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g) Be sure the battery now fits surely in the battery box and allows the
battery cables to reach the battery terminals with no issues.
h) The Battery Tender® Lithium battery allows the vehicle cable eyelets to
be either connected from the top or front side of the terminals. Choose the
side that matches your configuration the best.
i) Use the supplied hardware to attach the vehicle terminal rings to your
battery. Do not over-tighten the screws. (See diagram above)
j) Once installed apply a good quality anti-corrosion spray to the terminals.
k) Reinstall the vehicles protective battery caps, and cover the unused
terminals with the supplied caps to ensure the battery cannot short
against any part of the vehicle.
l) Battery Tender® Lithium batteries are pre-charged to 70% of capacity and
must be charged before use.
Attach Battery Reset
Terminal Ring to Battery
with Su
lied Hardware
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Battery Management System (BMS)
All Battery Tender®Lithium batteries contain a BMS. A Battery Management
System (BMS) is any electronic system inside the battery that manages
a rechargeable battery (cell or battery pack), such as by protecting the battery
from operating outside its Safe Operating Area, monitoring its state,
calculating secondary data, reporting that data, controlling its environment,
authenticating it and / or balancing it.
The BMS will monitor the following conditions:
●Over Charge protection.
●Over Discharge protection.
●Over Current protection.
●Short circuit protection.
●Temperature protection – High and Low.
●Self discharging/non active mode.
NOTE:
If any of the above conditions occur the BMS will automatically
shut the battery down to prevent any damage to the battery.
●To activate the battery simply press the BATTERY RESET
BUTTON located at the end of the Quick Disconnect (QDC)
charging harness for ONE second.
USAGE
a) There are a couple of damaging conditions for any Lithium starter battery;
they include prolonged storage in high temperatures and allowing the
battery to be deeply discharged.
b) Compared to lead-acid batteries, the Battery Tender® Lithium battery has
less than 5% of the average self-discharge rate and can be stored for
much longer periods without maintenance.
c) If there is no current draw from your vehicle when your ignition is off the
Battery Tender® Lithium battery can be stored for one year without
damage.
d) For long term storage the ideal temperature is 15ºC (59ºF) 25ºC (77ºF).
e) The battery should be stored in a minimum charge state of 70%.
f) A lithium battery’s cranking performance decreases as its temperature
approaches freezing. Most vehicles will start normally on the first try in
temperatures down to 40°F. The battery BMS will turn the battery off
when temperatures approach freezing to protect the battery from damage.
To activate the battery simply press the RESET button located at the end
of the Quick Disconnect (QDC) charging harness for ONE second, then if
the engine fails to start on the first try, a load such as the headlights can
be used to warm the battery. The length of time it takes to warm the
battery depends on its temperature. The colder the weather, the longer it
will take to warm the battery sufficiently. Five minutes is a good rule of
thumb when the temperature is below freezing. Keeping the battery fully
charged will improve cold weather starting.
