Logic LEVCA User manual

Intelligent Charging
FOR LEVCA MODELS DESIGNED TO CHARGE
LI-ION / LIPO TWO-WAY RADIO BATTERIES
User Manual
Part Number Descripon
LEVCA-M Mul-direconal dash mounng bracket with 4-hole AMPS mounng paern.
LEVCA-MHD Heavy duty oor mounng bracket with 4-hole AMPS mounng paern.
TWC6M-VPA Vehicle power adapter to connect LEVCA to a 12V or 24V outlet. Allows LEVCA
to be used “plug-and-play.”

Introducon
Thank you for purchasing a Logic in-vehicle charger (LEVCA). This ultra-rugged
product features intelligent charging and is designed for rapid charging two-
way radio baeries from a 12V - 24V source in a vehicle, trailer, or train. LEVCA
models are radio specic and provide a precision t with the baery. The model
you have purchased is chemistry specic and will charge Li-Ion or LiPo baeries
only. The label on the front of the LEVCA conrms the baery chemistries this
model is designed to charge. If you have quesons about your LEVCA model,
contact your Power Products dealer or call 800-529-1618.

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Topic Page
Important & Cauon 2
Features 4
Installaon 6
Charging A Baery 8
Status LED Summary 10
Baery Fault Condions 11
Specicaons 12
Warranty 13
Table of Contents

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Important
1. Read all Cauon statements below and this User Manual before aempng
to install the LEVCA or charge a baery.
2. Check to make sure the LEVCA model is compable with your radio baery
and baery chemistry before installing.
3. Always charge new baeries completely before inial use. Recycle baeries
when they can no longer be used.
Cauon
1. Do not charge a baery unless it is designed with overcharge protecon.
2. Do not discard unwanted baeries in the trash or incinerate. Baeries
exposed to re or excessive heat may explode.

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3. Install the LEVCA where it will be protected from rain or moisture.
4. Make sure contacts on the radio holder and baery are clean. Do not allow
wire or metal objects to touch the contacts.
5. Do not open or make any modicaons to the LEVCA. Use only the DC power
cable supplied.
6. Always secure the radio (or baery) in the radio holder with the e-down
strap before the vehicle, trailer, or train goes in moon.
7. Make sure that the e-down strap securely holds the radio or baery, but
is not too ght. An over-tensioned strap could cause injury when released.
Cauon (connued)

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LEVCA Features
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LEVCA Features
1. Integrated radio holder and charging electronics.
2. Holes for fastening to dash or mounng bracket (see Oponal Accessories).
3. Connecon point for DC power cable.
4. Alpha contact™ for reliable baery charging.
5. Status LED (orange, red, green).
6. Hook for connecng e-down strap.
7. Tie-down strap.
8. Screws and spacers for fastening LEVCA to vehicle.
9. DC power cable with locking connector plug.

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Installaon
Before installing the LEVCA, conrm that the model is compable with the radio
baery you want to charge and the baery’s chemistry.
1. Select an area in the vehicle to mount the charger. The LEVCA’s compact size
allows it to be installed in areas where other in-vehicle chargers will not t.
2. Run the DC power cable from the charger and connect it to the vehicle’s 12V
or 24V source. Fully insert the DC cable plug into the connecon point on
the boom of the charger, then rotate the plug slightly to lock it in place.
3. Place the baery in the charger to conrm it will properly charge. If there
are no issues, fasten the charger to the vehicle and secure the power cable.

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4. Use the 4 screws provided to fasten the LEVCA to the dash or wall of your
vehicle. Place a rubber spacers over each screw on the back side of the
charger to help stabilize the unit.
5. The e down strap is properly sized to secure the radio in the charger. Place
the elasc cord over the top of the radio and aach the plasc clip to the
retaining hook. When charging a baery only, the e-down strap can be
made ghter by sliding the plasc clip up slightly and pulling the looped end
of the elasc strap over the retaining hook.
Installaon (connued)

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Charging A Baery
A baery may be charged while on or o the radio. Always use the e-down strap
to secure the radio or baery before your vehicle is driven.
1. Aer the LEVCA is installed, switch vehicle power on and place a baery in
the charger. The status LED will illuminate ORANGE briey, then RED conn-
uously to indicate normal charging.
2. If the charge status LED is RED and ashes, a fault has been detected. The
ash paern represents a specic fault condion. See Fault Condions for
details.
3. When the baery is charged to 80% of capacity, the charge status LED will