Startup

Once you have completed ALL instructions on page 15, insert the voltage sense wire fuse, then the meter power fuse. (BLUE wire fuse first, RED wire fuse last!) The fuse should be in a fuse holder and should be connected in a smooth motion. A "ragged" power-up may cause a meter lockup. Both the bar graph and digital display should come on.

Factory Default Settings

The Link 10 comes on in the (Volts) mode with the display flashing to indicate that it has been powered up from the de-powered state (see page 26). Left untouched for 10 minutes, the Link 10 will go to "sleep," turning off the digital display leaving only the bar graph on. (This is a power- saving feature.) Touching either the SEL or SET buttons will return the Link 10 to the function the Link 10 was in when it went to "sleep."

The Link 10 is designed to work "out of the box." The factory default values are appropriate for a moderate capacity 12 V liquid lead acid battery and a typical user display and function setup. Often the only change that must be made is setting the battery capacity. You may also have to set the appropriate Peukert's exponent for your battery (see page 26). Special functions and display options are described beginning on page 27.

The Link 10's Factory Default Settings Are:

1.Automatic Scanning of V, A, amp hours, and time will be OFF.

2.Sleep Mode is ON. Turns digital display off after 10 minutes.

3.Charge Efficiency Factor (CEF) equals 90% and learn CEF mode is on.

4.Charged Parameters: Voltage =13.2, Charged Current =2%. The battery must exceed 13.2 V and the current must be less, in amps, than 2% of declared capacity for five minutes for the Link 10 to consider the battery full.

5.Battery capacity set to 200 amp hours.

6.Peukert Exponent = 1.25.

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