Understanding Your Battery - Brave BRI7000IER Operating Instructions And Owner's Manual

UNDERSTANDING YOUR BATTERY

When the key is turned to the ON position the display illuminates, the ECU turns on,
the fuel pump turns on long enough to bring up the fuel pressure, and the stepper
motor is energized for proper throttle position for starting. Because of the power
requirements of these components, the battery in this generator is considered dead at
a higher voltage than it would be in other types of equipment. The battery must have a
charge of at least 10.5V to be able to start the generator, even by recoil. If the battery
has a charge in the range of 10-10.5V, the generator may crank very well, but the
starter will be drawing most of the power, depriving the other components of the power
they need to successfully start the generator. There must be a battery charge in excess
of 10.5V to ensure that all of the components have the power necessary to start the
generator.
During normal use, the generator engine will be shut off with either the remote fob,
the ignition key, or by pressing the red STOP button on the control panel. This manual
provides instructions, notes, and warnings dealing with each of those methods of
stopping the generator. But the
engine may shut off for any of the following reasons:
• The generator may run out of gas.
• The generator may run low on oil.
• The ECU may shut off the engine due to an error reported by a sensor.
These shutdowns may occur when you are not present. When the generator engine
shuts off, there will still be a drain on the battery due to the display, the ECU, and the
stepper motor, as long as the key is in the ON position. Although the
BRI7000IER is equipped with a sleep mode that shuts down these components
when the generator is not running, the sleep mode circuit will still be monitoring the
generator, and over time this circuit will drain the battery below the 10.5V
necessary to start the generator. You must turn the key to the OFF position, and
turn off the remote switch, to shut off the electronics completely.
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