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Lifetech LTC1 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 Model: LTC1 (Standard) & LTC1C (CEC) tech™ LIFE MOD1C Battery Charger with Wireless Communications Owner’s Manual For local parts, sales, and service, call toll-free 1-800-251-6560. AM-HLTMC-OM Rev AA January 2018 Model: S/N: AC Input Voltage Installed by Date IMPORTANT Read and understand your user’s manual before installing, operating, or servicing this product.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS AC Line Voltage Letter Codes ....2 DC Voltage Number Codes ......2 USB ............. 16 Cabinet Letter Size/Gauge Codes .... 2 Record Memo ........16 Specialty Charger Option List ....2 Update Software ........

  • Page 3: Ac Line Voltage Letter Codes

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 AC LINE VOLTAGE LETTER CODES The following table describes the letter codes to be used in new charger part numbers to indicate the AC line voltage(s) and AC line frequency at which the charger can be operated.

  • Page 4: Important Safety Instructions

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. This manual contains important safety and operating instructions. Before using the battery charger, read all instructions, cautions, and warnings on the battery charger, the battery, and the product using the battery.

  • Page 5: Technical Information

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 TECHNICAL INFORMATION The nameplate, located on the outside of the charger, should be used to check this application before installation. Part Number This number specifies in general the characteristics of this particular charger and for this reason it is required in any discussion or correspondence regarding this unit.

  • Page 6: Input Ac Amps

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 A.C. Amps The external fusing and/or the line disconnect circuit breaker should be as specified in the National Electrical Code or other local code agencies. (AC fuse values can be found on the decal inside the charger).

  • Page 7: Installation

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 INSTALLATION WARNING: The shipping pallet must be removed for proper and safe operation. Location For maximum trouble-free service, choose a location which is free of excess moisture, dust, and corrosive fumes. Also, avoid locations where temperatures are high or where liquids will drip on the charger.

  • Page 8: Description Of Operation

    LIFEtech™ MOD1C chargers adapt to the battery’s capacity and its discharge level. LIFEtech™ MOD1C chargers can easily be set to charge flooded batteries used in cold or freezer storage applications, ionic or opportunity profiles. This battery charger is also designed to charge flooded and sealed lead-acid storage batteries within the range of the cell and ampere- hour rating as marked on the nameplate.

  • Page 9: Glossary

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 GLOSSARY ™ BBWC This unit, permanently mounted on the battery, ensures that certain battery parameters can be sent to the charger for the purposes of optimizing the charge and monitoring the charging and discharging characteristics.

  • Page 10: Oppor Profile

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 OPPOR Profile The OPPOR charge profile is used when opportunity charging is desired. It has a start rate of 25% of the batteries rated amp hour capacity, requires one complete charge in every 24 hours of service and must have an equalize charge done once a week which is programmed to run automatically.

  • Page 11: Operating Instructions

    Rev AA January 2018 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS The LIFEtech™ MOD1C series of chargers are compatible with batteries at 12, 24, and 36/48 volts (depending on the version supplied). Battery recognition (voltage, capacity and state of charge) is accomplished automatically by the microprocessor.

  • Page 12: Charger Control Panel

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 Control Panel Ref. Function Description Graphical TFT LCD Display. Display charger operation info/Menus Navigate UP button Navigate menus/Change values ENTER/STOP&START button Select menu items/Enter values/Stop and restart battery charge Navigate RIGHT/EQUALIZE button...

  • Page 13: Menu Access

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 OFF = AC missing 10. BLUE AC supply indicator ON = AC present Download memos/upload software 11. USB port Menu Access Main Menu Display 24V35A U1.3 CHARGER When the charger is idle, press and hold <ESC>, the Main Menu is then displayed. The main menu is automatically exited after 60 seconds of inactivity or can be exited voluntarily by pressing the <ESC>...

  • Page 14: Memorizations

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 Logs Memorizations Display Screen The charger can display the details of the last 200 charge cycles. The display shows here that 3 charges have been stored in memory (title line). Memo 1 is the latest charge memorized.

  • Page 15: Status

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 Status This menu displays the status of the charger’s internal counters (number of normal and partial charges, faults by type, etc.). STATUS SCREEN Status Information Total number of charges. Corresponds to the total of normally Charge terminated charges and charges terminated with or by faults.

  • Page 16: Paramaters

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 Settings Parameters Date/Hour Sets date and time of the charger. The clock has a battery backup which will preserve the time when power to the charger is off. Language Selects the language displayed in the menus.

  • Page 17: Usb

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 Record Memo Enables the storage of charge Memorizations and the Status data. The file, in CSV format (useable with Memoreport or Excel), will be stored in the USB stick under the name: MDDDHHMM.CSV with...

  • Page 18: Charger

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 Charger This menu displays information on the chargers configuration and output current of the charger and the power modules. Informations This screen displays the following information on the charger’s configuration. Charger Information Display...

  • Page 19: Modules

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 Modules This screen displays the total output current charger and the output voltage and current of each power module. Charger Module Display Modules Information IBat Total charger output current. MOD1 Module one - output current, output voltage.

  • Page 20: Settings

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 Settings This menu allows for configuration of the charger. Password is required to view this menu. Access On the Main Menu, select Password and then press <ENTER>. Use the four ESC, EQ, ▼ and ▲...

