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Configuration

Table 3-1

Battery Capacity Settings

Setting

 

Absorption Charge Time

 

 

 

 

Auto

 

110 minutes (1.8 hours)

125 A-hrs

 

60 minutes (1 hour)

250 A-hrs

 

90 minutes (1.5 hours)

375 A-hrs

 

120 minutes (2 hours)

500 A-hrs

 

150 minutes (2.5 hours)

1000 A-hrs

 

180 minutes (3 hours)

 

 

 

Bat Capacity:

Bat

Capacity:

Bat

Capacity:

Bat

Capacity:

Bat

Capacity:

Bat Capacity:

Auto

125

A-hrs

250

A-hrs

375

A-hrs

500

A-hrs

1000 A-hrs

Figure 3-4Battery Capacity menu items

Battery Type

To ensure the batteries are receiving the proper charge voltage, the Battery Type must be selected for the type of batteries used in the system: GEL Cell, Flooded Lead Acid and AGM. The default setting is GEL Cell.

This voltage varies depending on the batteries used, as specified below.

Table 3-2Battery Type and Charge Voltage

Battery Type

 

Bulk VDC

Float VDC

Equalize VDC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GEL Cell

 

14.1

 

13.6

Defeated

Flooded Lead Acid

14.6

 

13.4

15.5

AGM

 

14.4

 

13.4

15.5

Battery Type:

Battery Type:

Battery Type:

 

GEL Cell

Flooded

AGM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 3-5Battery Type menu items

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Xantrex Technology RC7, RC/GS owner manual Battery Type, Battery Capacity Settings

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