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Xantrex Technology Inc.

Toll free 1 866 XANTREX (1 866 926 8739) Direct 1 604 422 2777

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Contents

Link Owner's Manual OWNERS MANUAL Xantrex Link TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION AND SPECIAL NOTES BASIC BATTERY FACTS MONITOR FUNCTIONS BATTERY SELECT VOLTS AMPS Ahrs INVERTER/CHARGER FUNCTIONS INVERT CHARGE MARINE AND RV OPERATING TIP STATUS LINE STARTING AND STOPPING EQUALIZE SETUP SUMMARY OF FACTORY DEFAULT VALUES INVERTER SETUP MONITOR SETUP FUNCTIONS SETUP FUNCTIONS TABLE Page Page Page Page DATA MODE HOW TO USE THE LINK CONTROL PANEL BATTERY MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY: Recharge When the Battery is 50% Discharged MANAGINGATWO-BATTERYSYSTEM OVERCHARGE AMP HOURS BATTERYCAPACITYTESTING USING YOUR FREEDOM INVERTER TO TEST BATTERY CAPACITY IDEALCHARGECURVE THE FACTORY DEFAULT VALUES FOR CHARGING: HOW TO TELL WHEN A BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED MULTIPLE STAGE CHARGING SYSTEMS CONSTANT VOLTAGE CHARGING SYSTEMS USING SPECIFIC GRAVITY CHARGE EFFICIENCY FACTOR (CEF) AND HOW IT IS USED SYNCHRONIZING YOUR LINK TO A CHARGED BATTERY TWO WAYS TO SYNCHRONIZE MANUALLY RESETTING AMP HOURS TO ZERO MANUALLY SELECTING THE CHARGED BATTERY PARAMETERS DISCUSSION: HOW THE LINK 2000 USES THESE VALUES SHOULD YOU CHANGE THE CHARGED PARAMETERS RULES FOR CHANGING THE CHARGED BATTERY PARAMETERS RESET / INFO FUNCTIONS HIGH DISCHARGE RATES & PEUKERT'S EQUATION TABLE OF PEUKERT'S EXPONENT FOR VARIOUS BATTERY RATINGS TYPICAL PEUKERT'S EXPONENTS Model Volts Res. Min 20-Hr.Rating CALCULATING PEUKERT'S EXPONENT Example of using Reserve Minutes @ 25 amps and the 20-hourrate to calculate "n Trojan T-105: ERROR CODES AND TROUBLESHOOTING Page MICROPROCESSOR RESET PROCEDURE Page SETUP AND HISTORICAL DATA SUMMARY WARRANTY Page Page REQUIRED READING GENERAL NOTES CAUTION WIRE BY WIRE INSTALLATION THE INVERTER REMOTE CABLE SPECIFICATIONS