Installation Guide

The KID Solar Charge Controller Instructions
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Setting up The KID for use with a Whiz Bang Jr. (Sold separately)
State Of Charge:
The KID, in conjunction with the Whiz-Bang JR. creates a very accurate battery State Of Charge meter
within The KID. There is some set-up before using the WBJr and it will be necessary to enter values for
Battery bank size in Amp-Hours, battery efficiency, Battery temperature compensation reference and
percentage of change per degree C. Refer to the battery manufacturer's documentation for these values.
After installing the Whiz-Bang Jr. one full charge cycle (until float is reached) is required before accurate
readings may be obtained.
To enable the WBJR on The KID:
Press Main Menu button.
Scroll to the right, Until Aux is in shown in brackets, <AUX> Press Enter.
When the display shows FUNCTION: press the up or down arrow button until WBJR is selected.
Press the Right button until the * is next to Auto.
Press the SETUP button to setup the SOC portion.
Entering battery bank information:
Battery Capacity: This is the first screen after you press the SETUP button. Battery Capacity per
battery can be obtained from your battery manufacturer's spec sheet. This setting is the total capacity of
the battery bank and will largely depend on how your battery bank is designed.
Use the up and down arrows to adjust the capacity of the battery bank. Press the Right arrow to go to the
next set up.
Battery Efficiency:
Batteries are not 1 00 percent efficient and some loss does occur. This setting will improve accuracy
by taking this inefficiency into account. Battery efficiency will be different between Manufacturers and
will lower with age, 94% is a good starting point for most battery banks. Your battery bank will reach
1 00% charge as soon as it hits float stage.
Use the up and down arrows to adjust the battery efficiency of the bank
Press the Right button to go to the next set up.
Battery Temperature Reference: This is a reference temperature used as a starting point for
temperature based charging voltage adjustments. This is the temperature at which the battery
manufacturer considers the temperature compensation to be zero, usually this will be 25°C, but it
may vary by manufacturer and battery type.
Use the up and down arrows to adjust the battery temp ref of the bank.
Press the Right button to go to the next set up.
Battery Change %: The change of battery capacitance in percentage above and below of the
temperature reference, usually will be 1 %.
Use the up and down buttons to adjust the battery capacity change percentage.
Press the SAVE button to save the whole set up.
Press the Status button and then scroll to the right to view the WBJR SOC screen.
This screen will show you the Output current going straight to the batteries after the loads, also the
SOC in percentage of the battery bank and also the Amp hours remaining on the batteries.