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Brent
January 24, 2025

I have 6 6v lead acid house bank.225 Aa per battery.To determine my Aa on link 10 monitor to I total all 6 and enter?

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Mr. Anderson
February 10, 2025

To calculate the total amp-hours for your six 6V lead-acid batteries using the Xantrex Link 10 monitor:

1. Determine Battery Configuration:
- If the six batteries are connected in series, their voltages add up, but the amp-hour (Ah) capacity remains the same as a single battery.
- If the six batteries are connected in parallel, their amp-hour capacities add up, but the voltage remains the same as a single battery.
- If the batteries are in a series-parallel configuration, calculate accordingly.

2. Identify Individual Battery Capacity:
- Check the amp-hour rating of a single 6V battery (e.g., 200Ah).

3. Calculate Total Capacity:
- Series connection: Capacity remains the same as a single battery (e.g., 200Ah).
- Parallel connection: Multiply the amp-hour rating of a single battery by the number of parallel batteries (e.g., 3 batteries in parallel, each 200Ah → 600Ah total).
- Series-Parallel connection: Multiply the amp-hour rating of one series string by the number of parallel strings.

4. Set the Link 10 Monitor:
- Enter the total amp-hour capacity into the Link 10 as described in the manual to ensure accurate monitoring.

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  • Page 1 Xantrex Link 10 Battery Monitor Link 10 Owner's Manual...

  • Page 2: Notice Of Copyright

    Notice of Copyright Xantrex Link 10 Battery Monitor © November 2002 Xantrex International. All rights reserved. Xantrex is a registered trademark of Xantrex International. © 2002 Xantrex International. All rights reserved. Disclaimer UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AGREED TO IN WRITING, XANTREX TECHNOLOGY INC. (“XANTREX”)

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    OWNER’S MANUAL. IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THIS UNIT MAY BE HAZARD- OUS AND VOIDS YOUR WARRANTY. Quick Reference Guide...5–6 Introduction...7 Battery Basics...8 Installation...9–15 Startup...16 Synchronizing the Link 10...17 Operation...18–24 Setting Battery Capacity...21 Temperature Sensor (optional)...25 Setting Peukert's Exponent...26 Low Battery Alarm...27, 35–38 Reset and Lock...28 Historical Data...29...

  • Page 4: Basic Wiring Diagram

    Basic Wiring Diagram The Xantrex Link 10 works with flooded or gel lead-acid batteries Twisted pair wire is used for shunt sensing leads for noise immunity. Battery Compartment Meter Location Top Rear View of Meter -DC Meter Negative (BLACK) [1]...

  • Page 5: Quick Reference Guide

    Quick Reference Quick Reference Quick Reference Quick Reference Quick Reference The Light Bar The light bar shows state-of-charge at a glance. Status Lights Shows what number is being displayed Button When you press the SELect a numeric display. In normal operation, each press illuminates a sta- tus light.
  • Page 6 Amp hours consumed represents the amount of energy removed from the battery. If you run a 10-amp load for one hour, the Link 10 will show -10.0 in the display. Time Time is an estimate of how long your battery will sustain a load.

  • Page 7: Introduction

    If you wish the Link 10 to support an external Low Battery Alarm, such as a bell or buzzer, or if you need the Link 10 to report data to a computer or data logging unit, these options must be included at the time of manufac- ture and cannot be retrofitted in the field.

  • Page 8: Battery Basics

    Batteries can be ruined by excessive discharge. They may also be dam- aged by under-charging. A battery (or bank of batteries) may be storing less energy than you think. The Link 10 provides all the key data you, or your technician, need to make decisions about battery use and charging.

  • Page 9: Installation

    Basic installation of the Link 10 on a 12 or 24 volt system involves only five wires. Because the Link 10 will work on systems up to 500 volts, special high voltage installation techniques are discussed beginning on page 44. You need to read this section if you're working on an electric vehicle or system where more than 50 volts is encountered.
  • Page 10 Link 10 should pro- vide an adequate seal against moisture. If a sealant is used be sure it is silicone so that the Link 10 may be removed without damage. CAUTION! Orient ring so the ratchet teeth will engage properly.
  • Page 11 Removing the Link 10 is the reverse of mounting with a TWIST as shown in the following diagrams. Pull both sides of the lock ring equally Removing Twist 1/8th turn to unlock teeth. Then pull lock ring straight back as shown below.

  • Page 12: Wiring Overview

    Twisted pair cable See Detail page 13 INSTALLATION TIP: Use appropriate strain relief to avoid damage to the connector and terminal strip on the rear of the Link 10. 72 Feet Maximum 150 Feet Maximum 450 Feet Maximum (system ground)
  • Page 13 Shunt & Battery Wires The shunt is the current sensor for the Link 10. Its 500 A, 50 mV rating means that when 500 amps flows through it there is 50 mV generated across it. The millivolt signal is translated into an amps display in the Link 10.
  • Page 14 Meter Wiring Detail Make the necessary wire connections to the Link 10 as shown in the following diagram: Top Rear View DC - Meter Negative (BLACK) [1] Shunt Sense Lead Load Side (GREEN) [2] Shunt Sense Lead Battery Side (ORANGE) [3] Battery Volt Sense (0–50 V DC...

