CONDITION. DO NOT USE CONNECTORS THAT ARE CRACKED, CORRODED OR DO NOT MAKE ADEQUATE ELECTRICAL CONTACT. USE OF A DAMAGED OR DEFECTIV E CONNECTOR MAY RESULT IN A RISK OF OVERHEATI NG OR ELECTRIC SHOCK. WARNI NG: HAZARD OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. User’s Manual ATLAS 3 of 44...
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Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. User’s Manual ATLAS 4 of 44...
The A TLAS is a modular switch mode (high frequency) battery charger / power supply plat form designed for railroad signal and communication, as well as other industrial stationary / reserve power applications. ATLAS is convection cooled wit h no fans or other moving parts and designed to provide maximum reliability in industrial environments.
. See Figure 3-1 (4-slot chassis) or Figure 3-2 (2-slot chassis) for details. User’s Manual ATLAS 6 of 44...
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The patterns of the mounting bracket rack mounting holes and slots are shown in Figure 3 -1 (4-slot chassis). Figure 3-1: Dimensions for 4-Slot Chassi s and Mounting Brackets User’s Manual ATLAS 7 of 44...
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Figure 3-2: Dimensions for 2-Slot Chassi s and Mounting Brackets User’s Manual ATLAS 8 of 44...
If the DC polarity is reversed, the main DC output fuse will protect the charger from internal damage. Correct the reversed wires and replace the fuse. Clos e the access door after tightening all of the binding post nuts. User’s Manual ATLAS 9 of 44...
Securely fasten the temperature sensor cable to protect the sensor from being torn from the battery. Secure the sensor cable to a fixed object to ensure the sensor will not be pulled loose. Use a cable tie mount on the battery or on the adjacent battery, if necessary. User’s Manual ATLAS 10 of 44...
UIM to function as desired. Remo val of both the A C and DC power and t hen return of either power source will allow for the UIM LE D's to do a power up sequenc e and reboot the UIM. User’s Manual ATLAS 11 of 44...
The bottom green number displays the output current of the charger, so depending on the application, the battery pack and load may share this current. Figure 7-2 illustrates the digital meter. Figure 7-2: Optional Digital Meter User’s Manual ATLAS 12 of 44...
See Section 9.2 for details. To stop the charger, disconnect the A C power source or use t he “Out put Control” button available on the charger web server “Dashboard” (s ee Section 11.1). User’s Manual ATLAS 13 of 44...
Section 11.3 for valid ranges ). Faults At least one alarm is active with a priority of “Major” or “Minor”. Solid Alarms configured with a priority of “Warning” do not activate the “Alarm” LED. User’s Manual ATLAS 14 of 44...
(1) a standard Ethernet cable or (2) a crossover Ethernet cable. See Section 10.3 for Manual (Static) Mode configuration instructions for direct local communication. The c harger can t hen be accessed via a standard Internet brows er. User’s Manual ATLAS 15 of 44...
Enter an “IP address:” of “10.10.10. XXX”, where “XXX” is any 3-digit number other than “210” (for example, “10.10.10.220”) Enter a “Subnet mask:” of “255. 255.255.0” Press the “OK” button Figure 10.3-1: Laptop Computer Ethernet Port Settings – Manual (Static) Mode User’s Manual ATLAS 16 of 44...
This is the MAC address of the charger Ethernet port, which is read -only Address Mode “Manual (Static)” (see Section 10.3) or “A utomatic (DHCP)” (see Section 10.5) IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Address Primary DNS Address Secondary DNS Address User’s Manual ATLAS 17 of 44...
Settings” page and change the “Address Mode” setting value to “Automatic (DHCP )”, as shown in Figure 10.5-1. Figure 10.5-1: Ethernet Port Section of the Configuration >> Ethernet Settings Page – Autom atic (DHCP) Mode User’s Manual ATLAS 18 of 44...
The header for the “System” section on the “Dashboard” page displays the system alarm status as is illustrated in Figure 11.1-1. Figure 11.1-1: System Section Header on the Dashboard Page Di splays the System Alarm Status User’s Manual ATLAS 19 of 44...
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The amount of time remaining in minutes that web server changes Remaining can be made. After this time has expired, the "CONFIRM LOCA L PRESENCE" button on the UIM must be pressed again to make additional web server changes. User’s Manual ATLAS 20 of 44...
