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FUNCTIONS:
• WSC720mustbeconnectedtothebatteryasdescribedinthe
UserGuide.Afteritisconnected,itwillchargethebatteryand
maintain it fully charged with constant voltage charging (float
charge) as long as it is connected to the mains power.
• Don’tkeepWSC720connectedtothebatterywithoutmains
connected. This will in the long term discharge the battery.
• WSC720isfullyautomaticandisprogrammedforadvanced
chargingoflead-acidbatteriesbetween40and500Ah.
• Ifthe24Vmodeisselected,thebatteryvoltagemustbehigher
than15.8V.Ifnot,theredLEDwillindicateafault.
• Securityfunctionswillreduceovercharging,byterminatingthe
charge,especiallyifthebatteriesarelargerthan500Ah.
• WSC720canbeusedasaPowerSupplybypressingthe
”Mode”buttonto13.7VPowerSupply.InthismodeWSC720
willprovideavoltageof13.7Vandmax.70A.
• ”13.7VPowerSupplyistobeusedforPowerSupplyin12V
electrical systems and for continuous charging, float charge, of
12Vbatteries.
• Formaintainingvoltagein24Vsystems,Mode“24Vcharging”
shall be used.
• WSC720isequippedwithtemperaturecompensation.The
thermal sensor is integrated in the negative, black, terminal
clamp.
• Thankstoourtemperaturecompensation,thecommon
problems involved in insufficient charging in cold weather and
overcharging at high temperatures are eliminated.
• Thechargingcurveconsistsoffivestepsthatareadaptedto
battery technology.
• Inordertominimizetheriskofovercharginganincorrecttype
of battery, WSC720 is equipped with a cut-out function that
interrupts the process after 7 h and the fault is shown by the
LEDshiningaconstantred.NOTE:Thisalarmcanbetriggered
when charging batteries that have capacities exceeding
the recommended battery size, or in connection with other
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