CTEK XS 800 User manual

M300 STARTER
Battery charger
For lead-acid batteries
User Manual and guide to
professional battery charging for
Starter and Deep Cycle batteries.
Model XS 800
GB
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of your new professional M300 STARTER Switch Mode
Charger with Pulse Maintenance. M300 STARTER is a member of a family of professional
chargers from CTEK SWEDEN AB. It represents the state-of-the-art technology for battery
charging. A M300 STARTER will prolong the lifetime of your battery. Read this user manual and
follow the instructions carefully before using the charger.
SAFETY
The charger is designed to charge 12V lead-acid batteries from 1.2 to 32Ah. However, the
charger can maintain batteries up to 100Ah. Do not use the charger for any other purpose.
Use safety glasses and turn your head away when connecting or disconnecting a battery.
Battery acid is corosive. Rinse immediately with water if acid comes into contact with skin or
eyes. Seek medical advice.
Make sure that the cable is not pinched or in contact with warm surfaces or sharp edges.
While charging, a battery can emit explosive gases, so it is important to avoid sparks in the
immediate area.
Always provide for proper ventilation during charging.
Avoid covering the charger.
Make sure that the electrical cable does not come into contact with water.
Never charge a frozen battery.
Never charge a damaged battery.
Do not place the charger on the battery while charging.
The electrical connection must fulfil the national heavy current requirements.
Check the cabling in the charger before use. Make sure there are no cracks in the cabling or
in the protective covering. A charger with damaged cables may not be used.
Always check that the charger has gone over to maintenance charging mode before leaving
the charger unattended and connected for long periods. If the charger had not gone over
to maintenance charging within 3 days, this is an indication of a problem. In this case the
charger must be disconnected manually.
All batteries fail sooner or later. A battery that fails during charging is normally taken care of
by the chargers advanced control, but certain uncommon errors in the battery can still arise.
Don’t leave the battery charger unattended for a longer period of time.
Only mount the charger on a flat surface.
This equipment may not be used by children or by those who can not read and understand
the manual if they are not supervised by a responsible person who can guarantee that the
battery charger is being used in a safe manner. Store and use the battery charger out of the
reach of children. Make sure that children do not play with the battery charger.
BATTERY TYPES
The following recommendations should only be considered as guidelines. In the event of
uncertainty always refer to the battery manufacturer’s recommendations.
M300 STARTER is suitable for charging all types of 12V lead-acid batteries: open batteries,
MF, AGM and most GEL-batteries. Battery sizes from 1.2 to 32Ah. The charger can maintain
batteries up to 100Ah.
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CHARGING
Charging batteries mounted in a vehicle:
1. The power cord should be disconnected before connecting or disconnecting the battery
leads.
2. Identify the pole that is grounded (attached to the chassis). Ground is normally connected to
the negative terminal.
3. Charging a negatively grounded battery. Connect the red wire to the positive pole of the
battery and the black cable to the vehicle’s chassis. Be careful not to connect the black cable in
the vicinity of a fuel pipe or the battery.
4. Charging a positively grounded battery. Connect the black wire to the negative pole of the
battery and the red cable to the vehicle's chassis. Be careful not to connect the red cable in the
vicinity of a fuel pipe or the battery.
Charging of a battery not connected to a vehicle:
1. The power cord should be disconnected before connecting or disconnecting the battery
leads.
2. Connect the red wire to the positive pole of the battery and the black cable to the negative
pole.
Connecting the provided cables with eyelet terminals:
Make sure that the cable is not being pinched or in contact with warm surfaces or sharp edges.
When the cable is mounted on the battery, it should not be connected to the charger. Connect
the eyelet terminals to the battery's poles - the red cable to the positive pole and the black cable
to the negative pole. After this, the quick contact can be connected.
Reverse Polarity Protection
If the battery cables are connected incorrectly, the reverse polarity protection will make sure
that the charger and the battery are not damaged. In this case, the red warning lamp will
be lit.
Start charging
1. Once you have checked that the battery leads have been connected correctly, you can start
charging by connecting the charger to the wall socket. If the battery leads have been connected
incorrectly the polarity reversing protection will ensure that neither the charger nor the battery
will be damaged. The fault indicating lamp will then come on. If this is the case, start from
point 1 under ”Connecting the charger...”
2. The charging lamp or the maintenance charging lamp will now come on. When the
maintenance charging lamp comes on the battery is fully charged. When the battery’s voltage
drops the charger will send a pulse to the battery. The pulse length depends on how much the
voltage has dropped. The charger can be connected for months.
3. If nothing happens. If none of the lamps come on this may be due to the connection to the
battery or chassis is poor or that the battery is faulty or has a too low terminal voltage. Another
cause may be a lack of voltage in the wall socket.
4. Charging can be stopped at any time by disconnecting the charger’s power cord. Always
disconnect the power cord before disconnecting the battery leads. When you stop charging a
battery tted in a vehicle you should always disconnect the battery lead from the chassis before
you disconnect the other battery lead.

5. If the charging lamp and maintenance charging lamp alternately ash the reason for this is
the following:
If the lamps ash a few times per second then the battery is probably sulphated. If the lamp
ashes more than 60 minutes the battery should be replaced.