  • Page 21: Charge

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 Charge Profile For selecting the right charging profile for the application: Ionic, Evolution, ENVIROLINK™, Opportunity, Cold Storage, XFCBLC Auto Start On- Charge will automatically start when battery is plugged in. Off- User must push Stop/Start button for charge to start.

  • Page 22: Conditional Charge

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 Condition Charge Set conditional charge %. The charger will only commence the charge if the battery has reached the limit of depth of discharge (DoD) of more than x%. For example if the user wants to charge the battery only if it is discharged more than 30%, the parameter 30 has to be entered in the conditional charge.

  • Page 23: Cable

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 With BBWC: If the battery temperature, during the charge, reaches the programmed limit, the charger will stop the charge and wait until the temperature decreases. LM/EB Late Make / Early Brake option (extra wire from the backplane to the auxiliary contact of the...

  • Page 24: Charging The Battery

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 specific application and should be obtained from a network administrator for the network being used.) Address Jbus Sets the Jbus address Charging the Battery At this point, the charger should have been set up by a qualified service person. Charging can only begin with a battery of the proper type, capacity and voltage connected to the charger.

  • Page 25: Starting A Charge Cycle

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 -36-48V US11 Starting a Charge cycle The charger will start automatically when a battery is connected or push the Stop/Start button if the battery is already connected. Delayed Start If the charger was programmed for delayed start, charging will begin following that delay. When the battery is plugged in to the charger, the display shows the time remaining before the programmed charging starts.

  • Page 26: Charge Display

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 connected to. Once the charger makes the determination it downloads data from BBWC™, displays the battery S/N, updates the profile, capacity, and temperature for charging, and starts the main charge. Charge Display...

  • Page 27: End Of Charge Display

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 End of Charge Display 24V35A U1.3 End of charge without equalization The green complete LED comes on after proper end of charge. The green complete LED is on and the display shows AVAIL. The display alternates between: 1.
  • Page 28 AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 1. At the end of charge (green LED on or flashing), press on the <EQUALIZE> button. The equalize button can also be pressed any time during the charge and an equalize charge will be started after charging is complete.

  • Page 29: Fault Codes

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 Fault Codes Fault Display 24V 35A U1.3 In case of a fault, one of the corresponding fault codes listed below will appear on the display. If it is a critical fault, charging will stop and the red Fault LED will be illuminated.
  • Page 30 AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 Battery temperature reached BAT TEMP Allow battery to cool. maximum Check that the fan(s) is (are) working Alternating with charge correctly and/or that the ambient parameters – one or more temperature is not too high or or module in thermal fault –...

  • Page 31: Maintenance & Service

    AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 MAINTENANCE & SERVICE CAUTION: THERE ARE DANGEROUS VOLTAGES WITHIN THE BATTERY CHARGER CABINET. ONLY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL SHOULD ATTEMPT TO ADJUST OR SERVICE THIS BATTERY CHARGER The charger requires a minimum of maintenance. Connections and terminals should be kept clean and tight.
  • Page 32 AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 MODULE BOTTOM...
  • Page 33 AM-HLTMC-OM Owner’s Manual LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 COMPONENT LOCATIONS BACKPLANE AC CABLE FUSE MODULE MODULE MODULE DC CABLES 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 SLOT DC FUSE...

  • Page 34: Parts List

    Owner’s Manual AM-HLTMC-OM LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 PARTS LIST Part# Description X1060-40-LTC1 Display Board X014-6LA10465 DC Fuse 160A X014-99-1 AC Fuse, 1A, 250V 159-6LA22459 Mounting Clip X225-6LA20650 Module, 1 KW 12V X225-6LA20629 Module, 1 KW 24V X225-6LA20635 Module, 1 KW 48V 124-HF-#4-L10 10’...

  • Page 35: Mounting Dimensions

    Owner’s Manual AM-HLTMC-OM LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 3kW CABINET MOUNTING DIMENSIONS Dimensions shown are in inches.

  • Page 36: Standard Technical Specifications

    Max 8 Charger Cable Volta Phase Cord NEMA Cells hour Capacity Amps Plug Current (Ah) LTC1-12C-70A 25 mm / 4 AWG 5-20 LTC1-12C-105A 25 mm / 4 AWG 25 mm / 4 AWG LTC1-12C-35T 6-15 25 mm / 4 AWG...

  • Page 37: Cec Technical Specifications

    LIFEtech™MOD1C Owner’s Manual AM-HLTMC-OM Rev AA January 2018 CEC TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Part Number AC Input DC Output Max 8 Charger Cable Volta Phase Cord NEMA Cells hour Capacity Amps Plug Current (Ah) LTC1C12C-70A 25 mm / 4 AWG 5-20 LTC1C12C-105A...

  • Page 38: Maintenance Log

    Owner’s Manual AM-HLTMC-OM LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 MAINTENANCE LOG 1. Modifications to Factory Settings Date Variable Change Service Technician 2. Service Date Description Service Technician...
  • Page 39 Owner’s Manual AM-HLTMC-OM LIFEtech™MOD1C Rev AA January 2018 P.O. Box 808 9404 Ooltewah Industrial Drive Ooltewah, TN 37363 USA (423) 238.5700 Fax: 423.238.6060 www.hawkerpowersource.com AM-HLTMC-OM-Rev AA January 2018 © 2018 HAWKER. All rights reserved. Trademarks and logos are the property of HAWKER except for the BL and UL logos,...

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