Longtime LCH-1215A User manual

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LCH–1215A/1230A/2415A
UserManual
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Pleasereadthismanualcarefullypriortostorage,installation,wiring,operationand
maintenanceofbatterycharger.
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Thismanualcontainsimportantinstructionsandwarningsthatyoushouldfollowduringthe
storage,installation,wiring,operationandmaintenanceofbatterycharger.Failuretofollow
theseinstructionsandwarningswillvoidthewarranty.
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Pleasenotethatonlyqualifiedandtrainedtechniciancandoinstallation,wiring,operation
andmaintenanceofbatterycharger.
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Section1:GeneralSafetyandInstallationInstructions‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐4
1‐1OperatingtheDeviceSafely‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐4
1‐2SafetyInstructionswhenInstallingtheDevice‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐4
1‐3ElectricalCables ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐4
1‐4InstallationonBoats‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐4
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Section2:Warning‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐5
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Section3:ApplicationsandDescriptions‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐6
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Section4:InstructionoftheUnitVariants‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐7
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Section5:Accessories‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐8
5‐1TemperatureSensor‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐8
5‐1‐1Functions‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐8
5‐1‐2Installation‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐8
5‐2RemoteController‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 8
5‐2‐1Installation‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐8
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Section6:MakingConnections‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐9
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Section7:Settings‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐10
7‐1ChargingVoltageSetting‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐10
7‐2HalfPowerModeSetting‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐10
7‐3EqualizationSetting‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐11
7‐4VoidSetting‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐11
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Section8:UsingtheCharger‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐12
8‐1ChargingCharacteristic‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐12
8‐1‐1IPhase(Bulk)‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐12
8‐1‐2UoPhase(Absorption)‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐12
8‐1‐3UPhase(Float)‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐12
8‐1‐48‐DayConditioning‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐13
8‐1‐5Equalization‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐13
8‐2UsingtheRemoteController‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐13
8‐3UnitswithTemperat ureSensor‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐14
8‐4FanSpeed‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐15
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8‐5FunctionalCheck‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐16
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Section9:TroubleShooting‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐17
9‐1TheBatteryVoltagewouldnotIncreaseAfterCharging‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐17
9‐2TheBatteryisnotFullyChargedAfteraChargingTimeAbout20Hours‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐17
9‐2‐112VBattery‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 17
9‐2‐224VBattery‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 17
9‐3TheBatteryDischargesAfteraShortPeriodofTimeWithoutUsage‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐18
Section10:Figures‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐19
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Section1:GeneralSafetyandInstallationInstructions
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1‐1OperatingtheDeviceSafely
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Failuretoobservethisinstructioncancausematerialdamage,devicemalfunctionor
dangerofbodilyinjuries.
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Fundamentalsafetymeasuresshouldbeobservedwhenusingelectricalequipmentto
avoidthedangerofelectricshock,firehazard,injury..
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1‐2SafetyInstructionswhenInstallingtheDevice
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zHandlethebatterieswithcare,thebatteriescontainstrongacids.
zAvoidcontactwiththebatteryfluidagent.
zIfcomeincontactwithbatteryfluid,oneshouldrinsetheaffectedpartsofthebodyorclothing
withplentyofcoldwaterandseekmedicalattentionimmediately.
zBesurethatthedevicehasafirmfoundation.
zDonotusesharporhardobjectstocleanthedevice.Doingsomaycausedevicedamage.
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1‐3ElectricalCables
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Ifcableshavetobefedthroughmetalwallsorotherwallswithsharpedges,useductsorwire
bushingstopreventdamage.
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zLaythecablessothatotherpeoplewillnottripoverthem.
zDonotlaycableswhicharelooseorbentnexttoelectricallyconductivematerials.
zDonotpullthecables.
zFastenthecablesproperly.
zLaythecablessothattheycannotbeeasilydamaged.
zAlwaysusesocketsthataregroundedandsecuredbyearthleakagecircuitbreaker.
zOnlyaspecialistshouldmaketheelectricalconnections.
zDonotlaythe115VAC/230VAClineandthe12VDCinthesamecableduct.
zKeeptotheindicatedminimumcablecross‐section.
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1‐4InstallationonBoats
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zIncorrectuseorinstallationofthechargeronboatmayleadtocorrosionoftheboat.Please
allowqualifiedpersonneltoperformtheinstallationofthecharger.
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Section2:Warning
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Pleasereadcarefullyaboutthefollowingprecautions.Damagescausedbyfailureto
followtheinstructionsbelowwillnotbecoveredbywarranty.
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zUsethechargeonlyasintended.
zDonotoperatethechargerifthehousingorthecablesaredamaged.
zThechargermaynotbeusedtochargeanyothertypeofbatteriesthantheonesindicated.
zDonotoperatethedeviceinadamporwetenvironment.
zDonotchargeafrozenbattery,thereisdangerofexplosion.
zKeepchargerinasafeplace,outofreachofchildren.
zOnlyqualifiedpersonnelwhoarefamiliarwiththerisksinvolvedandtherelevantregulations
shouldcarryoutmaintenanceorrepairwork.
zThedevicemustbefixedandinstalledinsuchawaythatitwillnotfalloverorfalldown.
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Section3:ApplicationsandDescriptions
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Thechargerregeneratepowerorrechargemobilebatteriesusedonboardvehiclesorboats.
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Thechargercancontinuouslychargesupplybatteriesorstarterbatteries,enablingthebatteriesto
maintainatahighcapacitylevel.
