Optional Battery Box; General Operation; Main Menu Screens - Competition Electronics TURBO30 TURBOFLEX Operating Instructions Manual

The long 5 foot supply lead plugs into the connector on the left side of the Turbothirty (see warning notes above).
You must connect to the supply first then the battery pack. Otherwise the Turbothirty will not work. The battery
pack connector and the supply connector are the opposite type so they cannot be plugged in backwards. The red
alligator clip on the 5 foot lead connects to the positive (+) on your DC supply. The black lead connects to the
negative (-). The leads supplied for the battery pack hook-up are the alligator type. Be sure you observe polarity
when connecting to your battery pack, positive to red and negative to black. Damage may result if polarity is not
observed. The connector supplied may be hooked directly to your battery if it is compatible and the polarity is the
same. Other adapters are available from various manufacturers. The small leads from the Turbothirty are voltage
sensing leads. They are used mainly for the discharge or cycle modes to get an accurate voltage measurement.
Connect them directly to the battery pack while observing correct polarity. voltage sensing is also done thru the
heavy current carrying leads but will give slight voltage errors especially with heavy chare or discharge current. The
slight error, however, doesn't effect the charging of the battery.

OPTIONAL BATTERY BOX

To connect to the optional battery box, simply plug the battery box into the battery pack connector from the
Turbothirty. Then connect the small red alligator clip to the small red lead on the battery box and the small black
alligator clip to the small black lead. The small voltage sensing leads must be connected to get accurate discharge
readings. Do not hook up any extra wire to the battery box high current leads. This can cause the discharge current
to taper off at the end of the discharge.
Mount the end of the battery box with the springs to a flat surface with the holes provided. The other end of the box
is left free to move. Do no tighten the screws all the way, otherwise the battery box will not move freely.
The battery box may be forced open by squeezing the spring end of the rods and the box between the thumb and
forefingers. This is useful for placing the battery in the box. The positive terminal of the battery goes to the red lead
end of the battery box. Rotating the battery in the box will ensure good connection between the contacts and the
battery. To remove the battery, place your finge3r underneath the battery and pus up.
The contacts used are tin plated brass contacts. The contacts can be cleaned using a model train track cleaner for
brass tracks such as Rail Zip. They should be cleaned twice a day.

GENERAL OPERATION

To select the mode of operation, simply push the (CHG), (DISCHRG), (CYCLE) or (MOTR) button. To get to the
rest of the modes, push the (LEFT ARROW) button. At that mode, you may be able to increment a settable value by
pushing the (UP ARROW/OFF) button. A cursor line will appear under the digit of any settable values. After
setting the desired value, push the start (START) button to begin the selected mode of operation. You can only start
a mode of operation from a screen that has the top line displayed. To stop the Turbothirty at any time, push the (UP
ARROW/OFF) button. The (RIGHT ARROW) button will scroll thru the modes backwards. The menu change
button (MENU CHG) will toggle between the modes of operation and the default values (settable) menu. To go
directly to Turboflex set screen for the first peak from any screen, push the (LEFT ARROW) button and hold it
down, then push the (START) button. Use the same technique to go to the 'save setup' screen with the (LEFT
ARROW)-(UP ARROW/OFF) push buttons. For the 'load setup' screen use the (LEFT ARROW)-(RIGHT
ARROW) push buttons. Using the dual push buttons will enable you to quickly get to the desired screens.
Continuously pushing the (LEFT ARROW) button will page from screen to screen. The selectable screens are as
follows in order displayed.

MAIN MENU SCREENS

 Charge mode
 Display peak charge volts
 Display supply volts
 Discharge mode
 Display discharge average pack volts