Lamar Technologies CA 1550 User Manual

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4. OPERATING GUIDE - DISCHARGING

4.5.1 LEAD-ACID BATTERIES

Always refer to your battery manufacturer's maintenance manual for the most

accurate information. For a 24 volt sealed lead-acid battery the cutoff voltage is

usually set at 18 or 20 volts when discharged one hour at a current equal to the

80% of the battery’s C 1-rate. See Table 4- 2 for examples of discharge test

settings for sealed lead-acid batteries.

Table 4- 2. Discharge test setting for sealed lead-acid batteries

4.5.2 NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERIES

For nickel-cadmium batteries the cutoff voltage should equate to an average of 1

volt per cell, when discharge tested at a current of approximately 80% of the C 1 -

rate. For a 24 volt/10 ampere-hour battery with 19 cells, the cutoff voltage would be

set to 19 volts when discharging at 8 amperes (see Table 4- 3).

CA-1550 CHARGER / ANALYZER - OPERATING MANUAL V1.2

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