  • Page 15: Wire By Wire Check

    (Color code shown is for Xantrex wire P/Ns on page 14.) - DC Power (Black Wire). Start at terminal #1 of the Link 10 and follow it to the big bolt on the Load side of the shunt. Do not connect this wire to the small screw terminal with the Green shunt sense lead.

  • Page 16: Startup

    Touching either the SEL or SET buttons will return the Link 10 to the function the Link 10 was in when it went to "sleep." The Link 10 is designed to work "out of the box." The factory default values are appropriate for a moderate capacity 12 V liquid lead acid bat- tery and a typical user display and function setup.

  • Page 17: Synchronizing The Link 10

    RESET function. If the Link 10 should accumulate a negative number in the amp hour dis- play you will have to charge until you meet the conditions for a recalculation of the Charging Efficiency (CEF) as described on pages 22 &...

  • Page 18: Operation

    Although the Link 10 is a very sophisticated device, obtaining basic battery information from it is simple. With the unit turned on and the let's learn how to display the four most important DC system parameters. When you touch the are SELecting the display you wish.
  • Page 19 The LED bar graph display shows how much of your battery has been con- sumed. If you do not set your battery capacity correctly, your bar graph will not give you an accurate indication of battery state-of-charge. The Link 10 also uses declared capacity to calculate the Time Remaining, the charged current for Charge Efficiency Factor calculations, and other control functions.
  • Page 20 Using the Pressing and holding the SET button for three seconds enters the Setup and Advanced Functions mode. The word SEL to press the SEL button to choose what function you want to SELect. Pressing SEL chooses a variable or function. The SETUP mode always begins at the (Volts) function.

  • Page 21: Setting Battery Capacity

    Setting Battery Capacity The first time you use the Link 10, it assumes you have 200 amp-hour lead acid batteries. If your battery capacity is different you must change the declared battery capacity. Follow these instructions to declare a new capacity: Press and hold the SET button for three seconds to enter SETUP (and Advanced Functions) menu.
  • Page 22 The Charged Parameters The Link 10 depends on the Charged Parameters to stay in sync with the battery state-of-charge, to automatically reset to zero, and to automatically calculate the CEF. The default settings are for 12 V lead acid (liquid or gelled) batteries.
  • Page 23 Charged Parameters & CEF If you change the Charged Parameters please use the following rules: The Charged Voltage Parameter MUST BE AT LEAST 0.1V BELOW the voltage at which the charging system finishes charging. Example: If your charging system finishes the battery at 13.8 volts, a Charged Voltage Parameter of 14.0 volts will not work.
  • Page 24 Setting Up Five different displays are available in the Time function. You may select present consumption level, a 4-minute average, a 16-minute, or a 32-minute average, or display the percent of rate compensated capacity remaining. Which method is best for you depends on your installation. Most installations will find four-minute averaging appropriate.

  • Page 25: Temperature Sensor (Optional)

    SET or SEL, is pressed. The limits of the temperature sensor are 0 °C (32 °F) to 99 °C (210 °F). Versions of the Link 10 prior to Serial Number 005000 do not support this function.

  • Page 26: Setting Peukert's Exponent

    Puekert's Exponent Peukert's Exponent is a number which describes how battery capacity shrinks as the rate of discharge is increased. The Link 10 uses a number between 1.00 and 1.50 to describe how fast a particular battery will "shrink" when a heavy load is connected. A more complete technical discussion of the Peukert Exponent, and typical value tables is included on pages 39–41.

  • Page 27: Low Battery Alarm

    Alarms Two Types of Alarms The Link 10 is equipped with both a visual Power Loss Alarm and a visual Low Battery Alarm. It is important that you understand the difference between these functions. Power Loss Alarm: Shows when power being supplied to the Link 10 has dropped to an unsafe level.

  • Page 28: Reset And Lock

    DATA LOCK RESET Resets amp hours to zero and resets the Link 10 to factory values. To RESET the amp-hour display to zero, SELect the RESET function as previously described. The letters AH AH AH AH AH will appear in the display. Press and hold the SET button.

  • Page 29: Historical Data

    Historical Data RESET DATA LOCK DATA Key historical battery information is available through this function. Each time the SEL button is pressed while in the DATA mode the next piece of data is displayed. To see DATA, select DATA as previously described.

