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BatteryMINDer 36271 Instruction Manual

Maintenance - charger /desulfator-conditioner
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BatteryMINDer
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
BatteryMINDer
Maintenance - Charger /
READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Rev. A-051007
Rev. A-051007
Desulfator-Conditioner
Model
®
*NOT Designed to Replace Original
HIGH-OUTPUT Chargers - Use to
Maintain and Desulfate Lead Acid
Deep-Cycle Battery Systems
Fully Re-Charging ONLY
VDC Electronics, Inc.
147 D Woodbury Rd.
Huntington, NY 11743
www.vdcelectronics.com
techsupport@vdcelectronics.com
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Model 36271
36271*
After
P/N VDC36271-MNL
P/N VDC36271-MNL

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  • Page 1 *NOT Designed to Replace Original HIGH-OUTPUT Chargers - Use to Maintain and Desulfate Lead Acid After Deep-Cycle Battery Systems Fully Re-Charging ONLY VDC Electronics, Inc. 147 D Woodbury Rd. Huntington, NY 11743 www.vdcelectronics.com techsupport@vdcelectronics.com READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Rev. A-051007...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Instructions........................Preparing To Charge........................Charger Location......................... DC Connection Precautions....................... Qualifying Your Batteries......................Testing a Filler Cap Or Manifold-type Lead Acid Batteries............. Testing With A Hot/Cold Calibrated Hydrometer Tester............Testing Sealed, Agm Or Gelled-type Lead Acid Batteries............. Unit With Call-outs ........................

  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® c. Wire size is enough for AC ampere of charger Underwriters Laboratories (UL) as specified below: Length of cord, feet (meters) REQUIRED SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING 25 (7.6), 60 (15.2), 100 (30.5), 150 (45.6) AWG Size #18. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, 4.
  • Page 4 Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® To reduce risk of battery explosion, follow these d. NEVER smoke or allow a spark of flame near instructions and those published by the battery batteries or engine. manufacturer and the manufacturer of any equip- e. Be extra cautious to reduce risk of dropping a ment you plan to use in the vicinity of the batteries.

  • Page 5: Preparing To Charge

    Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® and recommended charge rates. NEVER CHARGE A FROZEN BATTERY OR f. Determine condition of batteries, by referring ONE AT A TEMPERATURE ABOVE 123° F. to instructions herein, before ever attempting to PREPARING TO CHARGE charge or desulfate any / all batteries. a.

  • Page 6: Dc Connection Precautions

    Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® (POS, P,+) usually has a larger diameter than DC CONNECTION PRECAUTIONS NEGATIVE -. a. Connect and disconnect DC output clips from f. Determine which post of battery is grounded batteries only after removing charger power cord (connected) to the chassis of equipment.
  • Page 7 Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® c. Position yourself and free end of cable as DO NOT CONNECT CLIP TO CARBURETOR, far away from battery as possible, then connect FUEL LINES, OR SHEET METAL BODY NEGATIVE (BLACK) charger clip to free end of PARTS.

  • Page 8: Qualifying Your Batteries

    Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® “sulfation” such as high temperature (>=80°). QUALIFYING YOUR BATTERIES: NOTE: If your batteries are new and you Preliminary Requirements are certain they were not subject to con- NOTE: The BatteryMINDer has no electrical out- ditions that could have caused sulfation*, put unless it is connected to healthy batteries.
  • Page 9 Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® 3. Refill each cell with distilled water only to the button. Allow batteries to remain in maintenance liquid level indicator found in each cell. Before mode for a minimum of 72 hours, before re-test. proceeding further you must be thoroughly Use a hot/cold calibrated hydrometer tester for familiar with the safety and operating instruc- the most accurate results** (see next page) if you...

  • Page 10: Testing With A Hot/Cold Calibrated Hydrometer Tester

    Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® If each cell floats three (3) or more balls (or 1250 Testing with a Hot/Cold Calibrated on gauge-type), your battery can be desulfated- Hydrometer Tester reconditioned. Read the tester instructions carefully for most 4. Always rinse the tester with fresh water after accurate readings.
  • Page 11 Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® Failure to test “rested” (see pg. 9) batteries will OCV=Open Circuit No Load Voltage cause false readings. Be certain to read and understand all safety related instructions (pages 3 OCV - “Rested” Full Capacity to 7) before proceeding further. Voltage Percentage 38.7 - 39.3 Volts...