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“Equalize Time” setting value in the “Charge P rofile” section on the “Configuration >> Charge Settings” page. See Section 11.3 for details regarding these settings. Figure 11.1-2: Manual Control Section of the Dashboard Page User’s Manual ATLAS 21 of 44...
Start Delay minutes 0-1440 When AC input power is applied to the charger, the start of the charge cycle will be delayed by this number of minut es. THIS FEATURE IS CURRENTLY NOT ACTIVE. User’s Manual ATLAS 22 of 44...
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0.0-80.0 (4 iPMs) current. This setting is the total 0.0-60.0 (3 iPMs) system DC output current. 0.0-40.0 (2 iPMs) 0.0-20.0 (1 iPM) 0.0-40.0 (4 iPMs) 0.0-30.0 (3 iPMs) 0.0-20.0 (2 iPMs) 0.0-10.0 (1 iPM) User’s Manual ATLAS 23 of 44...
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The “Local P rofile” section displays the "VOLTS PE R CELL" and "NUMBER OF CE LLS" settings from the rotary switches on the UIM. See the “Float Voltage Per Cell” and “Number of Cells” rows in the Charge Profile table above for valid ranges for the rot ary switches. User’s Manual ATLAS 24 of 44...
The “Ethernet P ort” s ection on the “Configuration >> Ethernet S ettings” page is shown in Figure 11. 6-1. See Section 10 for details. Figure 11.6-1: Ethernet Port Section of the Configuration >> Ethernet Settings Page User’s Manual ATLAS 27 of 44...
Alarm Date Ethernet User Upgrades Settings Settings Settings Settings Accounts Time Settings Administrator Power User User Guest Read (Does NOT Include Pressi ng Buttons) Write (Includes Pressi ng Buttons, Doe s NOT Include Deleting) User’s Manual ATLAS 28 of 44...
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Figure 11.8-1: Configuration >> User Accounts Page Figure 11.8-2: Options Available When Editing a User Account User’s Manual ATLAS 29 of 44...
“Upload Into Bank” button, (2) selecting the “B ank #” with the desired “Firmware”, and (3) pressing the “Upgrade and reboot” button. Figure 11.9-2: UIM Firmware Section of the Configuration >> Upgrades Page User’s Manual ATLAS 30 of 44...
"Active - Code: #" where the # will be replaced with a number based off the iPM fault code list. Reference the iPM Fault Code chart in Figure 11. 10-3. User’s Manual ATLAS 31 of 44...
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Figure 11.10-1: Alarm Events Section of the Hi story Page Figure 11.10-2: Example CSV File Downloaded from the Alarm Events S ection of the Hi story Page User’s Manual ATLAS 32 of 44...
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The values will be added together. ( Example: Heat sink Temperature High and Over Temperature Shutdown will give you a 256+ 32=288 ) Figure 11.10-3 iPM Fault Code User’s Manual ATLAS 33 of 44...
The charger wiring diagram (see section 14) can also be used to help in determining the cause of the issues. If the steps above do not solve the issue, contact Lester Electrical service agent at 1-402-477-8988. User’s Manual ATLAS 34 of 44...
13.1. ATLAS Charger Troubleshooting Chart The charts below and the UIM and iPM LEDs will assist with troubleshooting of charger issues. Refer to sections 9.1 and 9.2 of this manual for LE D information. If available, use the web server, as the dashboard display of the battery volt age, DC output c urrent, A C input voltage, iPM information, and manual control information can assist in troubleshooting.
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4) After the steps above are verified and the unit is still not functioning, then replace the UIM module. Follow replacement part instructions to remove and replace with a new UIM module. User’s Manual ATLAS 36 of 44...
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Check Manual Control / the Current State Box on the dashboard. Output Control Turned OFF 2) Turn the charger output back on using the dashboard control if it was off. User’s Manual ATLAS 37 of 44...
Manual Cont rol, Output Cont rol and click on the Turn Output On. Charger output should come on and iPM LEDs will come on. With DC battery not connected you can check for proper float voltage at the charger terminal posts. User’s Manual ATLAS 38 of 44...
Input Varistor, across input AAR 31309S terminals Output Varistor, across output AAR 41283S terminals Mounting Brackets, 4M in 19" Rack, 42193S 2M or 4M Back or Bottom iPM, Blank, Cover Plate, 1 per 41838S User’s Manual ATLAS 39 of 44...
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