Heart Interface LINK 2000-R Owner's Manual

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Part # 890012

6/21/96

ONLINE OWNERS MANUAL

LINK 2000-R IDEAL REGULATOR OPTION

INSTALLERS!!! THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT FOR

OPERATION, PLEASE LEAVE IT WITH THE OWNER!!!

The LINK 2000-R is an integrated battery monitor, inverter/charger

control, and advanced alternator regulator. This manual only pertains

to the alternator regulator features. All other features and functions

are described in the LINK 2000 Owners Manual (Part # 890024). You

must be familiar with that manual before using the LINK 2000-R.

For use only with externally regulated

"P" Field type alternators.

See Required Reading page 8.

FAST START: For installation details skip to the Required

Reading section on page 8. Please read manual prior to using.

All warranty issues must be resolved through Heart Interface or Cruising

Equipment Co. Please do not return to the retailer, or route warranty issues

through the retailer.

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6315 Seaview Ave. NW Seattle, WA 98107

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Page 1 All other features and functions are described in the LINK 2000 Owners Manual (Part # 890024). You must be familiar with that manual before using the LINK 2000-R. For use only with externally regulated "P" Field type alternators.
Page 2: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Front Panel and Status Lights Page 3 How the LINK 2000-R Charges Page 4-5 Equalizing Cautions! Page 6 Special Set Up for the LINK 2000-R Page 7 Required Reading Page 8 Wire by Wire Instructions Page 9-14 Standby Regulators...
Page 3: Front Panel And Status Lights
6/21/96 FRONT PANEL AND STATUS LIGHTS The front panel operation of the LINK 2000-R is exactly the same as described in the LINK 2000 owners manual with the exceptions noted below. Charge Cycle status lights indicate which Selecting TIME when the alternator regula- cycle the regulator (and or the charger) is in.
Page 4: How The Link 2000-R Charges
HOW THE LINK 2000-R CHARGES See page 18 of LINK 2000 manual for details of the Ideal Charge Curve. The LINK 2000-R uses our Ideal Regulator Output Module to control the alternator to conform to the Ideal Charge Curve’s four defining cycles; Charge, Accep- tance, Float, and Equalize.
Page 5 6/21/96 ACCEPTANCE HOLD CYCLE Behavior: Voltage at 14.4V. Battery Amps below 2%; The Acceptance Hold Cycle insures that the battery has accepted as much charge as it can. During the Acceptance Hold cycle the Charged Voltage is YEL- maintained and charging current is monitored. Both the Charged Voltage and the Charged Current % must continue to be satisfied for 10 minutes for the L.E.D.
Page 6: Equalizing Cautions
6/21/96 EQUALIZING CAUTIONS! Turn off sensitive electronics before Equalizing !!! Equalizing causes the battery to gas. You should check the battery electrolyte before and after equalization. Do not over-fill before equalization as the electrolyte may expand and cause it to flow over the tops. You should be present during this type of charging.
Page 7: Special Set Up For The Link 2000-R
RANGE = OFF, 30 - 220 AMPS STEP = 10 A This function is only used with the Link 2000-R (Alternator Regulator Model). It sets a safety current limit for the alternator. This limits the maximum amount of current that the alternator can ever deliver.
Page 8: Required Reading
LINK 2000-R. The wiring diagram is color coded to this cable. CAUTION! YOU MUST READ THIS SECTION! 4) The LINK 2000-R is designed to replace external "P" type regulators. If your alternator is internally regulated, modification will be necessary. The LINK 2000-R is not designed to regulate N-type alternators, that is alternators that supply regulation by switching in the negative supply to the field.
Page 9: Wire By Wire Instructions
6/21/96 WIRE BY WIRE INSTRUCTIONS Refer to the wiring diagram while using these instructions. There are several components to LINK 2000-R METERS: 1) The LINK 2000-R 4) The Monitor Terminal Board: The Meter: Contains the micro- wiring for battery monitoring terminates processor and display.
Page 10 6/21/96 Terminal #3 LITE turns on the display backlighting. It may be supplied from a switch that controls other instrument lighting or it may be connected to Terminal #4 if you wish the lighting to be on all the time. Set at the default lighting intensity the backlighting consumes about 8mA (.008A).
Page 11 Now it is time to check the Battery Current function. Turn off all loads and sources. With everything off, the LINK 2000-R should read 0.0, -0.0, or no more than -0.1A. The meter uses less than 0.1A. If there is a larger current draw it normally means that not all the loads are turned off.
Page 12 6/21/96 WIRING THE IDEAL REGULATOR OUTPUT MODULE The Ideal Regulator Output Module may be located anywhere convenient to the alternator that is not subject to salt, or fresh water, spray. The components in this module have been coated to resist corrosion but are not immune to, nor warrantied against, abuse. This module has on it the FET (Field Effect Transistor) that actually does the work of supplying power to the alternator field.
Page 13 The green ON LED should be on. The red Charge Cycle Status light on the Link 2000-R front panel should also be on. The red CHG LED on the Output Module, which indicates that field voltage is being supplied, should gradually increase in brightness during the next 30 seconds.
Page 14: Standby Regulators
TIME button and using a millivolt meter to measure the voltage drop across the alternator shunt and comparing it to the reading on the LINK 2000-R. The millivolt reading multiplied by ten should about equal the LINK 2000-R reading . The alternator current measurement is inherently more inaccurate than the battery current measurement you may expect up to + 3 amps error.