  • Page 12: Unit With Call-Outs

    Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® 1) Battery clip cordset w/ qwik connect plug (pgs.13, 16) 8) Battery type selection button (pgs. 13, 17, 18) 2) Ring terminal cordset w/ qwik connect plug (pgs. 13, 16) 9) Start / reset / stop selection button (pgs. 13, 17, 18) 3) Mounting tabs 10) LED indicators for power, connection, fault, battery 4) Input power cordset (pg. 13, 18) condition, charge status (pgs.13-15, 18–20, 23) 5) Output cord w/ qwik connect plug (pg. 13, 16) 11) Temperature sensor with cord and ring terminal (pgs. 17, 6) Temperature sensor input connector (pg. 13, 17, 21) 21 - 23) 7) n/a Page 12 Rev. A-051007 P/N VDC36271-MNL...

  • Page 13: Simplified Operating Instructions

    Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® Simplified Operating Instructions (Read and thoroughly understand ALL SAFETY Instructions on pages (3-7) and Qualifying Your Batteries pages 8-11, BEFORE proceeding further. 1. Attach a battery connector assembly (supplied) to output cordset of charger, either the clips or ring termi- nal assembly, - NEVER BOTH at same time.
  • Page 14 Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® LED INDICATOR FUNCTIONS -- Tables 3 (top) and 4 A&B (bottom) Battery Condition Indication Battery connected before charge:Vb<33V YELLOW Vb>33V GREEN If Reset Button is pressed in the charging stage MAINTAINS PREVIOUS STATUS Battery sulfation checked: Vb<38.4V YELLOW Vb>38.4V...

  • Page 15: Led Indicator Functions

    Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® LED INDICATOR FUNCTIONS LED indicators refer to charger label at right VDC Electronics, Inc. 800-379-5579 (ET) GREEN www.vdcelectronics.com Charger / Maintainer / U.S. Patents: 5783929 & 6078166 2.7A Full Time De-Sulfator - Conditioner 36-Volt @ 2.7 Amp...

  • Page 16: Detailed Operation Instructions

    After carefully reading and understanding the Assemblies (RTA) available from your dealer or Safety Instructions contained in this manual VDC Electronics, Inc. directly. (pages 3 to 7) and having evaluated your batteries Note: this assembly contains a 15 Amp auto-...
  • Page 17 Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® Correct polarity and a good connection will be charge. When certain press the Select Battery your reward. Attach the to the proper bat- Type button. The most common is the Flooded tery posts, clamps or screw terminals, depending kind, distinguished by removable filler caps or on type of battery.
  • Page 18 Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® safely charged. If it cannot, the Battery Connected 4. After selecting both battery type and charge – Error LED will flash and charging will be rate, plug the unit’s Power cord into a standard stopped. Batteries should be carefully checked –...
  • Page 19 Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® Note: If the battery system does not have Volts (YELLOW)) or greater than 33-Volts (GREEN) a minimum no load OCV (Open Circuit 7. After batteries have been fully charged, the Voltage) of 33 volts, the ERROR LED will GREEN Charge-Float LED Indicator will begin light...
  • Page 20 Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® If batteries are not defective they should be able If your questions have already been answered in to be fully charged after being restarted. After suf- this manual you can expect a response referring GREEN ficient time has lapsed the charge LED you back to this manual and the specific page(s).

  • Page 21: Temperature Sensor Abs-248 (At-The-Battery Sensor)

    Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® Attaching the temperature sensor with extension INSTRUCTIONS: cord (11’-8”) to any of the batteries. TEMPERATURE SENSOR Type: ABS-248 Your first choice should be to connect it to the (At-the-Battery Sensor) positive (+) or Negative (-) post (clamp or screw) of If batteries are being charged or maintained any one battery.
  • Page 22 Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® Finally, if placing the sensor on the battery in not practical, place it where the ambient temperature the batteries are exposed to (surrounded by) can be sensed. When properly installed on the battery, your charger is set to provide your batteries with what they need to out-live and out-perform any similar bat- tery used in the same application-conditions, by a factor of two (2).
  • Page 23 Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® The chart below shows the need to regulate the output voltage of the charger to ensure against over or under charging your battery over a wide range of temperatures. Using your At-the-Battery Sensor will accomplish this better than any other known method. Charge Voltage Maintenance Temperature Ranges...
  • Page 24 Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® Notes: Page 24 Rev. A-051007 P/N VDC36271-MNL...

  • Page 25: Maintaining Multiple Batteries

    Must not be less than 2.13 volts / cell after MAINTAINING MULTIPLE BATTERIES fully charging batteries and letting them “Rest*” for BatteryMINDer 36271 maintenance charger 12 hours minimum, before testing. If battery volt- Desulfators can be used to maintain up to six age is less than 2.13 / cell you must first desulfate...

