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  • Page 1 Link 1000 Owner’s Guide...

  • Page 2: Contact Information

    Other trademarks, registered trademarks, and product names are the property of their respective owners and are used herein for identification purposes only. Notice of Copyright Link 1000 Owner’s Guide © July 2003 Xantrex International. All rights reserved. Disclaimer UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AGREED TO IN WRITING, XANTREX TECHNOLOGY INC.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1 Introducing Link 1000 Introducing the Link 1000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 Inverter/Charger Control Functions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2...
  • Page 4 3 Setting up the Link 1000 About Link 1000 Settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 Probable Changes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20...
  • Page 5 Battery Capacity Testing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 42 Synchronizing the Link 1000 to the Battery- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 44...
  • Page 6 Contents Specifications Control Panel: Electrical Specifications- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 52 Control Panel: Physical Specifications - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 52 Default Settings- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 53 Product and System Information Warranty - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 56...
  • Page 7 Figures Link 1000 Control Panel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 System Overview (Wiring)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12...
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  • Page 9: Introducing Link 1000

    Introducing Link 1000 Chapter 1 describes: • The Link 1000’s control and monitoring functions • The features on its control panel...

  • Page 10: Introducing The Link 1000

    • Make custom settings for numerous functions including battery type, battery capacity, and Power Share mode. These let you set up the Link 1000 so it suits the characteristics of your system. • Lock your setup values so no one can inadvertently...
  • Page 11 Which charging stage the batteries are in (Bulk, Acceptance, Float, or Equalization) • Battery history including: • Present charge efficiency • The number of deep cycles the battery has had • The deepest level of discharge • The average level of discharge Introducing the Link 1000...

  • Page 12: Reading The Link 1000 Control Panel

    Reading the Link 1000 Control Panel The Link 1000 control panel lets you monitor the battery system and control the inverter/charger. Its features are described below. Further details are provided as you need them throughout the guide. Figure 1 Link 1000 Control Panel...
  • Page 13 (See : Indicates you are accessing the advanced • FUNC functions. (See page 29.) Reading the Link 1000 Control Panel buttons Chapter button and LED page page button and LED page LEDs...

  • Page 14: Where To Go From Here

    Where to go From Here • To install the Link 1000, see • To set up the Link 1000, see • To use the Link 1000, see • To call for technical support, see AC IN Indicates that AC power is present.

  • Page 15: Installing The Link 1000

    Installing the Link 1000 Chapter 2 gives: • An overview of the installation process • A list of installation tools and equipment • Installation procedures We recommend that you read the entire chapter so you can plan the installation and obtain all the materials you need before starting the installation.

  • Page 16: Planning The Installation

    Owner’s guide Materials You Need to Supply Refer to Wire harness to connect the Link 1000 control panel to the shunt and to the positive battery terminal. You can use 18AWG, twisted pair, for this wiring. You can also buy the harness from the dealer you bought the Link 1000 from or from West Marine.

  • Page 17: Tools

    (1000 amp) shunt instead of the 500 amp shunt that is supplied with the Link 1000. (You can also use a separate engine starting battery whose negative is connected directly to the engine.) The heavy duty shunt...

  • Page 18: Color-Coded Wiring

    Separate Engine Starting Battery In order to monitor start battery voltage, you need to connect a sense lead from the Link 1000 terminal block to the positive battery terminal of the starting battery. This procedure also requires a 2 amp fuse and fuse holder. See step 6 on for installation details, and see turning this function on.

  • Page 19: Installing The Link 1000

    Cable the load side of the shunt to the negative bus for DC loads 3. Connect wires to the Link 1000 terminal block 4. Connect wires from the terminal block to the shunt and to the battery’s positive terminal 5.

  • Page 20: System Overview (Wiring)

    Rear of Link 1000 Control Panel System Negative 500A Shunt Battery Side Orange Negative Distribution Figure 2 System Overview (Wiring) 1 2 3 4 5 Gnd. Stud Black Load Side Green Battery Inverter/Charger Engine Starter Battery Neg. Phone Cable 6 7 8...

  • Page 21: Display Panel And Mounting Plate

    Mounting the Link 1000 Control Panel The Link 1000 control panel consists of a display panel and a mounting plate. To mount the control panel: 1. Separate the display panel and the mounting plate. Display Panel Figure 3 Display Panel and Mounting Plate 2.

  • Page 22: Link 1000 Mounting Plate

    Countersunk Screw Pan Head Screw Figure 4 Link 1000 Mounting Plate Mounting and Cabling the Shunt To mount and cable the shunt: 1. Screw the shunt to a suitable mounting surface. 2. Connect the shunt to the negative terminal of the battery...