  • Page 30: Advanced Functions

    F02 ENHANCED SLEEP MODES DEFAULT: ON When the Sleep Mode is ON, the Link 10's numeric display turns off after 10 minutes in order to reduce power consumption. Pressing either SET or SEL buttons returns the numeric display to operation.
  • Page 31 Advanced Functions F03 DISPLAY OR SET BATTERY TEMPERATURE If there is no external temp sensor and F16 is OFF (factory default), this function sets ambient battery temperature used to caluculate rate corrected battery capacity which drives the LED bar graph and the Time remaining display.
  • Page 32 Advanced Functions F06 MANUALLY SET CEF (Not Recommended) Allows manual setup of CEF. Displayed as two digits. Default display indicates automatic CEF recalculation feature active. Returning from a user CEF turns the automatic CEF feature back on. A user-set CEF will appear as a DEFAULT: A90 F07 SET TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT Compensates for capacity change with temp.
  • Page 33 F10–F12 SEE LOW BATTERY ALARM, PAGES 35–38 F13 SEE HIGH VOLTAGE NOTES, PAGE 50 F14 ENABLE LOW BATTERY ALARM In versions of the Link 10 equipped with the Low Alarm Switch, this function allows the Low Battery Alarm to be disabled. DEFAULT: OFF F15 SOFTWARE REVISION Displays revision of software.

  • Page 34: Advanced Functions

    This function turns the optional external temperature sensor on or off. This feature is only operable when a temperature sensor has been connected between Pin 6 and Pin 8 of the Link 10. To fully understand this feature, please refer to F03 on page 31. Not available prior to Serial Number 005000.

  • Page 35: Low Battery Alarm

    Units with serial numbers greater than 005000 allow access to an enhanced Low Battery Alarm feature. To activate this feature, change Function F14 to ON. When F14 is ON, the Link 10 displays a visual alarm when the monitored battery meets either of two conditions:...

  • Page 36: Alarm Functions

    Alarm Functions Refer to F14 in the Owner's Manual Functions F10, F11, and F12 define operation of the Visual Low Battery Alarm as follows: TURNS ON Low Battery Alarm at a set % of rate- compensated amp hours Amp-Hour Capacity of Battery E.G.
  • Page 37 NOTE: The Low Battery Alarm ON and OFF points operate on rate compensated (Peukert) amp hours consumed. Once the alarm is activated, the battery must be charged until Alarm OFF Set Point is reached to turn the alarm off. F12 LOW VOLTAGE ALARM THRESHOLD F12 sets the voltage below which the Low Battery Alarm is activated.
  • Page 38 The additional circuitry of the switch may not be retrofitted to the Link 10 in the field. It must be included at the time of manufacture. The Low Battery Alarm Switch goes low to meter ground when the alarm is activated.

  • Page 39: Peukert's Equation

    Making two discharge tests, one at a high discharge rate and one at a low rate, that bracket your normal range of operation, allows you to calculate an "n" that will describe this varying effect. The Link 10 uses an "n" equal to 1.25, which is typical for many batteries.
  • Page 40 Peukert's Equation The table below may be used to understand the effect of high rates of discharge on available battery capacity. It may also be used to estimate the exponent "n" for a battery after a single discharge test. The table is based on a 100-Ah battery but may be used for any capacity battery by using an appropriately scaled current.

  • Page 41: Peukert's Exponent

    Peukert's Exponent Typical Values for Peukert's Exponent "n" This table contains values for the exponent "n" for various batteries and manufacturers. They are calculated from the 20-hour rating and the Reserve Minutes @ 25 A as supplied by the manufacturer. They should be considered only a guide for selecting "n."...
  • Page 42 Peukert's Exponent Surrette and Rolls Batteries Model Volts Res. Min. 20-Hr. rating "n" EHG-208 EIG-225 EIG-262 24/90 27/12M 30H/108 HT/4D HT/8D *Use Max allowed "n" of 1.50 Example of using Reserve Minutes @ 25 amps and the 20-hour rate to calculate "n". First convert Reserve Minutes to hours, then find the discharge current at for the 20-hour rating.

  • Page 43: Troubleshooting

    Intermittent Operation Accumulates Negative Amp-hour reading Xantrex Technology, Inc. warrants that the Link 10 will measure voltage, amperage, and amp hours within the published specifications. The Time Remaining and LED bar graph functions are complicated and require appropriate user setup and are therefore beyond the control of Xantrex and are not covered by warranty.

  • Page 44: Options And Versions

    0–100 V (Xantrex P/N 84-6000-0) or 0–500 V (Xantrex P/N 84-6000-05). Temperature Sensor: Reports battery temperature in Degrees Celsius All other options must be installed at the time the Link 10 is manufactured, as additional circuitry is involved. Special order VERSIONS of the Link 10...

