red lion RL-SPBS Owner's Manual page 11

Charger/Controller Unit Operation
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NOTICE
! The battery required for operation of this kit is not included. This kit requires a good quality 12 VDC deep cycle battery rated 85 –
140Ah, Lead-Acid or AGM to gain maximum pumping time during a power outage. A battery of this size will provide up to 7 hours of operation of the 12
VDC pump included with this kit in an installation with 8' of head pressure. How long the pump will operate on a fully charged battery will depend upon
the battery's capacity, age, and state of charge. An older battery will provide less time. Maximum battery size that can fit in the supplied battery case is 8"
height X 7-1/2" width X 12-1/2" length (BCI Group 27).
CHARGING A 12 VDC BATTERY
The charger/controller unit is equipped with a 900 mA amp automatic charger for maintaining the battery in a ready state. After connection to the battery
and AC power, the charger starts its 5-Stage charging process.
STAGE ONE: PRE-QUALIFICATION TEST (Battery Testing)
a. Yellow LED flashes for normally 45 seconds. If reverse battery connections, wrong battery connected (24 V battery etc.), or battery with shorted cells is
found, further testing stops and the red LED will flash.
STAGE TWO: BULK-CHARGE CHARGING
a. Yellow LED illuminates continuously, indicating that the charger is charging the battery at the full rated amps output. This stage ends when the
battery voltage reaches 14.4 VDC.
STAGE THREE: EQUALIZATION-CHARGE CHARGING
a. Yellow LED illuminates continuously and regulates battery voltage to approximately 14.4 VDC until battery reaches full charge.
STAGE FOUR: FLOAT / MAINTENANCE
a. Green LED illuminates continuously. Charging is complete. The charger maintains the battery at full charge by regulating the battery's voltage to
approximately 13.2 VDC. Recharging time depends upon the power drain during the AC power interruption. A completely drained battery may require
up to 150 hours for full recharge.
STAGE FIVE: RECYCLED CHARGE
a. If a load is applied to the battery, or if a minimum of 28 days elapses, the charger resets itself automatically and begins a new charge cycle, starting
from Stage One.
ITEM FUNCTION
AC POWER LED Indicator
CHARGING LED Indicator
CHARGED LED Indicator
AUDIBLE ALARM LED Indicator
DISABLE-ENABLE Switch
MICRO PROCESSOR
CONTROLLED
5 STAGE
BATTERY CHARGER/
MAINTAINER
WHEN YELLOW - GREEN FLASHING ALTERNATELY
REFER TO ERROR TABLE IN MANUAL
Charger Unit
Indicates AC power is present. If no power is available then the light does not light and the charger will not charge the battery.
Indicates battery is receiving current from the charger.
Indicates battery is between 75% and fully charged. Charger is in maintenance mode to maintain highest battery capacity possible.
Indicates the backup pump's control switch is in the ON position.
This switch turns off the buzzer.
Figure 7
BATTERY CONNECTION
CHARGER CONNECTION
FLOAT SWITCH CONNECTION
REPLACE FUSE WITH SAME 20 AMP 38V TYPE
AND RATING ONLY
PUMP FUSE &
CONNECTION
DISABLE ENABLE
AUDIBLE ALARM
DISABLE WHEN LIT
Junction Box
DESCRIPTION/OPERATIONS
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