  • Page 23: Wiring The Terminal Block

    Red. Power lead to the positive battery terminal. Violet. Voltage sense lead to the positive battery terminal. Connect this lead if you are monitoring the voltage of a second (starting) battery. Not used Not used Installing the Link 1000...

  • Page 24: Connecting Terminal Block Wires To Shunt And Battery

    Connecting Terminal Block Wires to Shunt and Battery To connect the terminal block wires: 1. Connect the black DC power wire (terminal 1) to the large bolt on the load side of the shunt. This wire should be on the top of the stack of large cables on the load side of the shunt.

  • Page 25: Installing The Link

    3. Install a 2 amp fuse in the fuse holder in the red wire. The fuse should be connected in a smooth motion. A “ragged” power up may cause the Link 1000 to lock up. come on. The supplied to the inverter.

  • Page 26: Maintenance

    3. Turn the charger off. 4. Turn on a load (for example, a light bulb). 5. Make a note of the Amps reading. It should be less than the reading you took in step 2. If it is not, the shunt leads are reversed (that is, the green wire from terminal 2 and the orange wire from terminal 3 are reversed).

  • Page 27: Setting Up The Link 1000

    Setting up the Link 1000 Chapter 3 explains: • How to set up the Link 1000 to best suit your battery system • Each setting as well as the options for each setting • Whether you should change settings or...

  • Page 28: About Link 1000 Settings

    About Link 1000 Settings About Link 1000 Settings The Link 1000 is designed to operate out of the box, and except when noted, you shouldn’t need to change the default settings. (The default settings are listed on Probable Changes You will probably need to change the default settings for: •...

  • Page 29: Locking Your Setup Values

    Locking Your Setup Values After you have set up the Link 1000, you can lock the settings to prevent anyone from inadvertently changing them. To lock the setup: 1. Hold down 2. Press 3. Press 4. If OFF appears, press...

  • Page 30: Battery Capacity

    About Link 1000 Settings Battery Capacity The default setting is for a battery with a 200Ah capacity. Change this setting if your battery has a different capacity. You can test battery capacity by following the procedure on page The most accurate way to find the capacity is to ask for the manufacturer’s 20 hour rating.

  • Page 31: Changing The Battery Capacity Setting

    Incremental step in Ah until SEL appears. until Func F10 appears. to select one of the following battery types: 0 About Link 1000 Settings LED comes on and 200 , the display scrolls faster...

  • Page 32: Changing The Ambient Temperature Setting

    Note: The Active Temperature Compensation setting must be Off if you are going to change the Ambient Temperature setting. Otherwise the Link 1000 reports the present battery temperature. To change the Ambient Temperature setting: 1. Press and hold 2.

  • Page 33: Charged Parameters

    Charged Current parameter, the battery is considered to be fully charged. At this point the Link 1000 resets its state-of- charge to fully charged (which appears as 0 Ah on the display).

  • Page 34: Changing The Time Remaining Setting

    The display then rolls over and starts counting up from 1 percent. 4. Release Changing the Time Remaining Setting The Link 1000 has four ways of calculating the amount of operating time that remains. You can select: • Present consumption level •...

  • Page 35: Changing The Power Share Setting

    3. Press and hold through other values. Release button LED must be on before you can CHARGE until SEL appears. CHARGE PWR SHARE until the display begins scrolling when the value you want appears. About Link 1000 Settings button. The present value...

  • Page 36: Changing The Idle Mode Setting

    About Link 1000 Settings Changing the Idle Mode Setting The Idle mode setting determines the size of AC load that is needed to wake the inverter from its Idle (or standby) mode. The settings are 0 W, 4 W, 6 W, and 15 W. The default is 4 W.

  • Page 37: Advanced Function Values

    Advanced Function Values The Link 1000 has sixteen advanced functions. The default setting is appropriate for most, and you should not change a value unless you understand the consequence of the change. Note: If you are monitoring more than one battery: •...

  • Page 38: F03 Set Or Display Ambient Battery Temperatures

    When this function is On, the Ah display is changed to a kilowatt-hour display. Kilowatt-hours are a very precise measurement of energy removed from or returned to the battery bank. The Link 1000 uses kilowatt-hours to determine whether 100% of the energy consumed from the battery has been returned.

  • Page 39: F05 Turn On Alternative Energy Mode

    Default: Range: Off and On. On = use alternative energy defaults. Turn Alternative Energy mode on if the Link 1000 is used in an alternative energy system. This function reduces the time needed to satisfy the charged parameters from five minutes to one minute. If you are using...

  • Page 40: F08 Set Peukert's Exponent

    Default: Range: 50%–100% in 5% increments The Link 1000 lets you set the discharge floor that it uses for calculations. The factory-set discharge floor is 100% of Ah capacity, corrected for high discharge rates. If you set the discharge floor to 100%, the Time Remaining display reports the time that remains until you have a dead battery.

