Time-Of-Day Blockout; Manual Override Of Programmed Start Modes; Start Gassing; Maximum Battery Temperature - Ametek ECLIPSE II Owner's Manual

When a EC2000 is programmed for delayed start,
and a battery is connected to the charger, the pro-
grammed delay time will be displayed.
The time displayed will be decremented once per
minute so that the time displayed is always the
amount of time remaining before the start of charge.
This feature can be used to save on energy costs,
provide a battery cool down period, or to prevent
opportunity charging.
Time-of-Day Blockout — The EC2000 Control can
be programmed to disable the charger during a spe-
cific time of day. The charger will turn off at the be-
ginning of the block-out period, and resume the
charge cycle at the end of the block-out period. Any
period of time of day, in one minute increments, can
be used for the time-of-day block-out period. When
a EC2000 is programmed for time-of-day block-out,
and a battery is being charged when the block-out
period occurs, the programmed end of block-out
time will be displayed. This feature can be used to
save on energy costs, provide a battery cool down
period, or to prevent opportunity charging.
Manual Override of Programmed Start Modes —
A EC2000 Control, when programmed for time-of-
day start, delayed start, or time-of-day block-out,
can be manually overridden by pressing the ―Enter‖
pushbutton while the start of the charge cycle is
being automatically delayed by the control. This
manual override feature can be disabled through
the ―Start Override‖ programming function. The
manual override feature allows the operator to start
a charge cycle immediately if a battery is needed
sooner than the programmed start time would allow.
Automatic Equalize — The EC2000 Control can be
programmed for 3 different types of automatic
equalize. EC2000 Controls are shipped from the
factory programmed to automatically provide an
equalize charge to every fifth complete charger
cycle. The number of cycles between equalize
requests can be varied from 0 to 30. If the EC2000
is programmed to automatically provide an equalize
cycle every zero cycles, then an equalize charge
cannot be requested manually and will never be
provided automatically. The second type of auto-
matic equalize mode is when an equalize charge is
desired on a particular day of the week. When
programmed for automatic equalize by day of week,
the EC2000 will provide an equalize charge to any
battery which is connected to the charger on the
programmed equalize day. Additionally, any battery
which is connected the charger previous to the day
of week equalize day will be given an equalize
charge provided that it is at a charge complete
status when the EC2000's clock calendar switches
to the equalize day.
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EC2000 CONTROL FEATURES
The automatic equalize features allow for the
consistent application of equalize charges without
constant attention by the operators. The third type
of equalize is by BID count. When programmed for
this mode, the current complete cycle count is read
from the BID at connect and compared to that of the
equalize cycle counter. An equalize will be re-
quested when the BID count equals the equalize
cycle count programmed into function 22.
For further information on programming and review-
ing the EC2000 features, refer to the Programming
Your EC2000 chapter and the Reviewing EC2000
Charge Data section of this chapter.
Programmable Cool Down Time — A
programmable cool down feature allows the battery
to cool down for 0 to 8 hours before the charger
signals charge complete. During the cool down
period the alphanumeric display reads ―Cool Down‖.
This feature allows the battery to cool down before
being returned to use and can be used to minimize
the battery maximum temperature during operation.
Start Gassing – A programmable time that effects
how long from the start of a charge cycle before the
gassing portion can begin. If the battery on charge
reaches the finish portion of the curve and the gas-
sing time has not elapsed, the charger will shutoff
and display ―No Gassing‖. This minimizes any bat-
tery gassing that may occur during an opportunity
charge cycle. Once the start gassing time is past,
the charger will restart at the standard finish current
and complete the charge cycle. This feature only
works when the charger is in Opportunity Charging
mode.
Maximum Battery Temperature — The EC2000
Control can be programmed to interrupt the charge
cycle if the battery temperature exceeds the limit
programmed into function. The temperature may be
programmed from 80°F to 150°F. Once the battery
cools down past the trip temperature the charge
cycle will be resumed. The display will show
―Battery Cooling‖ if the charge has been interrupted
and the cooling period is taking place. A BID must
be in use to utilize this function.
User Programmable Password — You may enter
a custom 4 number password for use in keeping
programming functions protected. When the feature
is enabled (function 55), you will be prompted to
enter the password. After that, anytime the user
tries to access the programming menu, they will be
prompted for this password.
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