Battery Status; Battery Charging; Load Cell Connection - Cardinal 204 Installation And Technical Manual

Battery Status

If batteries are used, the indicator will show the battery status on power up. The display will
show battry then change to ð YY ð, where YY indicates the remaining battery voltage
expressed as a percentage (%) of the total battery voltage.

Battery Charging

To recharge the Ni-Cad or NiMH batteries, the AC power adapter must be connected to an AC
power outlet and plugged into the indicator. It will take approximately 15 hours to fully
recharge the batteries in the scale. While the batteries are charging the 204 can still be
operated. Note that charging the batteries for more than 15 hours will not damage them.
When the 204 is to be turned off, pressing the ON/OFF key once will display "dashes" scrolling
across the display indicating the batteries are being charged. Pressing the ON/OFF key again,
will display OFF and turn the 204 off. If the AC power adapter is disconnected before the 15
hours, the indicator will continue to charge the batteries when the AC power adapter is plugged
back in.
NOTE: When the 204 is turned off, the indicator is NOT charging the batteries.

Load Cell Connection

The load cell cable connects to the 204 via a 9-pin "D" connector on the rear panel of the
indicator. Figure No. 4 shows the pin identification for the load cell connector. Make certain
that the pins are correctly identified before soldering a wire to them. Use the connector
retaining screws to hold the load cell cable connector securely to the rear panel.
PIN NO. FUNCTION
1 +EXCITATION
2 -SIGNAL
3 no connection
4 -SENSE
5 SHIELD
6 -EXCITATION
7 +SIGNAL
8 no connection
9 +SENSE
MATING CONNECTOR INFORMATION
DESCRIPTION
CONNECTOR
CONNECTOR SHELL
Load Cell Connection with Over 30 Feet of Cable
For installations with over 30 feet of cable between the indicator and the load cells, sense
wires should be used. The sense wires must be connected between the +SENS and the -
SENS terminals on the indicator and the +EXCITATION and the -EXCITATION wires of the
load cells or the +SENS and -SENS terminals of the load cell trim board or the section seal
trim board. For the indicator to utilize the sense wires, the sense jumpers must be open.
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INSTALLATION, CONT.
ITEM Cardinal Part #
DE9-P 6610-2379
C883010001 6610-1131
5 4 3 2
9 8 7
Figure No. 4
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