Installation Manual

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Table of Contents
1. GETTING STARTED ..............................................2
1.1 - Safety
1.2 - Equipment checklist
2. INSTALLATION ............................................... 3-7
2.1 - Selecting the appropriate cable size
2.2 - Terminal connections
2.3 - Battery orientation
2.4 - Series connections
2.5 - Parallel connections
2.6 - Series / parallel connections
2.7 - Cross tying batteries in parallel packs
2.8 - Charging batteries before use
3. OPERATION ................................................. 8-9
 3.1-Temperatureeectsonbatteryperformanceandlife
3.2 - Operating temperature range
3.3 - Depth of Discharge (D.O.D.) vs. Battery Life
4. CHARGING ................................................10-11
4.1 - Charger inspection
4.2 - Charging your Fullriver batteries
4.3 - Charging temperature range
4.4 - Charging parameters
4.4.1 - Current
4.4.2 - Voltage settings
4.4.3 - Temperature compensation
5. STORAGE .................................................. 12-13
 5.1-Batterystorageprocedure
 5.2-Temperatureeectsonself-discharge
5.3 - Storage temperature range
6. TESTING ..................................................14-15
6.1 - Test preparation
6.2 - Open circuit voltage test
6.3 - Discharge test
6.4 - Optional test
6.5 - Battery replacement instructions
7. YOUR CLEAN-GREEN ENERGY SOLUTION ......................16-17
 7.1-Fullriverproducts
7.2 - Fullriver manufacturing
7.3 - Battery recycling
8. TRANSPORATION INFORMATION ................................18
A. APPENDIX ....................................................19
A.1 - Temperature ranges
A.2 - State of Charge (S.O.C.) vs. Open Circuit Voltage (O.C.V.)