  • Page 41: F10 Select Battery Type

    F13 Number of Inverter Low Battery Shutdowns Displays the number of inverter low battery shutdowns since the last high level meter reset. This is primarily a troubleshooting tool. 0 (Liquid Cell) is on solid, you see the voltage of the About Link 1000 Settings is flashing,...

  • Page 42: F14 Test Control Panel Display

    Leave this function Off if you are not using a temperature sensor. When this function is On, the Link 1000 uses the actual battery temperature reported to the Freedom Inverter/Charger by a Heart TC2+2 unit, the Freedom 458 or the Freedom Marine Inverter/Charger temperature sensor.

  • Page 43: Using The Link 1000

    Turn on the invert function • Change the Idle mode setting • Charge and equalize the batteries • Determine battery capacity • Activate the Power Share feature • Synchronize the Link 1000 to the batteries • Read battery history • Respond to Error Codes...

  • Page 44: Monitoring Functions

    Displays the voltage of the battery being monitored. (The Link 1000 can also display the voltage of an additional battery.) Displays the flow of current into or out of the battery. Discharging appears as a negative number. Charging appears as a positive (unsigned) number.

  • Page 45: Reading The Battery State-Of-Charge

    Reading the Battery State-of-Charge BATTERY STATUS battery’s state-of-charge. The table explains how to read the light bar. Figure 5 These lights 3 green + 1 flashing green 4 green 3 green 2 yellow 1 red 1 flashing red Scaling the BATTERY STATUS Light Bar You can scale the flashing red LED when your battery is more than 40% discharged.

  • Page 46: Inverter Functions

    Inverter Functions Turning on the Invert Function When the inverter is operating, power is taken from the batteries and converted to AC current to power your loads. To turn on the invert function: • Press INVERT inverting. It indicates that the inverter function is enabled. The invert function only operates when the inverter is connected to the battery, no external AC power is available, and the batteries have enough power for the loads.

  • Page 47: Charging Functions

    Charging Functions Charge your batteries when two yellow LEDs are lit on the BATTERY STATUS for F09: Low Battery Discharge Floor). The two yellow LEDs indicate that 50% of battery capacity has been used. Charging at this level is called the Mid-Capacity Rule. In marine and RV systems, which try to minimize charging time with an engine-driven alternator, or generator-powered charging, the battery is normally charged to the 85% level.

  • Page 48: Charging The Batteries

    Charging the Batteries To start a charge cycle: • Press the CHARGE automatically.) The charger automatically cycles through the Bulk, Acceptance, and Float charge stages. The charge function only operates when the inverter is connected to a battery and external AC is available. (On inverter/chargers that have a serial number lower than 100,000, charging is enabled when the Equalizing the Batteries...
  • Page 49 • Check the electrolyte level of all batteries before and after equalization. Make sure the electrolyte is at the correct level, but do not overfill because the electrolyte may expand and overflow. • Leave the filler caps screwed on loosely, or remove them and cover the opened cell tops with a folded paper towel.

  • Page 50: Equalizing Gel Cell Batteries

    Equalizing Gel Cell Batteries You don’t normally equalize gel cell batteries. If they have been severely discharged, however, this may be the only way to get them to begin accepting a charge. The voltage is limited to the Acceptance charging level, but the cycle lasts for eight hours.
  • Page 51 For example, assume that you have a 12 volt battery rated at 100 Ah. Apply a 5 amp load. If it only took ten hours for the voltage to reach 10.5, the Link 1000 would display –50Ah. This number is the 10 hour capacity.

  • Page 52: Synchronizing The Link 1000 To The Battery

    –10 to indicate that 10 Ah have been used. In other words, the Ah display tells you how much energy has been removed from the battery as long as the Link 1000 is synchronized with the battery. •...

  • Page 53: Over-Charge Ah (Accumulation Of Positive Ah)

    Ah. (When discharging begins, the Link 1000 resets to zero and begins to report Ah consumed.) If you equalize your batteries, some over-charge Ah will accumulate.

  • Page 54: Battery History

    Battery History The Link 1000 stores four kinds of information about the battery. To access battery history: 1. Hold down 2. Press E99 is displayed. This is the Charging Efficiency Factor (CEF). 3. Press +I999 is displayed. This is the number of CEF Recalculations.
  • Page 55 “cycle”. This is the deepest discharge in Ah –999: Deepest Discharge since the last time the Link 1000 was reset to the factory defaults. This is the average of all discharges i999: Average Discharge as an Ah value since the last reset to factory defaults.

