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- Page 1 O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S OB, OBXU, On Board Battery Chargers Including: OB2425GN, OB2425SJ For Industrial Use: Designed for gel, wet cell, AGM, and Lithium Ion Batteries Quick Charge Corp. 800 658-2841 e-mail- info@quickcharge.com www.quickcharge.com Made in the U.S.A...
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Page 2: Quick Start Instructions
QUICK START INSTRUCTIONS: Check that the temporary label on top of the charger marked with the profile setting matches your battery type. If not, see the reprogramming section. These chargers work very simply. Once connected to batteries and plugged into AC power, the LED will flash red for a few seconds, then turn steady red. - Page 3 SAFETY INFORMATION AC WIRING: Before making AC connections, refer to the requirements on the charger ID label. If your charger is not equipped with an AC plug, for example, a 230 volt charger, have a qualified electrician install one. To reduce the risk of fire, use this charger only on branch circuits that are protected by a circuit breaker or fuse, and that are adequate to carry the power drawn by the charger.
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Page 4: Other Safety Information
OTHER SAFETY INFORMATION Do not use charger if it shows signs of physical stress, or if DC output leads or connector feel hot when used. Do not disconnect the DC output clamps, or connector from the batteries when the charger is on. The resulting arcing could cause the batteries to explode. - Page 5 PRE CHARGE INFORMATION: Mount the charger in the desired location, any orientation. Allow space for the charger to dissipate heat, it will get hot while in use. Do not seal the charger in an air tight compartment. Do not cover the charger with any material.
- Page 6 DRIVE LOCKOUT OPTION: If your charger has an extra pair of small wires with a connector, spade terminals, or just bare wires, it has this option. These wires connect to your equipment, if it has this feature. The purpose is to disable the drive mechanism of the equipment when the charger is plugged in so it cannot be moved and cause damage to the AC cord and receptacle.
- Page 7 These switch setting are for those chargers with a date code of JUN21 and older. Definitions: Standard deep cycling means regularly discharging your batteries to about 50% or more. Shallow cycling means using your batteries for short periods of time, rarely subjecting them to a standard or deep discharge, or that the batteries are used often, but for short periods of time, and recharged often.
- Page 8 These switch settings are for those chargers with a date code of JULY21 and newer.
- Page 9 Float mode versus Maintain mode: In float mode the charger does not shut off completely, but supplies a very small current to the charged batteries to hold them in full charge condition. They will not be allowed to discharge at all.
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Page 10: Troubleshooting
EQUALIZATION: When using multiple batteries in a series string, cells become uneven during charge and discharge cycles. At least once a month perform two charge cycles back to back, this will give a chance for cells that are lagging behind to catch up, and is important to overall battery performance. - Page 11 The battery is defective Replace. When switched on, the Charger and battery Connect the charger to a LED flashes red/yellow. voltage mismatch. battery(s) with the same voltage rating. When powered up the The battery is very low, Leave connected, it may LED is solid red with a and the charger is in a take hours, but if the...
- Page 12 Quick Charge corporation shall not in any event be liable for the cost of any special, indirect or consequential damages to anyone, product or thing. This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied.