Computronic Controls Sentinel 300P - Manual (Page 16)

SNTL300P-PCSUITE installation & operation ci0042 p16/22 issue 5 2015-04-22
24V Auto-Detect Lock in
If the SNTL300P Battery Charger has been configured
to Auto-Detect and on power up has detected 24V
Battery Settings in accordance with voltage
configuration, after 24 hours of operation, it will
automatically lock itself into 24V operation.
Once locked in, in event of AC mains failure and system
reset, it will always default to 24V mode.
To clear this timer and re-instate Auto-Detect Mode,
from
Global Charger Settings , check the Clear 24V
Auto-detect Lock-In and then select Download
Global Settings
Battery Check Routine
The Battery check process reduces the output of
charger to nominal voltage and validates terminal
voltage.
During this battery check it will report
Battery Check
in the Battery Charger State window.
If no battery is detected, or battery voltage is <9VDC
(12v) or <18VDC (24v) then it reports
Battery Missing
in the Battery Charger State window.
The SNTL300P Performs a battery at the following
instances if set to any profile that is not a Power
Supply Mode:
On AC Power Up, before entering boost mode of
operation
Once charger is in Float mode, the charger performs
a battery check in accordance with the
Battery Check
Interval setting as configured in Global Charger
Settings
To change the interval time of the battery check
routine, enter required time in minutes into
Battery
Check Internal and Download Global Settings to
SNTL300P
Note: When download a new interval time, the
changes will not take place until either:
a) AC & DC power is cycled and SNTL300P has
performed a system restart
b) Until existing battery check period has elapsed
Should the SNTL300P report a battery check, it will
continue checking every 1 minute for battery until
fault has cleared. Once a battery is detected it will
revert to
Battery Check Interval time