automatically 5 L.E.D.
Table of Contents Section 1 2 3 4 5 Description User Safety Installation Grounding Preparing to Charge 5-Stage Charge Pg 2 3 3 4 5 Section 6 7 8 9 10 Description L.E.D. Display Troubleshooting Technical Notes External Wiring Warranty Pg 6 7 9 10 11 Throughout this manual, look for this symbol. It means BE ALERT – YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED. If you do not follow these safety instructions, personal injury or property damage may occur. 1. User Safety Operations Guide WARNING - RISK OF EXPLOSIVE GASES.
• • • • • • If battery acid contacts skin or clothing, wash immediately with soap and water. If acid enters eye, immediately flush eye with running cold water for at least 10 minutes. Get medical attention immediately. NEVER smoke or allow a spark or flame in vicinity of battery. Be extra cautious not to drop a metal tool onto battery. It might spark or short circuit battery or other electrical part that may cause an explosion. Remove personal metal items such as rings, necklaces, watches, etc.
• The conductor with insulation having an outer surface that is green, with or without yellow stripe(s), is the equipment-grounding conductor. If repair or replacement of the charger’s AC cord set is necessary, refer to a qualified service agent, and do not connect the equipment-grounding connector to a live terminal. 4. Preparing to Charge WARNING: The instructions printed on the charger are for daily reference.
4.3 For 4 consecutive seconds, upon connection to AC Power, the Front Panel L.E.D.s will flash a pattern to annunciate the mode setting as Described in the following table where ‘0’ = Off, and ‘1’ indicates LED Flashing: ‘L.E.D.
(for every 12v battery), then the charger may take several hours of slow charging to try to slowly bring the battery up beyond 10.5Vdc. 5.5. STAGE TWO - CONSTANT CURRENT CHARGE (Bulk Peak Charge) 5.5.1. Yellow (Charging) L.E.D. illuminates continuously indicating that the charger is charging the battery at the full rated output. While charging, the voltage is monitored for the occurrence of the next charging stage. 5.6. STAGE THREE - CONSTANT VOLT/AMP (Top-Off Charge) 5.6.1. Yellow (Charging) L.E.D.
{ Shutdown (Red) Normally not illuminated. Refer ‘TROUBLESHOOTING’ if Flashing. { Detection (Red) Illuminates when battery not connected or battery voltage is less than 8V. Refer to ‘TROUBLESHOOTING’ if Flashing. { Charging (Yellow) Charge Status Indicator – flashes or illuminates during the 5-Stage Charge Process. Refer to Section 5. { Charged (Green) to Illuminates continuously during the 4 Stage of the Charge Process. th 7.
Inhibit Control Defective Battery Over Temperature Internal Over Temperature-1 Internal Over Temperature-2 External Over Temperature Mode-Selected Not Valid Off Off Off Off Off Flash Flash Flash Flash Flash Flash Off Off Flash Flash Flash Flash Off Flash Off Off Flash Flash Off Flash Off Flash Off Flash Off • Battery Voltage High. Charger’s DC cord set possibly connected to a battery pack with voltage higher than the output rating of the charger. • Battery Polarity Reversed.
• Internal Over Temperature-1,2. Charger shut down due to an internal over temperature condition – check fan operation and remove blockages, if any. 8. TECHNICAL NOTES • Do not charge more than one battery pack at a time. Battery pack characteristics differ and may cause the microprocessor to function improperly. • If charging a series connected string of 2 or more batteries, ensure that all batteries in the series connected string, are all at the same state of charge, age type and condition.
9. EXTERNAL WIRING A.C. Convenience Port Accessory (Optional) If the optional A.C. Convenience Port Accessory is include with your system, the L.E.D. display mirrors the Charger L.E.D. Display – with one exception: If an L.E.D. pattern flashes from the center L.E.D. out, in a repeating pattern, the Port is annunciating a ‘Lost Communications’ error. Check wiring for continuity.
10. LIMITED WARRANTY Diversified Power International LLC (DPI) warrants exclusively to the original purchaser that this product will be replaced or repaired, at DPI’s option, if it fails during the first 10,000hrs (or 5yrs), of operation, whichever comes first, after date of purchase due to a defect in material or workmanship.
