LIND DECHCB-5023 User manual

LIND BATTERY CHARGER FOR
DELL RUGGED BATTERIES
LIMITED WARRANTY
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1 year from the date of purchase under normal use. During this warranty period, LIND
will, at its opon, repair or replace the product at no charge for parts or labor when the
product is returned postage paid as a complete unit to LIND. Proof of purchase and a leer
explaining the problem must accompany the returned unit.
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have been altered, subjected to abuse, accident or misuse. This warranty excludes
incidental or consequenal damage resulng from the product or the use of the
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The Lind Baery Charging System consists of one Master Controller and one or
more Charging Bays. It also requires power from a Dell AC power adapter to
power the system.
Each Charging Bay is for use with a parcular series of Dell baeries and will not
charge a dierent series of baeries. Charging Bays for dierent types of baeries can
be connected together and used in the same system. Up to 16 Charging Bays can be
connected in one system.
The Master Controller has a sliding door on its side which will expose a power jack
to plug the Dell AC power adapter in to supply the power for the Charging Bays. The
AC adapter should be rated at 45W to 330W and may have come with your tablet/
computer or may be purchased separately. The higher the waage rang of the AC
adapter the more baeries that may be charged at the same me. If not enough
power is available the Master Controller will determine which baeries will charge rst
and what sequence the rest will charge in as other baeries nish their charging. Once
charged, a baery can be removed and another discharged baery may be inserted
into that Charging Bay.

PREPARATION
WARNING! – Remove power to the system before assembling or disassembling the
system. A Charging Bay should not be added or removed with power applied to the
system.
ASSEMBLY
STEP 1: Turn the Master controller over so its boom is facing up. Push the two locking
ngers of the End Cap away from the Master Controller while also applying a slight
downward pressure to these ngers unl the End Cap disengages and slides parally
o the Master Controller. Slide the End Cap o and set aside.
STEP 2: Turn the Master Controller right side up. Take a Charging Bay module and align
it so it is along side the Master Controller module (about 2” higher than the Master
Controller). While pushing the Charging Bay module against the Master Controller slide
it down so their interlocking grooves engage each other. Slide the Charging Bay module
down unl it is fully seated – the locking ngers of the Charging Bay module should
lock onto the boom of the Master Controller.
STEP 3: If another Charging Bay is to be added, align it along the assembled secon and
slide it down while pushing it together to engage the interlocking grooves. Connue to
slide it down unl fully seated.
STEP 4: Connue step 3 unl up to 16 Charging Bays have been connected to the
Master Controller.
STEP 5: Take the end cap from step 1, align it with the last Charging Bay and slide it
down to fully seat it.
STEP 6: Mount system where it will be used.
NOTE: The Baery Charging System is to be mounted on a at horizontal surface. It
may be mounted at an angle with the back of its base angled up to 30° above the
horizontal. In this case the unit must be secured to the mounng surface.
STEP 7: Slide the door on the side of the Master Controller to expose either the 4.5mm
jack or the 7.4mm jack that matches the Dell AC power adapter being used and plug
the cord into the Master Controller.
STEP 8: Apply power to the Dell AC adapter. Once the Master Controller recognizes
the AC adapter it will turn on its green indicator. Then as the Master Controller
communicates with each Charging Bay for the rst me that bay’s indicator will ash
green for 1 second. The system is now ready for use.
– Four quick amber blinks followed by 4 quick green blinks = Temporary baery fault.
Charging stopped if started. May resume if fault goes away. If fault persists for more
than 30 seconds fault indicaon changes to baery failure indicated above. Note: this
indicaon may be seen when a baery is rst inserted into a bay if the baery circuitry
has entered a sleep mode.
– Two quick amber ashes followed by two quick green ashes = Unsupported baery, no
charging allowed
– Blinking red = Baery temperature is colder than 32°F(0°C) or hoer than 122°F(50°C).
Charging of baery is stopped. Resumes when back in normal temperature range.
BATTERY CHARGING
Each baery charging bay will use up to 20W of power while charging its baery. The size
of the Dell power adapter will determine how many bays may charge at the same me.
See the list below for the number of baeries that can charge simultaneously when using
various Dell adapters to power the system.
45W adapter = 2 baeries simultaneously
65W adapter = 3 baeries simultaneously
90W adapter = 4 baeries simultaneously
130W adapter = 6 baeries simultaneously
180W adapter = 8 baeries simultaneously
240W or larger adapter = 9 baeries simultaneously
If more bays are connected than the number listed above the addional bays will wait unl
the previous baeries are fully charged to start their baery charging. No more baeries
than those listed above will ever charge at the same me. If a baery is removed and a
discharged baery is inserted into a bay, that bay will move to the end of the charging
sequence queue.
The average charging me to charge a fully discharged baery is:
– 3.75 Hrs for a Dell rugged 5420/5424/7424 baery
– 3 Hrs for a Dell rugged 7212 baery
Both baery type bays can be used in the same system.
With the charging mes listed up to twice the number of baeries can be fully
charged in an eight hour period by:
As baeries become fully charged swapping them out with discharged baeries or
having extra bays aached to the system (up to 16 bays total) that will charge their
baeries as previous baeries become fully charged.

