Exide Technologies SCR100 Charger - Manual (Page 20)

Instr. 4770-65-95005-00 Page 16
occures, cooldown will not start until after Equalize
charging is complete.
9.1.6 REFRESH CHARGE STAGE
Refresh Charge is only available on Z model chargers
and replacement boards.
If a battey is left connected to the charger after cooldown,
the charger will go into a refresh charge mode. This
means that 24 hours after a charging was finished the
battery will get a refresh charging for 10 minutes every 24
hours, at finish rate current.
9.1.7 EQUALIZE STAGE
9.1.7.1 EQUALIZE PUSHBUTTON
This pushbutton when pressed will extend the charge
cycle by 3.5 hours in the equalize mode after the finish
rate time has expired. If pressed a second time, it will
cancel the equalize charge mode.
CAUTION: DO NOT EQUALIZE MORE OFTEN THAN
REQUIRED BY THE CONDITION OF THE BATTERY,
AS SPECIFIED IN THE BATTERY MAINTENANCE
INSTRUCTIONS. EXCESSIVE EQUALIZING MAY
DAMAGE THE BATTERY.
9.1.7.2 EQUALIZE LED
This LED indicates that the equalize mode has been
selected.
10.0 OPPORTUNITY CHARGING
The charger is equipped with a separate profile for
applications that utilize opportunity charging for
Champion® Batteries.
Within 5 seconds the charger will start charging in hirate
current until the gassing voltage is reached. At this point
the charging will stop until the battery voltage drops to a
specified (user programmed) level. The charger will
operate at finish rate current until the battery reaches a
second specified (also user programmed) voltage. The
charger will continue through this cycle until the battery is
disconnected.
11.0 CHARGE TIME
The amount of time a battery charges will vary depending
on the depth of discharge (DOD). Once the battery has
reached 80% charge, the cycle will be terminated 3.5
hours after finish rate (in case of an 8 hour charge time)
or less if terminated by dv/dt. Normal charge cycles will
average about 8 hours total.
12.0 AC POWER FAILURE
If the AC power fails during a charge cycle the charger will
resume operation in progress as soon as the AC power is
restored.
13.0 MAINTENANCE
The charger requires minimum maintenance. ENSURE
THE CHASSIS IS SECURELY GROUNDED per the
local/federal Electrical Code. Do not allow excessive dust
to accumulate on the components inside. Blow out with
clean compressed air when necessary.
The AC input and DC output of the charger are fused and
should these fuses fail, the cause of the failure must be
determined and corrected before the fuse(s) is (are)
replaced. Never replace the fuse(s) with one of a higher
capacity than the one originally fitted. (see Tables 2 and 3
pages 9-12).