  • Page 26: Battery Configurations

    Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® individual battery to be certain it is healthy and free Battery Configurations of sulfate before attempting to charge or maintain Model 36271 36 Volt @ 2.7A them, either as a single battery or in sets. NEVER connect multiple batteries together for charging purposes using less that #18 Gauge insulated wire.

  • Page 27: Troubleshooting - Model 36271

    Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® age. If 33-Volts or less, one or more batteries Troubleshooting - Model 36271 may be damaged and should not be recharged. If NOTE: YOU MUST ALWAYS START WITH batteries were just recently removed from a load FULLY CHARGED BATTERIES BEFORE (headlights, door lights, etc.
  • Page 28 Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® Problem: Problem: Battery Condition Indicator lights YELLOW Error and Charge LEDs blink simultaneously (After battery has been completely charged) Solution: Solution: Battery still has an unacceptable level of sulfation Charger has timed out before batteries have com- and must stay connected to charger and remain pletely charged.

  • Page 29: Detailed Specifications - Vdc Model No. 36271

    Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS - VDC Model No. 36271 42.3-V/ 43.2-V/ 43.8-V 2.7Amp MCU controlled H.F. (3) stage Battery Charger w/ Full-Time Desulfation Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
  • Page 30 Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS - VDC Model No. 36271 (con’t.) Charging Output Control Characteristics Charging Flow : Battery condition detect> Soft Start Charge>Bulk Charge>Absorption Charge> Sulfate Check>Float Charge Soft Start Charging Activity conditions: Battery Voltage is over 9-Vdc and less than 31.5-Vdc (charger will start in Gel mode automatically) Soft Start Charging output current control: 0.7 ±0.25 Adc Soft Start Charging Time Limited: (Stops charger if battery cannot be charged over 31.5-V after 6-...
  • Page 31 Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS - VDC Model No. 36271 (con’t.) Absorption Charge mode Output Voltage control: Mode C: 42.3-V (Gel) / 43.2-V (Flooded) / 43.8-V (AGM) @ 24°C ±0.3 Vdc (Selected by pressing Battery type Button) Absorption mode transit to Float mode conditions: 1) Charging Current is less than 25% Bulk Charging current 2) 5 Hour Time-out, (after 5 Hours forced to Float Charge) Absorption mode Thermal Run away Protection: Stops Charging when the second current sample is larger than the...
  • Page 32 Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS - VDC Model No. 36271 (con’t.) Battery sulfation check period (After absorption charge is finished) 10 Minutes Unloaded output voltage when battery is disconnected : 0.5 (Max.) Vdc Output short-circuit current when battery is disconnected: 5 (max.) mAdc Battery flow-back current to charger when connected to 36-V battery w/ AC Power disconnected 30 (max.) mAdc All LED indicators shut off, If AC power is disconnected after 5 Minutes...
  • Page 33 Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS - VDC Model No. 36271 (con’t.) Transformer Transformer Type: Ferrite core transformer Rising Temperature of Transformer: 80°C Max. Target is 65°C Insulation Primary to Secondary insulation Test: 1240Vac 60Hz with 1 minutes, 10 mA ac no break down found Primary to core insulation test: 1240Vac 60Hz with 1 minutes, 10 mA ac no break down found Secondary to core insulation test: 500Vac 60Hz with 1 minutes, 10 mA ac no break down found Electrical Cable...

  • Page 34: Charging Profile

    Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® Full Time Desulphator Full Time Desulphator Gel Mode: 42.3-Volt @ 24 º C AGM Mode:43.2-Volt @ 24 º C Flooded Mode: 43.8-Volt @ 24 º C (w/ABS Temperature compensation) Bulk Charge Soft Start Sulphate (2.7A [20 Hours] timer limited) (0.7A Check Absorption Charge...

  • Page 35: For Repair Or Replacement

    Note: If your questions relate to safety con- In the event that you believe your product may be cerns, please contact: customersupport@vdcelectronics.com or if a defective, you MUST speak to a VDC Electronics tech- potentially hazardous emergency may exist nician at 1-800-379-5579 x206 (ET) before proceeding further.

  • Page 36: Guarantee And Warranty

    Model 36271 BatteryMINDer ® Guarantee and Warranty NOTE: ALL returns must be authorized by VDC Electronics after speaking to a VDC Electronics technician at 1-800-379-5579 x206 ET. Please see Page 35 for details. Page 36 Rev. A-051007 P/N VDC36271-MNL...

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