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- Page 1 SunCharger Owner's Please read this manual BEFORE Manual Portable Solar operating the units. Panel Models: SC-05 SC-10...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
OWNER'S MANUAL | Index SECTION 1 Safety Instructions ............... 3 SECTION 2 Layout & Dimensions ............5 SECTION 3 General Information ............6 SECTION 4 Principles of Operation ............9 SECTION 5 Installation & Operation ............. 11 SECTION 6 Specifications ..............15 SECTION 7 Warranty ................. -
Page 3: Safety Instructions
Safety Instructions 1.1 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. THIS MANUAL CONTAINS IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR MODELS SC-05 AND SC-10 THAT SHALL BE FOLLOWED DURING INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE. THE FOLLOWING SYMBOLS WILL BE USED IN THIS MANUAL TO HIGHLIGHT SAFETY AND... - Page 4 SECTION 1 | Safety Instructions Remove metal items like rings, bracelets and watches when working with batteries. • Batteries can produce a short circuit current high enough to weld a ring or the like to metal and thus cause a severe burn. If you need to remove a battery, always remove the Ground terminal from the battery •...
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Page 5: Layout & Dimensions
Overall Dimensions: 360 x 285 x 13.2 Overall Dimensions: 285 x 204 x 13.2 Fig 2.1 SC-10: Layout & Dimensions Fig 2.2 SC-05: Layout & Dimensions LEGEND for Fig 2.1 & 2.2 1. Solar cells - 24 cells in Series 2. -
Page 6: General Information
General Information 3.1 DESCRIPTION SunChargers SC-05 and SC-10 are portable solar panels designed for float charging of 12V nominal rechargeable Lead Acid batteries like those used in cars, boats, RV’s, motorcycles, All Terrain Vehicles (ATV) and Powered Water Crafts (PWC). These can also be used as DC power sources to charge small electronic devices like cell phones, iPods, iPhones, PDAs etc. - Page 7 Charger” that will Float Charge the battery and provide low value of “Float Charge Current” of around 0.1% of the Ah capacity of the battery to compensate for self discharge. SC-05 and SC-10 SunCharger Solar Panels are designed to provide this “Float Charge Current" and thus, prevent sulfation.
- Page 8 12V Accessory Plug of the SunCharger to a 12V Power Outlet (this adapter is not provided with the SunCharger). INFO The 5W, SC-05 and 10W SC-10 panels are not large enough to power laptop computers. 8 | SAMLEX AMERICA INC.
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Page 9: Principles Of Operation
A solar panel can be considered as a current limited source of electrical power with a current (I) versus Voltage (V) relationship provided in I-V Curve. I-V Curves for SC-05 and SC-10 are shown in Fig 4.1 (NOTE: These panels have internal Blocking Diode with Forward Voltage Drop "V... -
Page 10: Solar Panel
Variation in temperature has a sizable effect on the output voltage – a Negative Voltage Temperature Coefficient results in increase in the voltage at lower temperature and decrease in the voltage at higher temperature. For SC-05 and SC-10, the Voltage Temperature Coefficient is -0.29% per oC. -
Page 11: Installation & Operation
SECTION 4 | Principles of Operation When a battery is fully charged, it will not require any further current for charging except the very low Float Charge Current of around 0.1% of the Ampere Hour (Ah) capacity of the battery. If a charging current higher than the self discharge current is continued to be fed to a fully charged battery, it will lead to damage to the battery due to overcharging resulting in overheating and loss of water due to excessive electrolysis (conversion of water to Oxygen and Hydrogen). -
Page 12: Section 6
/ damage to the battery c) After the battery has been fully recharged, direct Solar Trickle Charger like SunCharger SC-05 / SC-10 should be used based on the following I-V Characteristics of the panel (Fig 4.1): i. The I-V Curve characteristics should be such that the panel voltage corresponding to the Float Stage Current of the battery (0.1% of Ah capacity of the battery at... - Page 13 SECTION 5 | Installation & Operation 5.3 PLACEMENT OF THE PANEL • Securely place the solar panel facing the sun. Maximum power is generated when the top surface of the panel is oriented perpendicular to the sun. Hence, tilt the panel in such a way that it will be perpendicular to the strong midday sun, between 10 a.m.
- Page 14 Please use the following method for directly powering small electronics devices like cell phones, iPods, iPhones, PDAs etc. ( As mentioned earlier, laptop computers are not included as the 5W, SC-05 and 10W, SC-10 solar panels are not large enough to power laptop computers): •...
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Page 15: Specifications
SECTION 6 | Specifications Model No. SC-05 SC-10 Type of Cells Monocrystalline Monocrystalline No. of Cells Cell Size 78.0 x 14.8 mm 156.0 x 14.8 mm Nominal Rated Power 5W ± 3% 10W ± 3% Open Circuit Voltage, Voc 15.3 VDC 15.3 VDC... -
Page 16: Warranty
Warranty 2 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY SC-05 and SC-10 manufactured by Samlex America, Inc. (the “Warrantor“) are warranted to be free from defects in workmanship and materials under normal use and service. The warranty period is 2 years for the United States and Canada, and is in effect from the date of purchase by the user (the “Purchaser“). - Page 17 Notes SAMLEX AMERICA INC. | 17...
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- Page 20 Ph: 1 800 561 5885 Fax: 1 888 814 5210 Local Numbers Ph: 604 525 3836 Fax: 604 525 5221 Website www.samlexamerica.com USA Shipping Warehouses Kent, WA Plymouth, MI Canadian Shipping Warehouse Delta, BC Email purchase orders to orders@samlexamerica.com 11023-SC-05-10-0618...