  • Page 45: High Voltage Prescaler (Optional)

    2 A Fuse. Above 250 V Battery Shunt Note: Black wires are common within Prescaler. CAUTION! use 500 V rated fuse. (Tagged) Prescaler Black To Link 10 Prescaler Part Numbers: 0–100 V 84-6000-00 0–500 V 84-6000-05 Black To Link 10 (Tagged)

  • Page 46: Electric Vehicles

    Electric Vehicles (EVs) The Link 10 is the ideal energy meter for EV instrumentation. It not only provides volts, amps, amp hours and time remaining, it adds two important bonuses: kilowatt hours and optional serial computer output. If you design or work with electric vehicles or battery-powered equipment of any type, you should realize that kilowatt hours are a more accurate measure of energy used than are amp hours.

  • Page 47: Electric Vehicles

    EV Installations The negative of the Link 10's power supply must be common to the nega- tive of the battery (motive pack) which you are measuring. This may pose difficulty if your electric vehicle uses an "unbonded" or "floating" (no connection to the chassis) motive pack and a "bonded"...

  • Page 48: Lift Truck Installations

    Lift Truck Installations Installation of the Link 10 in lift trucks, which have the motive pack bonded to the chassis and also have a 12 V accessory battery bonded to the chassis, may use the diagram below for proper wiring of the appropriate Prescaler.

  • Page 49: Serial Port, Rs-232 (Optional)

    A<20%, B<40%, C<60%, D<80%, E<100%, F = Full (Charged Params met) Pin Out: The serial connection is via the DB-9 connector on the rear deck of the Link 10. See additional notes on page 11. The pin connections are as follows: Pin 2Receive Data line Pin 3Transmit Data line Pin 5Ground.

  • Page 50: High Voltage Notes

    AVOID DATA LINE SHOCK HAZARD: If you have a floating ground system and the Link 10 is equipped with the RS-232 Serial Computer Port option and is being used to record data into a...

  • Page 51: Ce Declaration Of Conformity

    EC Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer: Address: Herewith declares that the Xantrex Link 10 is in conformity with the provision of the EEC Directive EMC 89/336/EEC and amend- ments 92/31/EEC, 93/68/EEC. The following harmonized standards have been applied: EN 50081-1: 1992 EN 50082-1: 1992 XANTREX TECHNOLOGY, INC.

  • Page 52: Limited Warranty

    What does this warranty cover? This Limited Warranty is provided by Xantrex Technology, Inc. (“Xantrex”) and covers defects in workmanship and materials in your Xantrex Link 10 Battery Monitor. This warranty lasts for a Warranty Period of 12 months from the date of purchase at point of sale to you, the original end user customer.
  • Page 53 Warning: Limitations On Use Please refer to your product user manual for limitations on uses of the product. Specifically, please note that the Xantrex Link 10 Battery Monitor is not intended for use in connection with life support systems and Xantrex makes no warranty or representation in connection with any use of the product for such purposes.
  • Page 55 When using an RS-232-equipped version of the Link 10 in an electric vehicle which has a floating motive battery negative, remember that Pin #5 of the DB-9 connector coming out of the back of the Link 10 is con- nected to the motive battery negative.

  • Page 56: Software History

    F02 - ENHANCED SLEEP MODES DEFAULT: ON When the Sleep Mode is ON, the Link 10's numeric display turns off after 10 minutes in order to reduce power consumption. Pressing either SET or SEL buttons returns the numeric display to operation.
  • Page 57 Software Addendum Software Enhancement This version of the Link 10 includes special software. F18 - SMALL BATTERY SENSING DEFAULT: OFF When this function is OFF, the meter operates as described elsewhere in this manual. When this function is ON, the amp-hour capacity range allows capacities as low as 2 amp-hours to be declared.

  • Page 58: Index

    Setting Battery Capacity, 21 Setting Peukert's Exponent, 26 Setting Up t , 24 Shunt & Battery Wires, 13 Specifications, 59 Startup, 16 Synchronizing the Link 10, 17 Temperature Sensor (optional), 25 Troubleshooting, 43 Using the Warranty Support, 52 Wire by Wire Check, 15...

  • Page 59: Specifications

    Specifications Voltage: For 12 V–24 V systems. Optional Prescalers extend voltage range. Standard Model: Two Auto-ranges: Optional Prescalers: 0–100 V, 0–500 V (Used with standard model) Amperage: Low Range: + 0–40.0 amps (0.1 amp resolution) High Range: + 500 amps (1 amp resolution) Amp-hours: Low Range: +0–199.9 amp hours (0.1 amp hour resolution) High Range: + 200–1999 amp hours (1 amp hour resolution)
  • Page 60 Xantrex Technology Inc. Toll free 1 800 670 0707 Direct 1 604 422 2777 Fax 1 604 420 2145 CustomerService@xantrex.com www.xantrex.com 445-0195-01-01 Rev. 1 Printed in the U.S.A.

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