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ASSEMBLY
To assemble the Charging Bays together, push up against previous module and slide
down to connect (see diagram below).
INDICATORS
Master controller:
– Constant green = Normal operaon.
– Two quick amber ashes followed by two quick green ashes = Unknown AC power
adapter. Charging of baeries prevented. Use Dell AC power adapter or try removing
power cord to Master Controller, waing 10 seconds and re-plugging it back in.
– Blinking red = Ambient temperature of system is colder than 32°F (0°C) or hoer
than 122°F (50°C). Charging of baeries is stopped. Resumes when back in normal
temperature range.
Charging Bay:
– No indicator = No baery in bay.
– Constant amber = Baery in bay but waing for Master Controller to give it permission to
charge.
– Quick green blink once every 4 seconds = Baery charged and ready for use.
– Fast blinking green = Baery charging and greater than 80% charged.
– Slow blinking green = Baery charging and less than 80% charged.
– Quick blinking amber = Baery failure, stopped charging if started.
OPERATION
Once the system is powered up and ready for use, the baeries can be inserted into the
Charging Bays. Insert the baeries into the bays in the order you would like them to be
charged. The master controller will charge the baeries in the order inserted. The number
of bays charging simultaneously will be dependent on the power adapter being used. As
these baeries become fully charged and no longer need the charging power, the Master
Controller will select the next baery in the sequence to charge. If the charged baery is
removed and another discharged baery is inserted into a bay that unit will move to the
end of the sequence for charging. The Master Controller should have a green indicator on
during normal operaon.
The Charging Bays will have:
– No indicaon if no baery installed.
– An amber indicaon if its baery is waing for enough power to be freed up to start
charging it.
– A slow blinking green indicator if the baery is charging and is at less than 80% charge.
– A fast blinking indicator if charging and baery is greater than 80% charged.
– A quick green blink once every 4 seconds if the baery is fully charged and ready for use.
– See “Indicators” secon for other error indicaons.
NOTE: If the system is powered up with baeries already inserted into the Charging
Bays the Master Controller will charge them starng with the bay closest to the Master
Controller and the farthest bay being last. Any baeries added to any empty bays aer
this point will be moved to the end of the sequence. If power is lost all data the Master
Controller has regarding baery charging sequence is lost.

DISASSEMBLY
STEP 1: Unplug the Dell AC power adapter from the Master Controller and remove all
baeries from the Charging Bays. Turn the Charging System over so its boom is facing
up. Push the two locking ngers of the End Cap away from the Charging Bay it is aached
to while also applying a slight downward pressure to these ngers unl the End Cap
disengages and slides parally o the Charging Bay. Slide the End Cap the rest of the way
o and set aside.
STEP 2: Push the two locking ngers of the Charging Bay on the end away from the
module it is aached to while also applying a slight downward pressure to these ngers
unl the Charging Bay disengages and slides parally o the Charging Bay. Slide the
Charging Bay the rest of the way o and set aside.
STEP 3: If another Charging Bay is to be removed repeat step 2 unl all Charging Bays
have been removed.
STEP 4: Take the end cap from step 1 and align it with the side of the Master Controller
and slide it down to fully seat it.
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Push tabs away from
module and then
push down to unlock
SPECS
Input power:
19.5VDC (200W max) from a Dell power adapter
Baery charging:
32°F (0°C) to 104°F (40°C) ambient. Charging above 104°F (40°C) ambient may result
in a temporary stoppage of charging if the baery exceeds 122°F (50°C). Once it cools
down below 122°F (50°C), charging may resume.
Baery bay opons:
7212 baery and 5420/5424/7424 baery charging bay
Safety Agency Approvals:
IEC 60950-1, CB
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