Installation Guide

The KID Solar Charge Controller Instructions
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• Press the right arrow until EndAmp Shunt Sel is on the top line of the LCD
• Use the Up and Down buttons to adjust to the desired setting
• Press the SAVE button to keep the settings.
NightLight on PV: This setting is for adjusting The KID's sensitivity to ambient light.
In the event that your night lights shine on the panels this setting adjusts the threshold of light required
to turn off loads to prevent cycling. The night detect has 3 different profiles.
Profile 1 : This setting turns off the nighlight when the PV voltage is 3 volts above the battery voltage .
Profile 2: The unit will look through the day for the highest Voltage Open Circuit (unloaded) of the PV
and the Minimum turn on voltage will depend on the VOC% setting (adjustable). The VOC for this
setting does not take into account how much power, if any, was produced.
Profile 3: This setting will look throughout the day at the VOC but Only if the power produced has been
more than 20 watts minimum. Then it will take the VOC % setting and that will become the minimum
required PV voltage for the unit to detect Daylight.
NightLight VOC%: This is the VOC % to detect if there is enough sunlight or ambient light shining on
the PV to detect day VS Night. The Default is 90%.
PC- KID PC Mode: Use this mode with a serial terminal program in a PC to display the following data:
•Displayed Battery Voltage •Displayed PV Voltage •Displayed Output in Watts
•KWHs produced •Amp Hours Produced •Battery Temperature
•Whiz Bang Jr. Current •Battery state of charge •Whiz Bang Jr. Amp Hours
Remaining
Select and save PC Comm to enable this mode. Data is sent once a minute. Data is comma separated
raw decimal format and must be divided by 1 0 to display correctly.
Press the right arrow key to advance to the DATA menu.
Data Menu:
Displays 31 days of saved data. After 31 days, stored memories are overwritten leaving the last 31
days. Recorded data includes Max Battery Voltage, Min Battery Voltage, KWH produced, Max Watts,
and Max Batt Temp.
Press the right arrow key to advance to the TECH menu. The TECH menu is for tech savvy individuals.
EndAmp Shunt Sel: - Selects between The KID's internal shunt and the (optional) WBJr's shunt.
To adjust the settings:
• Press Menu Back
• Scroll to the right then select TECH and press Enter
• Select Calibrate and press Enter
ADVANCED MENU
COMM < TECH>