If the ashing occurs with a few minutes’ interval then the battery has a high self-discharge
and may need to be replaced.
CHARGING PHASES
M300 STARTER has a four step fully automatic charging cycle. At the start of charging the
battery charger delivers maximum current to the battery and the battery voltage increases
constantly to a set level of 14.4V. At this point the voltage will be regulated and kept constant
while the charging current is successively lowered. Once the charging current has dropped
below 0.4A the charger switches to maintenance charging.
If the battery is loaded and the battery’s terminal voltage drops to 12.9V the charger automati-
cally switches back to the beginning of the four step cycle. The charger requires a reverse
voltage from the battery of at least 6V to start the charging cycle, this means that if the battery
is so deeply discharged that the terminal voltage is lower than 6V the charger cannot charge the
battery in question. A normal discharged battery has a terminal voltage of 10.5V.
Charging phases:
Desulphation - Desulphation with pulsing for sulphated batteries.
Bulk - Main charge when 80% of charging takes place. The charger delivers a constant current
until the terminal voltage has risen to the set level.
Absorption - Complete charge up to virtually 100%. The terminal voltage is maintained at the
set level. During this phase the current drops successively so the terminal voltage does not be-
come too high. If the absorption phase has been in progress for more than 18 hours the charger
switches to maintenance charging. This function prevents damage if the battery is faulty.
Pulse - Maintenance charging. State of charge varies between 95% and 100%. The battery
receives a pulse when the voltage drops. Keeps the battery in perfect condition when it is not
used. The charger can be connected for months at a time. If possible, check the water level in
the battery.
TEMPERATURE PROTECTION
M300 STARTER is protected from being overheated. The power will be reduced if the ambient
temperature is raised.
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MAINTENANCE
The charger is maintenance free. Note that disassembly of the charger is not permitted and
will void the warranty. If the power cord is damaged, the charger must be left to the reseller for
maintenance. The case can be cleaned with a soft damp cloth and mild cleanser. The charger
should be disconnected from the power while cleaning.
EQUIPMENT
M300 STARTER is delivered with a set of battery leads with battery pole clamps and a set of
battery leads with eyelet terminals.
WARRANTY
CTEK SWEDEN AB, Rostugnsvägen 3, SE-776 70 VIKMANSHYTTAN, SWEDEN provides
a limited warranty to the original purchaser of this product. This limited warranty is not
transferable. The unit is warranted against defective workmanship or materials for 5 years
from the date of purchase. The customer must return the product together with the original
purchase receipt to the place of purchase. This warranty is void if the unit is handled carelessly,
opened or repaired by anyone other than CTEK SWEDEN AB or its authorized representative.
CTEK SWEDEN AB makes no warranty other than this limited warranty and expressly excludes
any implied warranty including any warranty for consequential damages. This is the only
expressed limited warranty and CTEK SWEDEN AB neither assumes nor authorizes anyone to
assume or make any other obligation towards the product other than his limited warranty.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Model XS 800
Voltage AC 170–260VAC, 50–60Hz
Back current drain* < 1Ah/month
Voltage Charging Voltage Nominal: 12V; 14.4V
Ripple** Max 50mV rms, max 0.05A
Current 0.8A max
Ambient Temperature -20°C to +50°C, power is reduced automatically at
increased ambient temperature.
Cooling Natural convection.
Charging cycle M300 STARTER is a multistage fully automatic charger
Type of batteries All types of 12V lead-acid batteries (Wet, MF, VRLA,
AGM and GEL).
Battery capacity 1.2–32Ah, up to 100Ah for maintenance.
Dimensions 142 x 51 x 36 mm (L x W x H)
Enclosure class IP65***
Weight 0.3 kg
*) Back Current Drain is what the charger uses to drain the battery if the power cord is
disconnected.
**) Quality of the current and voltage are very important. High current ripple heats up the
battery and makes the positive electrode age prematurely. High voltage ripple could harm
other equipment connected to the battery. M300 STARTER produces a high quality current and
voltage with very low ripple.
***) If the power connected is the flat European contact type, the battery charger has insulation
class IP63, except in Switzerland where IP65 is valid.
MANUFACTURER’S DECLARATION
CTEK SWEDEN AB, Rostugnsvägen 3, SE-776 70 VIKMANSHYTTAN, SWEDEN. Declares
under sole responsibility that the battery charger M300 STARTER, to which this declaration
relates is in conformity with the following LVD standards: EN60335-1, EN60335-2-29 ac-
cording to the terms of directive 73/23/EEC with the addition of 93/68/EEC. This product also
is in agreement with the following EMC standards: EN55011, EN61000-3-3, EN61000-3-2,
EN55014-1 and EN55014-2 according to the terms of directive 89/336/EEC with the addition of
92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC.
The charger comes in different models with different types of electrical plugs. The charger with
the at euro connector is intended for Switzerland.
VIKMANSHYTTAN, SWEDEN 2006-12-12
Börje Maleus, VD
CTEK SWEDEN AB,
Rostugnsvägen 3
SE-776 70 VIKMANSHYTTAN, SWEDEN
Fax: [phone]
www.ctek.com
CHARGING TIME
The table shows the length of time for bulk charging.
Battery size (Ah) Time to ~80% charge (h)
2 2
8 8
20 20
60 60
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