Connection Of Battery Pack; Energy (Braze/Charge) Monitor - BAC EASYBOND MK2 Operation And Maintenance Manual

5.2

CONNECTION OF BATTERY PACK

On receipt of your Easybond MKII you will need to fully recharge the battery pack.
Due to possible lengthy shipping times and unavoidable temperature shifts during
transportation, the power control unit will arrive with the battery pack disconnected. Before using
the equipment for the first time the battery connector must be connected and the power control
unit put on charge until the battery pack is fully charged.
To reconnect the battery pack open the lid of the power control unit
undoing the safety latch, and connect the red male and female plugs that are located on the
power control unit lid.
The battery pack should then be fully charged using only the recommended battery chargers.
The unit should then remain on trickle charge for at least 24 hours before normal use can
commence. Refer to section
WHEN BATTERIES ARE ON CHARGE ALWAYS LEAVE THE POWER
UNIT BOX LID IN THE OPEN POSITION.
NO SMOKING OR NAKED FLAMES AS EXPLOSIVE GASES MAY BE EVOLVED.

5.3 ENERGY (Braze/Charge) MONITOR

The Energy Monitor System constantly checks the battery condition and is able to
assess whether there is sufficient power available for optimum braze results and safe use of the
equipment.
Recovery mode - The red LED flashes when the voltage drops below 36.30V. This occurs
during brazing and whilst the batteries are recovering.
Re-charge mode - The red LED will permanently illuminate when the unit has remained below
36.30V for a period indicating that battery recovery time (approximately 10 seconds) has been
insufficient and requires fully re-charging.
System ready - The blue LED signals the system is safe to be used (36.40V+).
System standby - Represented when both red and blue LED's are off, this indicates that the
voltage is below that which is required for safe use of the equipment but battery recovery is
imminent (36.30-36.39V). Once recovered the blue LED will illuminate. If a brazing operation is
attempted whilst the unit is in Standby then the red LED will permanently illuminate to indicate
the system must be fully re-charged.
Once the battery charger is attached directly to the Easybond MKII it is possible that the
blue LED will immediately illuminate. This however does not indicate that the system is
now ready for safe use. Whilst on charge the battery status must ONLY be monitored via
the LED's on the battery charger unit. See
Do not attempt to braze when the unit is in standby, recovery or re-charge
mode.
BAC Document Number: Easybond MKII Manual V03
10.2 battery charger
section 10, Battery
(figure 2 -9), accessible by
charger.
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