Overlander VSRmini - CYCLE Mode; 8 Pb (Lead Acid) Battery Program; Charging Pb Battery

8. Pb (lead-sulphuric acid) battery programs
On this screen you can alter the cycle sequence
on the left and the number of cycles on the right.
The ‘CYCLE’ mode can be used for balancing,
refreshing and ‘breaking-in’ the battery. A time
delay will occur after each charge and discharge
process to allow the battery adequate time to cool
down before being subjected to the next process.
This delay is set on the ‘User Settings’ menu.
This screen shows the present position of the
charging/discharging process. To stop charging/
discharging press Batt Type/Stop once.
At the end of the process, the screen will display
what the battery capacity was after each cyclic
process. Pressing INC or DEC, to scroll though
the results of each cycle in order.
7.3 ‘CYCLE’ mode for NiMH/NiCd batteries
These programs are suitable for charging Pb (lead-sulphuric acid) batteries with a
nominal voltage from 2V to 20V. Pb batteries deliver relatively lower current
compared to their capacity, and similar restrictions come into play when charging.
The optimal charge current of Pb batteries will be 1/10th of the capacity; they must
not be charged rapidly. Always follow the instruction supplied by the manufacturer of
battery.
If you wish to alter the default parameter value in the program, press Start/ Enter to
make the value blink then change the value with INC or DEC. The value will be
stored by pressing Start/Enter once.
<Batt type Start > 3 seconds
stop Enter
Display
NiMH CYCLE
DCHG>CHG 3
< Dec Inc >
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< Dec Inc >
- +
Display
NiMH 1.0A 7.42V
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Battery Type Elapsed
time
Charge
or
Discharge
rate
Battery
voltage
Charged or
Discharged
capacity
Display
DCHG 1 1314mAh
CHG 1 1430mAh
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The charge current is shown on the left and the
nominal voltage of the battery on the right. The
charge current ranges from 0.1A to 6.0A and the
voltage should be matched with the battery being
charged. To start the charge process, hold
Start/Enter for 3 seconds.
8.1 Charging Pb batteries
<Batt type Start > 3 seconds
stop Enter
Display
Pb CHARGE
4.0A 12.0V(6P)
< Dec Inc >
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< Dec Inc >
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