Planar BAT24SI Charge the Battery

Planar Battery System BAT24SI

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Contents

Index

Regulatory Compliance

Product Information

Warranty

GETTING STARTED

About the Battery System

Battery Components

Identify Connector Ports

Install Fuses

USING THE BATTERY

Charge Battery

Set Up Power Management

MAINTAINING THE BATTERY

Replace Battery

Troubleshooting

APPENDIXES

Battery Disposal

Specifications

Charge the Battery

Sealed lead-acid batteries are cost-effective and can provide a sizable amount of

energy per battery weight. However, the energy storage potential of the batteries

does decay over time.

Refer to these web sites for more information on sealed lead-acid batteries:

http://www.houseofbatteries.com/HowTo/SLA.htm

http://www.devicelink.com/mem/archive/03/10/003.html

Plug the battery system into an AC power source for charging. The LED turn yellow

during the charging phase. Also, the LED turns green at 80% of total charge capacity.

See specifications on battery modes and power consumption efficiency for

more information.

The charging controller board is capable of independently charging the batteries

while powering the attached system. This ensures that the charge rate of the

batteries is the same whether a load is connected or not. Charge time varies

depending on the age and usage of the battery. Typically, as a battery ages, it

tends to accept less charge; that is, the charge time decreases. Consequently,

as the battery accepts less charge, the battery usage time decreases.

Charge Time Capacity of Charge

3 hours 80%

4 hours 90%

6 hours 100%