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Thechargercanbeusedforchargingthreetypesofbatteries:GELbatteries/Lead‐acidstarter
batteries/Maintenancefreebatteries.
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Pleaseinquiryyourbatterysupplieraboutthemaximumcapacitiesofyourlead‐acidbatteries.
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Thechargerisequippedwithapolarityprotection,thispreventsthechargerfrombeingdamaged
incaseofincorrectpolarity.
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Anoptionaltemperaturesensorthatisconnectedatthebatterybeingchargedprotectsthe
batteryagainstdamagecausebyvaryingoutsidetemperaturebyadaptingthechargingvoltageof
thetemperaturetothebattery.Pleaseconnecttwoendsoftemperaturesensor(pleaseseefigure
12)–oneendtoTEMPsocketonfrontpanelandanotherendtothebattery.
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Section4:IntroductionoftheUnitVariants
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The4stagesbatterychargercandeliverdifferentunitvariants.Itcanchargebatteriesuptothe
specifiedbatterycapacityasindicatedinthespecificationsection.Regardingtheidentificationof
thespecificationofyourunit,pleaseseethemodelnumberonthetypeplate.
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zFrontview:pleaseseefigure1
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No.Description
1.Connectionfortemperaturesensor
2.Connectionforremotecontroller
3.Settingchargingvoltage,chargingtimelimitationandpowersupplymode(S1)
4.StatusLED
5.EqualizationLED
6.ON/OFFswitchforhalfpowermode(S2)
7.SwitchforequalizationONonly(S3)
8.DC+outputterminal
9.DC‐outputterminal
10.DC‐outputterminal–2Aforstarterbattery
11.DC+outputterminal–2Aforstarterbattery
12.ACinputoutlet
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zFrontview:pleaseseefigure2
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No.Description
1.Connectionfortemperaturesensor
2.Connectionforremotecontroller
3.Settingchargingvoltage,chargingtimelimitationandpowersupplymode(S1)
4.StatusLED
5.EqualizationLED
6.ON/OFFswitchforhalfpowermode(S2)
7.SwitchforequalizationONonly(S3)
8.DC+outputterminal
9.DC‐outputterminal
10.ACinputoutlet
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zRearview:pleaseseefigure3
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No.Description
1.Ventilationoutlet
2.Powerswitch
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Section5:Accessories
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5‐1TemperatureSensor
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Thetemperaturesensor(pleaseseefigure12)measuresthetemperatureofbatteryorthe
environmentaroundthebatteryandtransfersthedatatothecharger.Withdeviatingtemperature,
thechargingvoltageincreasesanddecreasesaccordingly.
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5‐1‐1Functions
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zThetemperaturesensortransmitsthebatterytemperaturetothecharger.
zThechargingvoltageisadjustedaccordingtothetemperaturemeasured.
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5‐1‐2Installation
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zLaythecablesfromthebatteriestothecharger.
zConnecttemperaturesensortotheTEMPsocketofthecharger.
zConnecttemperaturesensortothenegativepoleofthebattery,oruseadouble‐sided
adhesivetapetoattachthesensortothetopofthebatteryorinthevicinityofthebattery.
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5‐2RemoteController
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Theremotecontroller(pleaseseefigure13)canswitchthechargerON/OFF,halfpowermodeON
/OFF,andequalizationON.
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Attachtheremotecontrollerasawellaccessibleplacetoensureeasyaccessofthe
charger.
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Becarefulwhenattachingtheremotecontroller,forwiringharnesses,cablesandother
componentsthatareintheassemblyrangecouldbedamagedintheprocess..
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5‐2‐1Installation
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zEnsureapproximately49mmwidth,49mmheightand23mmdepthforthetake‐upofthe
remotecontroller.
zConnecttheremotecontrollertothecharger.Theconnectioncableisequippedwithtwo
equivalentmodularplugs.
zPlacetheremotecontrollerintotheopeningcreated.Securetheremotecontrollerwithscrews
ontheupperandbottommarginofthefaceplate–usetheavailabledrills.
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ThepowerswitchatthechargermustbeswitchedON,sothatthechargercanbe
switchedON/OFFwiththeremotecontroller.
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Section6:MakingConnections
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Pleaseseefigure8:
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zPlacechargerinadry,cool,cleanandventilatedspace.
zSetthepowerswitchtoOFFandpulloutthemainplugbeforeconnectionordisconnectingthe
directcurrentconnection.
zConnectthe–(minus)batterypolewithaconnectingcablewiththe–(minus)terminalatthe
charger.
zConnectthe+(plus)batterypolewithaconnectingcablewiththe+(plus)terminalatthe
charger.
zLaythecablesfromthebatteriestothecharger.
zFoldthecableendswiththemulti‐corecableends.
zIfthechargerwithoptionofstarterbattery,pleaseconnecttheterminalofSB.
zSupplythecablewithaforkconnectionforanideaconnectionwiththeterminal(pleasesee
figure10).
zEnsurecorrectpolarityofthebatteryandbatterycharger,otherwisetheinternalflat‐pin
terminalwilltriggerwiththewrongpolarity.
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Batterieswithcellconnectionmaynotbecharged.Explosivegasescouldresultfrom
batteryoverheating.
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OnlyusecableswiththedesignatedwirecrosssectionstoconnecttheIUoUautomatic
chargertothebattery.
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ModelNo.CableSize
LCH‐1230AAWG#10~AWG#8
LCH‐1215A/LCH‐2415AAWG#12~AWG#10
Table1:CableSize
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