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Voltech BBC-3140 User Manual

Dc-dc charger/voltage reducer/charge equalizer
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BBC-3140
USER MANUAL
DC-DC CHARGER / VOLTAGE REDUCER / CHARGE EQUALIZER
REV1.0 201305
7673-3140-3521

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  • Page 1 BBC-3140 USER MANUAL DC-DC CHARGER / VOLTAGE REDUCER / CHARGE EQUALIZER REV1.0 201305 7673-3140-3521...
  • Page 2 Introduction BBC-3140 is a Processor Controlled 3 Stage DC-DC Charger for charging 12V lead acid batteries from a 24V DC source. It can also be used as a regulated 13.8V DC Voltage Reducer or a constant 50% voltage reducer. There are 3 standard charging profile selections: Wet, AGM & Gel and Calcium- Calcium lead acid battery.
  • Page 3 Front Panel Operation LED 2 Charging Status: BLINKS = Charging ON = Full SWITCH SWITCH TO ↑ ON LED1 AGM / GEL CALCIUM-CALCIUM User Defined Charge A User Defined Charge B Output V = ½ Input V LED1 OFF , LED2 OFF All switches to OFF : Output = 13.8VDC LED1 OFF , LED2 OFF 2 or more switches to ↑...
  • Page 4 LED 2. Charging status: Green blinking: Charging in progress. Green solid: Charging stop / Battery full. D. Remote Temperature sensor socket for battery E. Output to battery or load. F. Power ON / OFF switch. G. Explanation of the DIP switches settings for Battery Type or charge profile selection.
  • Page 5 Installation and operation Charger Mode: Mount the charger as close as possible to the battery banks to avoid voltage drop lost due to long cable. The cables must have proper sized lugs with heat-shrunk insulation. Make sure you have correct fuses installed at the positive terminals of both batteries.
  • Page 6 Output Over Current Protection (OCP): When output current goes over 40 Amps, the unit will operate in Constant Current Mode condition. Caution: It is advisable to check connections, input, output loading and etc before restoring operation Charging Profiles FLOAT: When unit is switched ON and current is less than 10Amps, the charger will keep at the Float Mode at 13.2V to 13.8V.
  • Page 7 III. Panel Buttons Operation 1. To switch ON LED backlight. 2. Scroll up display of the real time information of main unit BBC-3140. 3. Scroll down display of the real time information of main unit BBC-3140. 4. Enter input of charging parameters for the User Defined Charge Profiles.
  • Page 8 IV. Indications When Remote Display Module is connected to BBC-3140, it displays the “Initialization”, “Version of software”, “Brand or Make” and then scrolls cyclically to show all the real time information according to the mode selected in the main unit .
  • Page 9 Decoding the indications of the display. 1. IUVP: Input Under Voltage Protection 2. IOVP: Input Over Voltage Protection 3. Over-temp: Battery Over Temperature protection 4. Power: unit is set at 13.8V Voltage Reducer Mode 5. Half: Output = Half the Input voltage V.
  • Page 10 VI. Flow Chart of Value Setting Instruction...
  • Page 11 An example of setting the values in user defined charging profile.
  • Page 12 Specifications Rated Output Power 40A at 13.8V Efficiency Input Voltage Range 24 – 30VDC Output Voltage Rage See operation mode DC-DC Battery Charger Mode Float (GEL/AGM) 13.2V Float (WET) 13.5V Float (Calcium-Calcium) 13.8V Absorption (GEL/AGM) 14.1V Absorption (WET) 14.4V Absorption (Calcium-Calcium) 15.5V User Defined Float Voltage Range 12.6V ~ 14.0V...