Read and understand the contents of this User Manual. It contains important safety, handling, and operational instructions for P12 Battery Chargers.
This User Manual describes the product mentioned herein at the time of its publication. Specifications and performance are subject to change at the discretion
of Blue Sea Systems. To view the most current revision of this publication visit bluesea.com/P12.
Read and understand the contents of this User Manual. It contains important safety, handling, and operational instructions for P12 Battery Chargers. This User Manual describes the product mentioned herein at the time of its publication. Specifications and performance are subject to change at the discretion of Blue Sea Systems. To view the most current revision of this publication visit bluesea.com/P12.
Product Dimensions and Installation Clearances the charger other than those manufactured by Blue Sea Systems and designed for use with the P12 Battery Charger. Do not operate the charger if it has been dropped or damaged. Contact Blue Sea Systems on how to proceed. Wear complete eye protection and protective clothing when dealing with lead Included Components acid batteries.
Remove personal metal items such as rings, bracelets, necklaces, and watches when working with a lead-acid battery. A lead-acid battery can produce a treatment for long battery life. Charge Coordination integrates with the Blue Sea Systems family of Automatic Charging Relays (ACR) to force separation of the battery banks short-circuit current high enough to weld a ring or the like to metal, causing a severe burn.
P12 Battery Charger Over view Specifications 7531 AND 7532 BATTE RY C HAR GER S 7531 AND 7532 BATTERY CHARGERS 7531 7532 Total Output Current (continuous) Mounting holes Input AC Current 4.5A @ 115V AC / 2.25A @ 230V AC 7.5A @ 115V AC / 3.75A @ 230V AC...
Product Dimensions Included Components 7531 AND 7532 BATTE RY C HAR GER S 7531 AND 7532 BATTERY CHARGERS WARNING For drip proof performance, and to meet ABYC requirements, the P12 Battery Charger must be mounted vertically as shown below. P12 Battery Charger Hardware: 7.80"...
Route DC wires from each charger output to battery fuse holder, see Wiring Connections Diagram page 10. ® ® Proper fuses are as follows: Model 7531, two 20A ATC Fuses, Model 7532, two 25A ATC Fuses. NOTE: DC wiring should safely reach each battery positive and the battery negative common bus bar. Fuses should be installed at the battery positive connections to prevent battery power from feeding back into a fault in the wiring, or in the battery charger.
See page 12. NOTE: If you have a Blue Sea Systems ACR with Start Isolation it is possible to take advantage of the P12 Battery Charger’s ability to integrate with it. The P12 is designed to charge three electrically independent batteries or battery banks. The P12 has the unique capability to individually move each battery out of Absorption charging stage.
Advanced Charger Setup Advanced Charger Setup (continued) 7531 AND 7532 BATTE RY C HAR GER S 7531 AND 7532 BATTERY CHARGERS Complete this setup to change language, limit fan noise, adjust backlight display and limit AC current draw. 19. Once desired display settings are enabled press Back.
Absorption Parameters and Timers Absorption Parameters and Timers (continued) 7531 AND 7532 BATTE RY C HAR GER S 7531 AND 7532 BATTERY CHARGERS Absorption Timer Counter CAUTION The P12 battery charger uses a counter to determine the amount of time a battery bank should remain in Absorb relative to the Maximum Absorb Time. The Absorb timers counter The default Absorption Timer values are set to satisfy a majority of the battery configurations that exist.
Equalization Equalization (continued) 7531 AND 7532 BATTE RY C HAR GER S 7531 AND 7532 BATTERY CHARGERS WARNING To change battery, use the up down arrow buttons to scroll the cursor to the Bat1 window. Equalization is a user selectable and potentially dangerous charging stage that should not be performed without sufficient knowledge. Personal or property Press the Select button.
Screen Summary Screen Summary (continued) 7531 AND 7532 BATTE RY C HAR GER S 7531 AND 7532 BATTERY CHARGERS Charger Summary Temperature Parameters The Charger Summary screen provides data of the battery’s status while the battery charger is operational. The Temperature Parameters screen indicates the minimum and maximum operating temperature based on the Options: temperature sensor.
Maximum Equalization Current accordingly. Once corrected, the equalization process must be restarted. Internal Temp Above -18° C charging will stop. This form of temperature alert can not be corrected by the user. Contact Blue Sea Systems for further information regarding internal temperature sensor alerts.
If present, disconnect all Start Isolation wires connected to the Brown, Green, and Orange wires in ML-ACR wire harness. NOTE: If you have a Blue Sea Systems ACR with Start Isolation, it is possible to take advantage of your P12 charger’s ability to integrate in order to optimize Connect a wire from the ACR 1 port marked “SI”...
AC Amperage, Voltage, and Frequency measurement with alarms Blue Sea Systems stands behind its products for as long as you own them. Blue Sea Systems will replace or issue a credit for any of its products found AC ELCI Ground Fault Protection to be defective in materials or manufacture.
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