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The KID Solar Charge Controller Instructions
STATUS BUTTON/SCREENS: The KID has several status display screens showing voltage,
charge mode, temperatures, currents, and voltages. These screens are displayed any time that the
LCD is on and you are not in a menu.
If you press the STATUS button the following screens will be displayed. The first screen is displayed
by default and the others are available by pressing the right arrow. The left arrow will step back
through the status display screens.
The 9.5a as depicted above represents the battery output current.
BULKMPPT shows the state that the charger is in. BULKMPPT means The KID is going all out to put all
available energy into the batteries.
The 1 2.7V represents battery voltage.
The SOLAR shows it is in Solar mode.
The 257W shows the instantaneous wattage going into the battery.
push the right arrow key to bring up the second status screen shown below.
This second status screen is showing the PV array voltage and battery voltage. The PV array voltage
corresponds to the Max power voltage from the PV array for the present conditions.
Push the right arrow key to bring up the third status screen.
This third status screen is showing input from the WBJr.. In this display 9.5 amps are going to the
batteries, State of Charge is 93% and 372 Amp hours remain in the batteries.
Push the right arrow key to bring up the fourth status screen.
When The KID has been idle
for five minutes the display
will cycle through the status
and temperature screens.
Each screen will display for
a few seconds and then
advance to the next.
You may press any key
anytime to stop auto
scrolling. Scrolling may be
disabled in the LCD Menu.
9. 5A BULKMPPT
12. 7 Sol ar 257W
Input Battery
59. 6V 13. 5V
9. 5a SOC 93%
372Ah Remai ni ng
KWhr KID Ahr
0. 0 0. 0
Load: Manual
0. 0a Off
This fourth status screen is showing what mode the Load is in,
the current that the load is drawing and whether the load is on or off.
Push the right arrow key to bring up the fifth status screen.
This fifth status screen is showing daily power produced in Kilowatt hours and Amphours.