Product Manual

14 Manual Skylla with universal input
3.2 Operation
Located on the front of the Skylla charger are an on/off switch and three rows of
leds, as shown in illustration 5.
The battery charger can be switched on and off with the on/off switch.
The “output voltage” leds indicate the output voltage value.
The “output current” leds indicate the output current value.
The other leds indicates the state of the charger.
The operation sequence:
Switching the charger on with the on/off switch results in the following:
The “on” led will flash for about 2 seconds. In these first 2 seconds the charger
reads all input signals and calculates the necessary output voltage. After 2
seconds the charger will switch on and the “on” led illuminates.
According to the condition of the battery the charger will start in the boost-
charge mode or at float-charge mode. If the battery is not full the “boost” led
illuminates and the charger will start boost-charging the battery.
A dip switch can be used to set the charger so that it will always start charging
in the boost mode, irrespective of the condition of the battery.
When the battery voltage has reached the boost voltage the charger will change
into the equalize-charge mode and the “equalize” led illuminates. This mode will
last for a pre-selectable time of 4, 8 or 12 hours.
After this time the charger will enter the float-charge mode and the “float” led will
illuminate.
After the batteries are charged the Skylla charger does not have to be switched off
and the batteries can stay connected to the battery charger.
Illustration 5. Example of the battery charger front panel.
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ACCULADER
AUTOMATIL-LADER
BATTERY CHARGER
CHARGEUR AUTOMATIQUE
Output
voltage (V)
Output
current (A)
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
112
100
84
70
56
42
28
14
on
boost
equalize
float
failure
on
off
Explosive gasses can occur during charging a lead-acid
battery. Prevent flames and sparks.
Provide adequate ventilation during charging.