Projecta IC3500 - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ); Bypassing Desulphation;Soft Start

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q. How do I know if the battery is charged?
A.Thecharger’sFULLYCHARGEDLEDwillilluminate(solid)andtheremote’sbi-colour
LEDwillilluminategreen(solid).AlternativelyuseaBatteryHydrometer(ProjectaPart
No.BH100).Areadingof1.250ormoreineachcellindicatesafullychargedbattery.
Q. I have connected the charger properly but the LCD display reads 0.0 (zero)
Volts and does not appear to be charging.
A.Insomecasesbatteriescanbeflattenedtothepointwheretheyhaveverylittleorno
voltage.Thiscanoccurifasmallamountofpowerisusedforalongtime,forexample
amapreadinglightisleftonforaweekormore.Projecta7Stagechargersare
designedtochargefromaslittleasaslittleas2.5Volts(12V)or4.5Volts(24V).
 Ifthevoltageislowerthanthevoltagesstatedaboveuseapairofboostercables
toconnectbetweentwobatteriestoprovidemorethan2.5Volts(12V)or4.5Volts
(24V)tothebatterybeingcharged.Thechargercanthenstarttochargethebattery
andtheboostercablescanberemoved.
Q. Can I use the charger as a power supply
A.PowerSupplymodeisdesignedtooperateasafloatchargetomaintainabattery
whenrunningaloadorappliancefromthebattery.PowerSupplywillonlyoperate
whenconnectedtoabattery.
Q. How can I tell what stage the battery charger is in?
A.TheLCDscreenandcolouredLEDsindicatethevariousstagesofcharging.Refer
topages7(“LEDChargeIndicators”)and13(“ChargingInstructions–Step7”)
of this booklet.
Q. What happens if my battery charger is in Desulphation mode or Soft Start
mode, but I want to start bulk charging?
A.Desulphationmodeistimelimitedto6hoursandSoftStartislimitedto1hour.Ifyou
cannotwaitforthebatterychargertomovethroughthesestagesyoucanselectPower
Supplymodetochargethebattery.AfteranhourofcharginginPowerSupplymode,
thereshouldbesufficientchargeinthebatterytobypassbothDesulphationandSoft
Start. Select the correct battery chemistry type to continue charging the battery. Whilst
inPowerSupplymodethechargerwilloutputafullcurrentupto13.8Volts(12V)or
27.6Volts(24V).