samlexsolar DC-BTS-A-C User manual

Owner's
Manual
Forusewithsolar
charge controller
ModelNo.:
SCC-30AB
Battery Temperature
Sensor
Model
DC-BTS-A-C
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GEnERal DEsCRIPtIon anD FEatUREs
1. BatteryTemperatureSensorModelNo.DC-BTS-A-C(Fig1)isdesignedfor
usewithSamlexSolarChargeControllerModelNo.SCC-30AB.Itsensesthe
temperatureofthebatteryinstallationandsendsthisinformationtothe
ChargeController,whichautomaticallyadjustsitsvoltagetoensureproper
batterychargingdependingontheambienttemperatureofthebattery
installation.
Fig.1ComponentsofBatteryTemperatureSensor
1. Ringterminalwithembeddedsensor
2. BarePositive(+)end(Redwire)
3. BareNegative(-)end(Blackwirewithredstripe)
4. 10Metersoftwowirecolorcodedcable
• Positivewire-Red
• Negativewire-Blackwithredstripe
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2. It consists of a sensing element that is embedded in the ring terminal
• (1,Fig1).Thissensorisattachedto10metersoftwowire,colorcoded
cable(4,Fig1).Thecableispolarizedi.e.redwirehasPositivepolarity
andtheblackwirewithredstripehasNegativepolarity.Theotherends
ofthewires
• (2,3,Fig1)arebareandarerequiredtobeconnectedtotheterminals
onthechargecontrollermarkedBTS+andBTS–(Fig2).
3. DetailedoperationoftheBatteryTemperatureSensorisfurtherexplainedin
theOwner’smanualfortheChargeControllerModelNo.SCC-30AB
InstallatIon
Connect the wires of the Temperature Sensor here.
Fig2WiringconnectionsonthebackoftheChargeControllerModelNo.SCC-30AB
Note:Voltagesshownbelowarefor12Vbattery.
For24Vbattery,multiplythesevoltagesby2.

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4. Thisringterminalshouldbemountedonaterminalpostofabatteryin
a bank.
• Switchoffalldevicesoperatingfromthebattery
• Connecttheringterminalofthesensor(1,Fig1)directlytotheNegative
batterystud.Thisprovidesaverygoodthermalsensingofthebatteryas
wellaspreventingerrorintemperaturesensingduetolossofcontact
undervibrations
• Routethesensorcabletothechargecontroller
• ConnectthePositive(+)bareendofthewire(2,Fig1)tothePositive
terminalmarkedBTS+ontheChargeController(Fig2)
• ConnecttheNegative(-)bareendofthewire(3,Fig.1)totheNegative
terminalmarkedBTS–ontheChargeController
CAUTION!
Please ensure that the Positive wire is connected to the
POSITIVE connector BTS+ and the negative wire is connected
to the NEGATIVE connector BTS–.
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