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- Page 1 SOLAR REGULATOR PWM 12V 30A MANUAL KAPWM30A V0.3...
- Page 2 INTRODUCTION KickAss is focused on bringing the luxury of home to the outdoors. Your one stop shop for 12V products. All of our products are designed to be plug and play, for the ultimate camping experience. Designed by the KickAss team in Australia.
- Page 3 Ÿ Ensure a fuse or circuit breaker is installed on connection from battery to regulator. Ÿ Do not disassemble charger, contact KickAss customer support for trouble shooting advice. Ÿ Do not reverse polarity connect the wires to the solar panel or battery.
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Page 4: Installation
INSTALLATION The Solar Controller is mounted as shown below The unit can be mounted on a flat surface using the 4 corner screw down points. Do this by firstly removing the exiting 4x machine screws and backing plate. With the corner screw down points free, mark the surface for the mounting points and pre drill your screw holes or simply use a self tapping screw and directly mount the unit. -
Page 5: Connection Instructions
CONNECTION INSTRUCTIONS Hold Battery Type button for 3 sec. for settings LITHIUM COMPATIBLE Solar Panel 12V Battery Optional Temperature sensor There are two options for connecting your solar panels and battery to charger. These include Plug and Plug using Anderson style quick connector or hardwired cable to screw terminal connection. - Page 6 Option 2. Hardwiring using screw terminal option. Step 1. Mount regulator and battery in a suitable position. Ensure to carefully measure the cable from the regulator to battery. Refer to Cable Size Cart below. Note: Do not remove the rubber covers “4”, these are designed to create a seal and protect the terminations from moisture and dust.
- Page 7 Note: Please connect solar panels to regulator before exposing to direct sun KAPWM30A Regulator connected with KA Folding Solar Blanket and KickAss 120AH AGM Battery KickAss 160W Folding Solar Blanket SKU: KASB160 KAPWM30A Regulator connected with KA Folding Solar Blanket and Power Station KickAss 8B&S 2.5m Extension...
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Page 8: Operation
OPERATION Main Display Display selection button: Charging Amps, Voltage Solar Input Indicator or Temp (if sensor connected) Charge Indicator Battery type selection button Hold Battery Type button for 3 sec. LI THIU M C OM P AT IB L E for settings Battery charge level indicator When unit first connected to the battery, the display will power on and enter a self test mode. - Page 9 LITHIUM COMPATIBLE CHARGING STAGE The KAPWM30A 12V Regulator has a 6 stage charge algorithm Diagnose * – Only for Lithium battery type, subjected to the Lithium battery initial voltage which will determine if Soft start or Bulk stage is appropriate; if the Lithium battery is protected by the BMS, the regulator will automatically send a voltage signal periodically to the battery terminal to activate the BMS, and bring it out of low voltage protection.
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Page 10: Led Indication
Absorption Stage - Constant voltage charging until battery capacity reaches 85% for Lead Acid type; Li-ion battery, LiFePO4 battery and L TO battery will be fully charged after absorption stage. See specification table for Max voltage reached for different battery types. Equalization * - Only for WET or Calcium battery types, when the battery is deeply drained below 10V or every 28 day charge cycle, the regulator will automatically run this stage to bring the internal cells to an equal state and aim to remove any build up of... - Page 11 ▪ Reverse polarity solar and battery connection. ▪ Over temperature protection with charging current de-rated. ▪ Transient over voltage protection ▪ Safety and EMC compliance ▪ IEC/EN 60335, EN61000-4-2, EN61000-4-3, EN61000-4-4, EN61000-4-5 FCC Class-B EN61000-4-6, EN61000-4-11, EN61000-3-3, CISPR14-1...
- Page 12 Absorption - Constant voltage charging and battery is over 85% for lead acid battery; a Li-ion battery, LiFePO4 battery and LTO battery will close fully charging after absorption stage, the absorption voltage level will reach 12.6V for Li-ion battery, 14.4V for LiFePO4 battery;...
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Page 13: Safety Protection
SAFETY PROTECTION Ÿ Spark-free protection. Ÿ Reverse polarity solar and battery connection. Ÿ Against reverse current from battery to solar panel at night. Ÿ Over temperature protection with charging current de-rate. Ÿ Transient overvoltage protection, a varistor or transient voltage suppressor (TVS) at the solar input and battery output against surge voltage. - Page 14 Electrical Connections M5 Terminal Screw/ Anderson style...
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