We Care Solar •Solar Suitcase WCS200 •May 2015 Page 6
Understanding the Solar Suitcase
The Charge Controller optimizes the solar charge into the battery and protects the battery
from over-charging or being over-discharged when lights and appliances are on.
Solar Charging Indicator
FULL - Solid green light means battery is
between 50% and 100% charged. When
the green LED blinks, it indicates that
the solar panels are producing surpluss
electricity. This is a good time to charge
cellphones and other appliances as there
is more electricity available than the main
battery needs.
HALF-FULL - Indicates the battery is 50%
full or less. This is the time to reduce loads.
For example, if two lights are on, turn one
of them off unless it is required for helping
patients.
LOW - Red LED blinks when the battery
is very low and the systems will turn off the
electricity soon. At this point, it is advised
to turn off all unnecessary loads and to get
headlamps ready as the lights will soon turn
off.
The three colored lights allow the user to assess
the level of charge in the battery.
Battery Status Lights
Battery Type Selector
Never set the selector to “3-FLOODED”when
using a sealed battery as this will damage the
battery.
CHARGING - When the green LED
is lit, it means that the solar panels
are properly wired and that the Solar
Suitcase is receiving charge from the
solar panels.
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The selector must be on “2-SEALED”for all
sealed lead acid, AGM batteries and LFP
batteries like the kind that comes with the Solar
Suitcase.
If you are using a GEL battery then the selector
must be on “1-GEL”.
The Charge Controller
Note: when the system has gone into
Low Voltage Disconnect (LVD), turn
off all switches. This will improve
re-charging the following day.
