Lamar Technologies D-1560 User Manual

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III.

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

REFER TO FIG. 1

1. Turn On/Off switch (#1) to ‘Off’ position

2. Connect battery cable (#12) to battery

If polarity is reversed, LED (#15) will illuminate together with

audible signal

If necessary correct the reversal.

3. Set voltage cutoff set switch (#16). 9 or 10 V for 12 V batteries.

18 or 20 V for 24 V batteries.

4. Turn On/Off switch (#1) to ‘On’ position

All instrument displays will briefly illuminate as 8s, then as follows:

a) Timing (#5) All zeros, steady.

b) Amperes (#4) Flashes*

*Reading depends upon last setting which may be the last factory test

setting if starting with a new unit.

c) Volts (#6) reads battery voltage* steady.

*Reads open circuit voltage (OCV). A charged 12 V battery may read

12.5-13.0 volts and 24 V batteries reads 25.0-26 volts.

d)

‘Ready’ LED (#7) illuminates.

5. Preset the required discharge amperes.

Use the ampere set buttons (#3); Left button is tens place, center is 1’s

place, right is decimal.

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