Battery Solargizer - JLG sky trak mmv Service Manual

Electrical System
10.11.4 Battery Solargizer®
a. Battery Solargizer® System Description
Solargizer® is a registered trademark of PulseTech®
Products Corporation.
The Solargizer® system is a battery conditioner that
keeps the battery's lead plates clean and able to charge/
discharge at maximum efficiency. It does this by "pulsing"
the battery thousands of times per second at a frequency
designed to prevent and reverse the "sulfate" that builds
on battery plates when discharged. The Solargizer® is
not a battery charger and although it does reduce the
required maintenance, it does not eliminate it.
The Solargizer® system consists of a control box (1),
mounted in the engine compartment, to provide the pulse
and the solar panel (2), mounted to the top of the engine
cover, to provide power to the control box.
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b. Solargizer® Testing
There is an LED (3), on the outside face of the control
box (1), that indicates whether the Solargizer® is
operating.
The easiest way to see this is with the vehicle facing the
sun and the engine OFF, open the engine cover just far
enough to put your head inside the engine compartment.
Allow the engine cover to rest on your shoulders. This will
obscure the daylight and allow you to clearly see whether
the LED is ON.
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The LED may occasionally flash or blink during periods of
reduced sunlight, when it is cloudy or when there is shade
across the solar panel. That does not mean the
Solargizer® is not working. It means that it is not
collecting enough energy from the sun, on a constant
basis, to power the pulsing circuit and LED. During
periods when the LED is flashing there is still pulsed
energy going to the battery set to break up the lead
sulfate crystals but it is not as efficient as when there is
bright unobstructed sunlight.
If you are trying to see if the LED is operating when there
is not direct sunlight available, the vehicle can be brought
into a building and an artificial light source, strong
incandescent bulb (100W or greater) or halogen light,
may be used.
If the LED is not illuminated:
1. Ensure that the solar panel is cleaned off and in
direct sunlight then check all the connection points to
ensure corrosion has not developed. Clean any
corrosion and replace the connections.
2. If all connection points are clean and tight choose a
point between the solar panel and the control box to
cut the wire (cut one wire at a time to prevent
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creating a short or cover the solar panel). Using a
voltmeter connect to the positive and negative leads.
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With the panel in direct sunlight the voltmeter should
read between 4.0 and 4.5 volts DC. If the reading is
between 4.0 and 4.5 the panel is working fine and
there is a problem with the control box. If in direct
sunlight there is no voltage reading or it is below 4.0
volts there is a problem with the solar panel.
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c. Solargizer® Control Box Removal
1. Disconnect the connectors (4) between the control
box (1) and the solar panel (2).
2. Label and disconnect the positive and negative
battery cables and the Solargizer® wire leads (5)
connected to the slave receptacle (6).
3. Remove the two slotted pan head screws (7),
lockwashers (8) and nuts (9) securing the
Solargizer® to the equalizer mounting bracket (10).
4. Remove the Solargizer® from the vehicle.
Model MMV Rev. 12-04