Current Limiting

The Guardian battery charger is current limited and will only output the rated current of the charger.

Guardian Current Ratings

Model Rating

BCEG-12-10 10A

BCEG-24-10 10A

BCEG-24-20 20A

Battery Charged Condition

When charged, the battery will only accept a charge to replace the losses within the battery (approximately 1mA per AH of battery). If there is a standing load (the panel controller, etc.) the charger will output the standing load plus the losses to the battery. If a standing load of 1A is present with 50AH Vented Lead Acid batteries then the charger will supply 1.05 amps.

A charged battery with open circuit terminals (no load connected) will always be higher than nominal battery voltage (12.6 on a 12V lead acid battery).

Dimensions

Model

W

D

H

Weight

BCEG-12-10

10.83”

4.92”

11”

22 lbs.

 

(275mm)

(125mm)

(280mm)

(10.0Kg)

BCEG-24-10

10.9”

4.7”

11”

22 lbs.

 

(278mm)

(120mm)

(280mm)

(10.0Kg)

BCEG-24-20

13.19”

7.71”

12.20”

38.5 lbs.

 

(335mm)

(145mm)

(310mm)

(17.5Kg)

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Murphy BCEG-12-10, BCEG-24-20, BCEG-24-10 manual Current Limiting, Battery Charged Condition, Dimensions