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Q. What if I have an appliance connected to the battery whilst charging?
A.Poweringanappliancewhilechargingyourbatterywillimpactonthebatterychargers
ability to accurately measure the battery’s response to the charge being applied.
Thebatterychargerhasbeendesignedtoaccommodatethissituationalthoughnot
recommended.
Foroptimumchargingitisrecommendedtochargewithoutanyapplianceloadon
thebattery.PowerSupplymodeisrecommendedwhenanapplianceisconnectedto
abatteryandisdrawingpower.
Q. Can I select a different battery chemistry for charging my battery?
A.Yesthebatterychemistryselectioncanbedifferenttoyourbatterytypeifthecharge
voltagesmatchthebatterymanufacture’srecommendations.
Q. Why does CALCIUM mode take so long to charge?
A.TofullychargeaCalciumbattery,thebatteryrequiresanextrachargingstagecalled
‘Equalisation’.Thisconsistsofaconstantcurrentbeingfedintothebatteryuntil
16Volts(12V)or32Volts(24V)isreached.Thisrejuvenatesthebatterycells.This
chargingstagecantakeupto12hours.
Q. Why do I need a special Calcium mode?
A.BecauseofthedifferentchemistryusedtomakeaCalciumbattery,adifferentcharging
algorithm(ortechnique)isrequired.Calciumbatteriesarealsoaffectedwhendeeply
dischargedorusedheavily.TheyneedtoberechargedbyaCalciumchargertofully
rechargethebatteryandtomaximizethebattery’slifeandperformance.
Q. What is a Calcium battery?
A.Calciumbatteriesareleadacidbatteriesthathavehadcalciumaddedtothe
leadplates,eithertooneplate(calledCalciumHybrid)ortobothplates(called
Calcium–Calcium).
Theaddedcalciumprovidesanumberofbenefits:
i. LowerinternalresistancewhichprovidesasmallincreaseinCCAperformance.
ii.Theabilitytowithstandhigherenginebaytemperatures.
iii.Lowselfdischargerate,whichincreasestheshelflife,typically4timeslonger
thanaLead–Leadbattery.

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Projecta IC5000 Specifications

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BrandProjecta
ModelIC5000
CategoryBattery Charger
LanguageEnglish

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