  • Page 56: Reading Error Codes

    Reading Error Codes When the Link 1000 detects a problem, an error code appears in the numeric display. The display alternates between showing the monitoring function you have selected and the error code. The error code flashes until the error is corrected.
  • Page 57 Link 1000. This code can be triggered by voltage dips during engine starting if the Link 1000 is powered by the same battery that starts the engine. E011...
  • Page 58 Incoming AC polarity reversed (Inverter/charger error) Check the incoming AC wiring for reversed polarity (positive and neutral reversed). Consult a qualified electrician if you do not know how to diagnose and correct this condition. Link 1000 reading out of range (Link 1000)

  • Page 59: Specifications

    Specifications Appendix A lists: • Electrical and physical specifications for the Link 1000 • Default settings Specifications are subject to change without notice.

  • Page 60: Control Panel: Electrical Specifications

    Control Panel: Electrical Specifications DC Power supply voltage Power consumption Voltage measurement range 0.1–50 VDC Voltage resolution Voltage accuracy Current measurement range ±500 Amps DC Current resolution Current accuracy Current shunt Amp hour range Time remaining range Control Panel: Physical Specifications Width Height Depth...

  • Page 61: Default Settings

    Default Settings Inverter/Charger Controls CHARGE INVERT Idle Mode Power Sharing Monitoring Functions Charged Voltage Charged Current Battery Capacity Ambient Temperature Battery Type Peukert Exponent Default Settings 4 Watts (5 Watts on Series 458 units) 30 amps (Off for Freedom 25 units) 13.2 volts for 12 volt systems 26.4 volts for 24 volt systems 2% (of battery capacity, 4 amps @...

  • Page 63: Product And System Information

    Product and System Information Appendix B contains: • The warranty for your Link 1000 • Instructions for returning the product for servicing • A table (see page record information about your system in case you need to contact Customer Service...

  • Page 64: Warranty

    What does this warranty cover? This warranty is provided by Xantrex Technology Inc. (“Xantrex”) and covers defects in workmanship and materials in your Xantrex Link 1000 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 65 Direct returns may be performed according to the Xantrex Return Material Authorization Policy described in your product manual. For some products, Xantrex maintains a network of regional Authorized Service Centers. Call Xantrex or check our website to see if your product can be repaired at one of these facilities. In any warranty claim, dated proof of purchase must accompany the product and the product must not have been disassembled or modified without prior written authorization by Xantrex.

  • Page 66: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer Product THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE WARRANTY PROVIDED BY XANTREX IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR XANTREX PRODUCT AND IS, WHERE PERMITTED BY LAW, IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS, GUARANTEES, REPRESENTATIONS, OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRODUCT, HOWEVER ARISING (WHETHER BY CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, PRINCIPLES OF MANUFACTURER'S LIABILITY,...

  • Page 67: Warning: Limitations On Use

    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 1000 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 68: Product Information

    Package the unit safely, preferably using the original box and packing materials. Please ensure that your product is shipped fully insured in the original packaging or equivalent. This warranty will not apply where the product is damaged due to improper packaging. 2.

  • Page 69: Record Of System Settings

    Manually set CEF (F06) Record of System Settings Default 13.2 200Ah Model dependent 70° F (21.11° C) 95%. This value should only be set if you don’t want the Link 1000 to calculate CEF automatically. Your Setting or Recorded Data...
  • Page 70 Record of System Settings Setting Temperature Coefficient (F07) Peukert Exponent (F08) Low Battery Discharge Floor (F09) Battery Type (F10) Second Battery Voltage Sense (F11) Active Temperature Compensation (F16) Default 1.25 100% 000 (liquid lead- acid) Your Setting or Recorded Data...

  • Page 71: Index

    Index Symbols +I999 46 Numerics 0L, Error Code 50 20 hour rating 22 –999 47 AC IN LED 6 ACCEPT LED 6 active temperature compensation 34 Ah LED described 36 displaying 36 over-charge 45 resetting 21 ambient temperature setting 24 Amps Amps LED described 36 displaying 36...
  • Page 72 Index battery temperature sensor, effect on settings 20 battery type setting 23 cable clamp 9 CCC 36 CEF recalculation 46 CHARGE button LED 5 charged current percentage setting 25 charged parameters 25 CHARGER STATUS LEDs, described Charging Efficiency Factor (CEF) 31 CHG LED 6 control panel electrical specifications 52...
  • Page 73 8 testing 17 tools 9 INVERT button LED 5 invert function, enabling 38 inverter•charger, disconnecting 18 Link 1000 control panel illustrated 4 default settings 53 list of control functions 2 list of monitoring functions 2 serial number 60...
  • Page 74 48 software revision number 34 specifications electrical 52 physical 52 state-of-charge, how to read 37 strain relief 9 synchronizing Link 1000 to battery 44 system overview diagram 12 temperature sensor 20 terminal block illustrated 12 wiring 15 time remaining...

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