Panther 107758 User manual

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USER MANUAL
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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations to your decision of purchasing or renting your Panther Product. We are pleased
that you made your decision in favor of equipment, which combines state-of-the-art technology
and many years of experience in manufacturing camera support equipment.
Your new Panther Product is designed to power the equipment that you love working with. To
ensure that you will love working with your Panther Product and that all requirements during
shooting can be fulfilled considering utmost safety and reliability, please carefully read this
user manual.
With our best wishes
Andreas Fitz
CEO | Executive President
Panther GmbH

BATTERY
GENERAL INFORMATION
107758
Snap-On Battery
24V, 12 Ah
302577
Slide-In Battery
24V, 9 Ah
With proper use and charging at 20-30° C the battery lifetime is about 2-3 years. Batteries are
wear products and therefore not covered by the guarantee or warranty.
Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) batteries for cyclic use can easily withstand more than 600 cycles
at at least 50% discharge before max.capacity falls below 80%.
AGM Battery: 24V
- Charging time: approx. 5-7 hours
80-90% = full
27-28,5V = full
- Charge only with suitable 24V charger. We recommend the Panther Charging Station
(313165).
Important:
24V = empty
50% = empty
Recharge after use! Do not short Circuit!
Charge this battery during storage at least once a month in order to guarantee a long lifetime!

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CAPACITY TESTER
OVERVIEW
This battery capacity tester can test the voltage and
capacity of battery, and display them with intuitive battery
symbol and percentage. Users can know the state of battery
in time.
Remove / Install
The Tester is fixed by buckles, so it is easy to remove / install. Use a flat screw driver to do so.
Connecting Cables
This is how you have to connect the cables:

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CAPACITY TESTER
USAGE
Functions
The Tester has two functions : F0 and F2. Use the“K+” key on the back to select F0 and F2. Then
press the“OK”key on the front, the selected function will run. The default function is F2.
F0: Backlight on
Tester run all the time, LCD and backlight always on.
F2: Dormancy
Tester enter a dormancy state (<15uA) after display 10s, LCD and backlight turn o. Press the
“OK”key, LCD and backlight turn on 10s.
Display Mode
The Tester has three kinds of display mode. Press the “ K-”key on the back to enter display
setting. Use the“K-”key on the back to change the display mode. Then press the “OK”key on the
front, the selected mode will run.
V + % = Voltage and percentage display
The Tester can display the current voltage or the current percentage of capacity. Press the
“OK”key on the front can change the display content.
V = Voltage display
The Tester only displays the current voltage.
% = Percentage display
Tester only displays the current percentage of capacity.
!
The Tester cannot be exposed in the sun for a long time or in the environment
with large amounts of ultraviolet radiation when using or storing, particular
in winter ( -20°C) and summer (>60°C), otherwise it will shorten the life of
the LCD display.

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CHARGING
CHARGING STATION
Charge smart: with the Charging Station (313165) you can
charge up to 2 „Slide-In“ Batteries or 2 „Snap-On“ Batteries
simultaneously.
Charging: Snap-On Battery
Plug in the 1-Way Charge Cable (134643) into the Snap-On battery and into the Charging Station.
Charging: Slide-In Battery
Slide in the Slide-In Battery on the top side of
the Charging Station.
Charging Station
Slide-In Battery
Snap-On Battery

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Charger for AGM batteries
Built-in 3 stage programmable charging curve
Fanless design, cooling by free air convection
Protection: Short circuit / Over voltage / Over temperature
/ Battery under voltage / Battery over voltage / Battery
reverse polarity protection
Output
Boost Charge Voltage (Vboost) (default) 28.8V
Float Charge Voltage (Vfloat) (default) 27.6V
Charge voltage range 18 ~ 30V
Output current (default) 4A
Rated Power 115.2W
Input Voltage Range 90 ~ 264VAC
Frequency Range 47 ~ 63Hz
Enviroment Working Temp. -30 ~ +70°C
Front Panel LED Indicators
Green Float
Orange Charging
None Abnormal status

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Troubleshooting
SAFETY
Safety Guidelines
• Do not use in wet or humid conditions
• The cables between charger and battery should be kept as short as possible to prevent
excessive voltage drop (suggested cable length: 50cm - 100cm). Too much voltage drop will
lead to longer charging period.
• Temperature raising on case during charging is a normal behavior.
• Dismantling or changing components of the charger is forbidden.
• Charger should be in the OFF mode before making battery connection or disconnection.
The charger provides a DIP switch behind the panel used to switch dierent factory charging
parameters. Please refer to the table below for corresponding curves on dierent positions of
the DIP switch.
DIP SW position 24V model
1 2 Description Vboost Vfloat
O O Program mode, AGM battery 29.0 27.0
General Operation
At the beginning stage of operation, the charger provides the largest current with 28.8V dc of
output voltage to charge batteries, the LED indicator will flash in orange. After a period of time
(probably a couple of hours) the charging current will decrease gradually.
After reducing to 10% of its maximum value, the charger will go into „float charge“ stage.
Output voltage will drop to 27.6V and the LED indicator can flash in green.
Failure state Possible Cause Suggested Solutions
Unable to charge
the battery
Power switch is in the
OFF position
Switch to the ON position
Input AC voltage is too
low
Make sure the input source is between
90~264VAC
LED indicator
does not turn
Green after a long
charging period
Battery is old or
damaged
Replace with a new battery
Output cables are to
thin
Replace with an appropriate wire gauge

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NOTES

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