Xantrex DR1512E User Manual

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3.0 OPERATION (continued)
Battery Capacity............................................................. 45
LED Indicators ............................................................... 46
Inverter Mode LED - Green ..................................... 46
Over Temp LED - Red/Green .................................. 46
Battery Hi/Battery Low LED - Red/Green .............. 47
Charger LED - Orange/Green ................................. 47
Audible Indicator ........................................................... 47
Circuit Breakers ............................................................. 48
Start-up ............................................................................ 49
Charger Mode ....................................................................... 50
3-Stage Charging Process ............................................ 50
Bulk Charge ............................................................. 50
Absorption Charge .................................................. 50
Float Charge ............................................................ 50
Equalize Charging ......................................................... 51
Setting the Equalize Charge ................................... 51
4.0 TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................. 53
5.0 APPENDIX ............................................................................ 55
Batteries ............................................................................ 55
Selection of a Battery Type ................................................. 55
Flooded Lead Acid (FLA) .............................................. 55
RV and Marine ......................................................... 55
Golf Cart ................................................................... 55
Industrial (electric forklift) ...................................... 55
Sealed Batteries ............................................................. 55
Gel Cell ..................................................................... 55
Absorbed Glass Mat ................................................ 55
NiCad and NiFe Batteries .............................................. 56
Battery Bank Sizing ............................................................. 57
Estimating Battery Requirements ................................ 57
Example ................................................................... 58
Typical Appliance Wattages ................................................ 60
Battery Care and Maintenance ............................................ 61
Charge Rate ................................................................... 61
Bulk Charge ................................................................... 61
Float Voltage................................................................... 61
Temperature Compensation ......................................... 61
Equalization Charging ................................................... 61
Replenish Water Levels ................................................. 62
Clean Battery Cables and Posts ................................... 62
Torque Battery Connections ......................................... 62
Check Battery State of Charge ..................................... 63
Problem Loads ..................................................................... 64
Multiwire Branch Circuits .................................................... 66
Identifying Multiwire Branch Circuits .......................... 67
Correcting Multiwire Branch Circuit Wiring ................ 68
6.0 LIMITED WARRANTY ................................................................. 69
7.0 SERVICE INFORMATION ............................................................ 71
8.0 SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................ 72

Xantrex DR1512E Specifications

General

Brand	Xantrex
Model	DR1512E
Category	Battery Charger
Language	English