2
Battery Safety
• Use only sealed lead-acid, flooded, or gel batteries which must be deep cycle.
• Explosive battery gases may be present while charging. Be certain there is enough
ventilation to release the gases.
• Be careful when working with large lead acid batteries. Wear eye protection and
have fresh water available in case there is contact with the battery acid.
• Carefully read battery manuals before operation.
• Do NOT let the positive (+) and negative (-) terminals of the battery touch each
other.
• Recycle battery when it is replaced.
• Over-charging and excessive gas precipitation may damage the battery plates and
activate material shedding on them. Too high of an equalizing charge or too long
of one may cause damage. Please carefully review the specific requirements of
the battery used in the system.
• Equalization is carried out only for non-sealed / vented/ flooded / wet cell lead acid
batteries.
• Do NOT equalize VRLA type AGM / Gel cell batteries UNLESS permitted by
battery manufacturer.
WARNING: Connect battery terminals to the charge controller BEFORE connecting
the solar panel(s) to the charge controller. NEVER connect solar panels to charge
controller until the battery is connected.
WARNING: Do NOT connect any inverters or battery charger into the load terminal
of the charge controller.
WARNING: Once equalization is active in the battery charging, it will not exit this
stage unless there is adequate charging current from the solar panel. There should
be NO load on the batteries when in equalization charging stage.
To Next Page
Loading...
Need help?
General
