Xantrex Technology Link 1000 manual Charging the Batteries, Equalizing the Batteries

Charging Functions

Charging the Batteries

To start a charge cycle:

•Press the CHARGE button. (You can also leave the CHARGE button on, and the cycle will start automatically.)

The CHG LED and the CHARGE button LED come on.

The charger automatically cycles through the Bulk, Acceptance, and Float charge stages.

The charge function only operates when the inverter is connected to a battery and external AC is available.

(On inverter/chargers that have a serial number lower than 100,000, charging is enabled when the INVERT button is on.)

Equalizing the Batteries

Equalization is the controlled overcharging of a lead-acid battery (or battery bank) to remove lead sulfate that is not removed during normal charging. Controlled overcharging helps the battery reach and maintain peak capacity by equalizing the chemistry in the individual battery cells.

•Equalize your batteries every thirty days when they are in a daily cycling service or every thirty deep cycles.

•Equalize your batteries when the battery capacity has decreased (that is, when the batteries do not hold loads as well as they previously did).

Precautions

WARNING: Explosion Hazard

Equalization produces explosive gases which must be

vented.

Read these precautions before you start an equalization charge:

•Equalization causes batteries to gas. Make sure they are well ventilated.

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