Sealey ECS400 - Control Panel; Operating Modes

ECS400 | Issue 2 (H13F) 20/04/18
Original Language Version
© Jack Sealey Limited
5. CONTROL PANEL
5.1. Signalling LEDs.
There are 15 LEDs on the front panel having the following functions:
 •4batterystatusLEDs,indicating:
Full: ..............................battery is charged and is in Charge Maintenance status.
Charging: ..........................battery charging.
Fault: .............................battery is damaged.
Reverse:...........................polarity reversal.
 •1batterychargerstatusLED: .........ON LED, battery charger ON (colour BLUE).
 •1operatingstatusLED: ..............indicates whether output is in accordance with selected mode.
.................................Correlated with the Start/Stop button (Colour YELLOW).
 •3LEDsonFunctionoperatingmode: ...Charge, Start or Supply (colour YELLOW)
 •4batterycapacityindicationLEDs: ....Set Capacity described in section 6.2. (colour YELLOW).
 •2batterytypeindicationLEDs:........Battery Type described in section 6.3. (colour YELLOW).
5.2. Operating mode selection buttons
There are 5 buttons on the front panel which have the following functions:
 •Start/Stop: .......................starts or stops supply in the selected mode.
 •Function: .........................selects operating mode.
 •SetCapacity: ......................selects battery capacity.
 •BatteryType: ......................selects the type of battery to charge.
 •A/V: .............................selects the information to be displayed.
5.3. Digital Display.
5.3.1. A/V button:The A/V selector button selects voltage or current display or allows the user to change the display language.
Pressing theA/VbuttontogglesfromvoltagedisplayUtocurrentdisplayA,andnallytheLanguagemenu.Thismenuwillshowthe
message “LANGUAGE = ITALIAN” or another language, depending on the selection.
5.3.2. Change Display Language.
To enter the language selection mode, press the A/V button and hold it down when the display is showing the message
“LANGUAGE = ITALIAN”. The language setting is Italian by default; to scroll the language menu press the A/V button again and the
  languageshownwillchangeinstantly.Languagessupported:•Italian•English.
Once the language is set, to quit the menu press the A/V button for a few seconds.
6. OPERATING MODES
6.1. Function.
Note: All modes support both 12V and 24V batteries (voltages stated for 12V batteries).
6.1.1. Charge Mode.
Battery charging mode. Provides 11 charging steps as described below:
 •STEP1:Analysis1:Ifthebatteryoutputislessthan10.5Vtheunitproceedswiththenextanalysis.Outputsbelow5Vwillcausethe
charger to revert to stand-by.
 •STEP2:Analysis2(sulphatedbattery):Thedisplayshowsthemessage“ANALYSIS”alternatingwiththeinstantaneousvoltage 
or current. After this step the unit either starts the charging cycle directly or it displays the message “SULPHATED
BATTERY” to inform the operator that the battery must be recovered.
 •STEP3:Desulphation:Pulsedvoltagetopreventsulphationofthebattery.
 •STEP4:Controlledcurrent:Chargesthebatteryuptotheprogrammedlimitvalue.
 •STEP5:Analysis3(elementsshortcircuited):Checkswhetherthebatteryhasshortcircuitedelementsorisdamagedand
reports the error, if present.
 •STEP6:DeepCycleCharging:Centralchargingcycle.
 •STEP7:ConstantVoltage:Keepsthebatteryatthechargingendvoltage.
 •STEP8:Analysis4:.Checkswhetherthebatteryhasshortcircuitedelementsorisdamagedandreportstheerror,ifpresent.
 •STEP9:Tricklecharging:Maintainsthebatteryat13.8V(WET)or13.5V(AGM/SPIRALCELL).
 •STEP10:Analysis5:Checkswhetherthebatteryhasshortcircuitedelementsorisdamagedandreportstheerror,ifpresent.
 •STEP11:Pulsedcurrentcycle:Cyclethatsimulatesthenormallifecycleofthebattery.