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

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change to GREEN and ash. The charge status LED will illuminate GREEN
with no ashing when the baery is fully charged.
4. A fully charged baery may be le in the LEVCA and a full charge will be
maintained. This maintenance feature will not damage the baery.
5. The LEVCA will charge a baery when its temperature is between 0ºC and
45ºC. When a baery’s temperature is outside this range, the LEVCA will
monitor the temperature and resume charging once the baery temperature
is within the 0ºC to 45ºC range.
Charging A Baery (connued)

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Status LED Summary
LED Color Status
Solid ORANGE Diagnosc stage - LED illuminates briey when baery is inserted.
Flashing ORANGE Baery cannot be charged because: (1) temperature is below 0°C (32°F)
or above 45°C (113°F), or (2) chemistry is not compable with charger.
Solid RED Normal baery charging.
Flashing RED See Fault Condions.
Flashing GREEN Baery charge level approximately 80%.
Solid GREEN Baery fully chaged and in maintenance mode.

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Fault Condions
Flash Paern (RED) Fault Type
1 Time Charging is complete, but baery is under charged. Baery
voltage is below the minimum level required.
2 Times Baery contact is ‘open’ and current is not passing
through the posive and negave terminals of the
baery. Check compability of the baery.
3 Times Over current condion caused by baery short circuit.
Charging immediately terminates.

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Specicaons
Compable Baery Chemistries Li-Ion / LiPo (7.2V-10.8V)
Operang Temperature 0ºC - 45ºC / 32ºC - 113ºC
Charger Input 10V - 30V DC @ 1.0A (minimum)
Charge Rate Up to 1000 mA
DC Power Cable 16AWG / 3A in-line fuse / 3.0m (9.8’)
Charger Contacts High impact and vibraon tolerant alpha contact™
Contact Cycle Life Minimum 20,000
Weight 245g / 0.5 lbs.
Dimensions (L x W x D) 113mm x 66mm x 57.3mm / 4.4” x 2.7” x 2.3”

Warranty & Service During Warranty
Power Products Unlimited, Inc. (PPU) warrants this product to be free from defects in workmanship
and materials for three years from date of purchase by the end user. This warranty applies to the
original purchaser and is void if the product has been altered, misused, damaged, neglected, or if
repair is required because of normal wear and tear. This is the only warranty made by PPU. In no
event will PPU, its aliates, subsidiaries, related enes, or their respecve directors, ocers, or
employees, be liable for any damages beyond repair or replacement as described above, including
without limitaon, indirect, incidental, or consequenal damages. For service under warranty, return
the product along with dated proof of purchase to the dealer where purchased or to Power Products.
If returning directly to Power Products, follow these instrucons:
Send to Power Products - Warranty Service Department, 2170 Brandon Trail, Alpharea, GA 30004.
Obtain proof of delivery for your shipment. Include with product, dated proof of purchase, your
name and dayme telephone number, email address and return address (street address only; no
P.O. boxes please).

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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.”
Oponal Accessories
Charging Solutions For Professionals™
Logic Chargers By Power Products
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